Flash Tutorial
Flash Tutorial 1
1. The toolbar
2. Open flash
3. Choose FILE NEW ActionScript 2.0 (To create a new movie)
4. Locate the tool bar on the right hand side(can be placed anywhere)
Experiment with the many different drawing tools there.
Have a go at making all different shapes. Use different colors. Try things.
Have a go at drawing a yellow goldfish in blue water. (Something like this great picture I have drawn below.)
[pic] 5. Save the file as movie1.fla
FILE SAVE AS movie1_ur_initials.fla
Have a go at drawing a red button with a blue STOP in the middle.
2. Drawing using the Grid and snap to grid
1. View
2. Grid
• Select Show grid • Select Snap to grid
3. movie2_ur_initials.fla
[pic]
3. Using Layers
1. Create a new document and save it as movie2.fla
FILE NEW ActionScript 3.0 OK FILE SAVE AS movie2.fla
2. Draw a large blue circle
3. Now insert another layer INSERT TIMELINE LAYER
4. Draw a slightly smaller red circle inside the blue circle. (Notice the change in the timeline) LAYER1 LAYER2
5. Insert another layer INSERT LAYER
6. Now use the text tool to write GO (in black writing inside the circle)
Your flash document and the timeline should look something like below.
[pic]
The layers are like a stack of overheads with drawings on them. The order in which the layers are stacked are important. You can see in the timeline that Layer3 (GO) is on the top while Layer2 (red circle) is 2nd and Layer 3 (blue circle) is on the bottom.
You can change the order of the layers by clicking on and dragging them in the timeline. Have a go at changing their order. It makes a big difference.
The pencil in the timeline indicates the layer
1. The toolbar
2. Open flash
3. Choose FILE NEW ActionScript 2.0 (To create a new movie)
4. Locate the tool bar on the right hand side(can be placed anywhere)
Experiment with the many different drawing tools there.
Have a go at making all different shapes. Use different colors. Try things.
Have a go at drawing a yellow goldfish in blue water. (Something like this great picture I have drawn below.)
[pic] 5. Save the file as movie1.fla
FILE SAVE AS movie1_ur_initials.fla
Have a go at drawing a red button with a blue STOP in the middle.
2. Drawing using the Grid and snap to grid
1. View
2. Grid
• Select Show grid • Select Snap to grid
3. movie2_ur_initials.fla
[pic]
3. Using Layers
1. Create a new document and save it as movie2.fla
FILE NEW ActionScript 3.0 OK FILE SAVE AS movie2.fla
2. Draw a large blue circle
3. Now insert another layer INSERT TIMELINE LAYER
4. Draw a slightly smaller red circle inside the blue circle. (Notice the change in the timeline) LAYER1 LAYER2
5. Insert another layer INSERT LAYER
6. Now use the text tool to write GO (in black writing inside the circle)
Your flash document and the timeline should look something like below.
[pic]
The layers are like a stack of overheads with drawings on them. The order in which the layers are stacked are important. You can see in the timeline that Layer3 (GO) is on the top while Layer2 (red circle) is 2nd and Layer 3 (blue circle) is on the bottom.
You can change the order of the layers by clicking on and dragging them in the timeline. Have a go at changing their order. It makes a big difference.
The pencil in the timeline indicates the layer