Creating a Layer Mask - Flash CS5 Video Tutorial
In this Flash CS5 video tutorial, I'll explain what a layer mask is, and I'll show you how to create one that's animated.
View ArticleAdding a Motion Guide - Flash CS5 Video Tutorial
A motion guide allows you to make an object move along a path, instead of on a straight line. In this Flash CS5 video tutorial, I'll show you how to use classic tweens and the pencil tool in order to...
View ArticleNesting Animation Inside a Movie Clip Symbol - Flash CS5 Video Tutorial
In this Flash CS5 video tutorial, I will explain the concept of nesting animation inside a Movie Clips symbol's timeline. I'll take you through the process of creating a very simple animation that will...
View ArticleCreating a Frame by Frame Animation | Flash CS5 Video Tutorials for Beginners
In this Flash CS5 video tutorial for beginners, you'll learn how to create a simple frame by frame animation.Topics covered in this short video:Inserting blank keyframesOnion skinCopying, pasting and...
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Understanding When to Insert Frames, Keyframes and Blank Keyframes - Flash...
This article comes with exercise files. Click on the link below to download:[GO TO EXERCISE FILES DOWNLOAD PAGE]In Flash, you have the option to insert frames, keyframes and blank keyframes in the...
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Creating a Simple Animated Button - Flash Tutorial
This article comes with exercise files. Click on the link below to download:[GO TO EXERCISE FILES DOWNLOAD PAGE]Step 1Open the animated-button.fla file. On the Stage, you will see a smiley face.Step...
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Understanding the difference between Object Drawing Mode vs Merge Drawing...
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5When you use the drawing tools in Flash, you have the option to draw in two modes: object drawing mode vs merge drawing mode. This article will explain a few of the...
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Understanding the difference between Object Drawing Mode vs Merge Drawing...
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5When you create shapes using the rectangle, oval and polystar tools, you'll also have the option to work in either the object drawing or merge drawing mode. And just like...
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Understanding the difference between Object Drawing Mode vs Merge Drawing...
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5The merge drawing mode is referred to as such because when merge drawings that are of the same color overlap with each other, they will end up merging with each other. But...
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Understanding the difference between Object Drawing Mode vs Merge Drawing...
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5When you use the paint bucket tool to fill the inside of shapes, you'll find that it will sometimes behave differently depending on whether it was drawn in merge mode or...
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Understanding the difference between Object Drawing Mode vs Merge Drawing...
Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Sometimes, you might make the mistake of drawing in the object mode when you really meant to draw in the merge mode. Or sometimes it might be the other way around. Instead...
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PART 1 - Creating a new Flash document and choosing a workspace layout -...
PART 1: Creating a new Flash document and choosing a workspace layoutPART 2: The document window, the toolbar, and drawing on the stage with the brush toolPART 3: Saving your Flash document and knowing...
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PART 2 - The document window, the toolbar, and drawing on the stage with the...
PART 1: Creating a new Flash document and choosing a workspace layoutPART 2: The document window, the toolbar, and drawing on the stage with the brush toolPART 3: Saving your Flash document and knowing...
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PART 3 - Saving your Flash document and knowing the difference between the...
PART 1: Creating a new Flash document and choosing a workspace layoutPART 2: The document window, the toolbar, and drawing on the stage with the brush toolPART 3: Saving your Flash document and knowing...
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The fill color vs the stroke color - Flash CS5 Beginners Tutorial
In the toolbar, you'll find two color boxes - one for the stroke color and one for the fill color:The stroke color is for the pen, pencil, line and ink bottle tools:So if you want to choose a color for...
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Working with layers - Flash CS5 Beginners Tutorial
The timeline, pictured below, allows you to separate your artwork into multiple layers. In the image below, you'll see that this timeline has 3 layers, each with a generic label - Layer 1, Layer 2, and...
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PART 1 - What is a symbol? - Introduction to Flash Symbols
This article comes with exercise files. Click on the link below to download:[GO TO EXERCISE FILES DOWNLOAD PAGE]In this tutorial series, we're going to learn about Flash symbols. What is a Flash...
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PART 2 - Going inside a symbol's timeline - Introduction to Flash Symbols
Whenever you create a symbol, it's automatically going to have it's own timeline. Inside a symbol's timeline, you can also add layers and frames the same way you would on the main timeline.Let's go...
View ArticlePART 3 - The 3 types of symbols - Introduction to Flash Symbols
The three types of symbols in Flash are:GraphicUse graphic symbols for static artwork and animation that you do not plan on adding any interactive functionality to. The reason for this is that you'll...
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PART 4 - Creating and editing a symbol - Introduction to Flash Symbols
You can create a symbol out of any artwork that you draw or import onto the stage. In this tutorial, we'll draw a simple circle shape, convert it into a symbol, and then edit that symbol.Step 1Create a...
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