Hello, I'm new here and have a couple of questions...

I'm curious as to what different people's development styles are.

Do you do artwork first, and then do the program?

Do you do the program using filler sprites, and then do the artwork after?

What are the steps you take in creating your project?

Also, this program is pretty newbie unfriendly. The Ghostshooter tutorial was helpful, and I've been through it two or three times... but after you've completed that, there's a gap. The other tutorials available are all for advanced users it seems. Even some of the basic features are undocumented, specifically the animator toolbar. I've looked for some documentation but didn't find any.

If someone could give me a brief rundown on how the animator works, I'd appreciate it.