Gradient Effects & Animated Backgrounds

A background setting can be particularly useful to create atmosphere or even a mood to your Flash animation. In this tutorial, we will be using a range of tools and techniques to build a background and bring it to life.

Flash Animation – TARBOY

This is another brilliant example of what Flash can potentially do. This short animation is entitled Tarboy. Enjoy!

Converse – Nascar: Flash Animation

In preparation for Digital Animation, I researched existing animations produced in Flash on Vimeo. This one in particular is quite funny and beautifully created. In this case, it appears that the animator has used a traditional frame-by-frame technique.   Converse – Nascar from Sherbet on Vimeo.

Shape Tweening in Adobe Flash

This tutorial focusses on ‘shape tweening’ in Adobe Flash. 

Create a Drop Shadow in Flash

This basic tutorial will teach you how to ceate a drop shadow effect in Adobe Flash CS4/CS5.

Motion Tweening

This tutorial focuses on motion tweening in Adobe Flash. Motion tweening is nothing but altering a symbol’s movement from one position to another. To implement motion tween all that you have to do is, provide Flash with symbol’s initial position and the end position. Rest is taken care by Flash. Isn’t it really simple.