This lesson will be the first in a series where all the animation techniques in Flash CS3 will be explained in detail. Motion tween animation is one of the most widely used in Flash, so it makes sense to begin with it. You are going to learn: How to draw a basketball using the great […]
Flash CS3 animation basics: Motion tween
November 7th, 2008 74 Comments
Tags: easing · keyframes · motion tween
How to make a stylish bouncing logo animation
October 12th, 2008 17 Comments
In this lesson you will learn how to create a cool logo, that will “land” on the scene by bouncing off it. You will also see: How to make outlined text in Flash, How to fill all the letters of your logo with the same color gradient fill easily, How to add a drop shadow […]
Tags: logo · motion tween
Designing a Pac-Man with frame-by-frame and motion tween animation
October 12th, 2008 61 Comments
In this tutorial, you will use the basic animation techniques in Flash to create a moving pac-man! There is no better way of learning a technique than by working on a real-world example. You can see the nice animation below – you’ll learn the necessary techniques to create it in this easy lesson.
Tags: frame by frame · motion tween
How to make a planet animation in Flash with a circular motion guide
October 11th, 2008 40 Comments
In this entry-level Flash tutorial, I will show you how to create and animate a planet that is revolving around the Sun. You will learn how to: Import different image formats into Flash and turn them into Movie clip symbols, Create a guided motion tween animation, Make the guide visible – so that your site […]
Tags: circular · motion tween
Motion tween animation options
October 10th, 2008 2 Comments
Here, I will show you how to change the shape of a Movie Clip in a Motion Tween animation, its tint, transparency, brightness, position, rotation and all these things combined.
Tags: motion tween