Flash Explained

FlashExplained, my most successful website up to date, has been visited by millions of Flash users and web designers over the years. I have reaped considerable success with it. I earned a lot of money, got linked from major web portals like SmashingMagazine and SixRevisions, at one time I even outranked Adobe and still rank […]

I have made metallic buttons in Flash CS4 using the various filters to add effects to buttons’ normal, rollover and clicked states. Here is how they look like: You can find them in the downloads section.

You can follow Flash Explained on deviantART, at the following address: flashexplained.deviantart.com Animations, interfaces and some quick tutorials will be posted there. Enjoy!

The downloads section has just been added to Flash Explained! In this new section, goodies will be available for download! For starters, all the lessons on animation in Flash CS3 have been added for you in PDF format! Download them, print them and learn even more easily! Jump immediately to the new download area on […]

FlashExplained.com has finally been moved onto a new hosting server! In the next few days, you can expect a few disruptions here and there until I tweak all the things necessary for the seamless functioning of the website. However, the good things you can expect now: Improved service, because the hosting at mediatemple.net is simply […]

Hi friends, It’s been long since I posted anything new. Well, rejoice, for new tutorials are in the works! Also, I’ll be changing the host for flashexplained.com/ because I need something more powerful to handle my 100K+ monthly visits. So don’t sweat it if the site goes down for 1-2 days. It will be back […]

Happy New Year! Wishing you lots of love, health and money in 2009! Luka Maras

Hello everybody, I am back in Europe. My ISP sucks so you’ll have to wait a little bit. But, here is a little tease of the tutorials that I am going to create and post soon: Shape tweens in Flash CS3 explained (how to animate outlines, fills, colors) How to animate cool effects like blurring, […]

Hi everyone, This is a flashexplained.com/ update: I am currently moving from Africa back to Europe. This being said, I won’t be able to reply to your comments and questions until somewehere after November 15th, once I settle down. I have so much things to do – moving from one continent to another is no […]

I have read about and participated in innumerable discussions about the Flash Player. I have always been telling people how Flash Player is the best plug-in out there. Ever. Sounds bold, maybe even pretentious? See for yourself – you might get surprised!