Students will create characters from scratch using Macromedia Flash.
Below are student examples.
Here's a website with examples of Flash. Go to the character design link to see animated characters.
Several tutorials below show the process for creating such characters.
and part 2
here's just a head tutorial
To make the head animate for later it's best to follow some rules. Here's a tutorial to follow.
here's .swf for body parts to summarize much of the above
"Flash Characters" - click on link for full screen view
3D Heads - click on link for full screen view
Faces - click on link for full screen view
Hands - click on link for full screen view