# Animators - what process do you go through?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animators-what-process-do-you-go-through/197171>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [August 14, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animators-what-process-do-you-go-through/197171 "2006-08-14T14:05:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![MikeDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeDS](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MikeDS)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animators-what-process-do-you-go-through/197171/1 "2006-08-14T14:05:53Z")

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Hi guys and girls!

One of the things I’m keen to learn is how to draw on a computer without it looking like it’s been done by a 4 year old, so I was just wondering, for all you professional Photshop/Flash arty people, what process do you go through when creating a graphic or animation?

For example, do you draw something out by hand first and then scan it into a computer?  
Do you use any extra hardware/software? Or is it all just a case of practising until you get really good at it?