Getting started on a Flash home page - should I start in Illustrator?

[wienerdog]

I'm about to start on a new Flash home page for my portfolio site and I'm wondering what the best way to get started is. I'm a Flash novice but I'm very comfortable creating vector art in Illustrator. Will it be easier for me to draw everything in Illustrator and import into Flash, or should I start drawing graphics right in Flash?

[webfinity]

I find that starting in a graphics program in the best way to get going.

[magicplant]

Hi,

I create everything in flash. If you have flash 8 there are some good filters you can use. Here's a couple of examples of things i have done using them...
http://www.fla.alanwallace.co.uk/cond.html
and
http://www.360arena.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

maybe not very good but just examples.
Thanks
Alan

[Botchup]

Try and do all your simple graphics in Flash to start getting the hang of it. For the complex ones, see how you go, maybe look for a few tutorials on how to do all the finicky objects.

Nice animations magicplant! I wish I was that artistic.

[Neballer]

Flash's drawing tools drive me insane, so I do everything in Illustartor first. You can either copy and paste right into flash, or export as a swf from Illustrator - either way, easy-peasy

[FlashAcesDesign]

Flash's drawing tools drive me insane

:) I am just the opposite. I hate drawing outside of flash.