Welcome to the Flash

DM/IS 62A Interactive Web Page: Flash: Section: 67831
Begins: June 16
Courses
Lessons
   
 

Lesson 4 - Chapter 5 "Graphics on a single layer" - Chapter 6 - Graphics on Multiple layers.

Chapter 5 - Complex Graphics

Reading -

  1. Page 148 - understand how to group object. Only group object and symbols and be animated using motion tween.
  2. Page 153 - understand how stacking order works within 1 layer.
  3. Page 156 - See how objects can be combined
  
Chapter 6 - Most Flash movies are made with multiple graphics.

Reading -

  1. Page 158 - Understand the difference between the layers.
  2. Page 174 - Distributing Graphic Elements to Layers. Wow this is very helpful when we get to animation.
  3. Page 176 - make sure you know how to turn snapping on and off.

Video - Example of drawing with layers, Little animation with sound.

  1. Drawing with layers 1
  2. Drawing with layers 2
  3. Drawing with layers 3
  4. Drawing with layers 4
  5. Drawing with layers 5
  6. Drawing with layers 6
  7. Drawing with layers 7
Assignment - Chapter 5 and 6 are more reading and practice. Read and try the concepts presented.

Heres a video about Masks

  1. Mask 1
  2. Mask 2
 Assignment 4 - Try the example presented in the Video above. I have included the Texture and Flash file in this Link.

Heres some Older links below -

There are many new ways of importing Illustrator and Photoshop files. but this info could be helpful.

  1. Drawing with Illustrator 1
  2. Drawing with Illustrator 2
  3. Drawing with Illustrator 3
  4. Photoshop and Flash 1
  5. Photoshop and Flash 2
  6. Photoshop and Flash 3
  7. Working with ImageReady and Flash