Category Archives: Step by Step Tutorials

Very simple thing: You want to have a dynamic text box fade in and out with a simple alpha tween. But it doesn’t work. In order to add effects like the alpha tween to dynamic textboxes, you need to embed … Continue reading →

In Flash, I often use bitmap images (jpeg, png, etc) as backgrounds for my animations. To create panning effects I apply motion tweens to the images. Generally, if I keep the images the same size throughout the tween, then everything … Continue reading →

[Part Six in multi-part series about “Link’s Prize,” a 2D animation done in Flash. See the bottom of the post for the rest of the series.] Previous: Painting the Backgrounds Materials used: Flash, wacom tablet Outline: -Not as easy as … Continue reading →

[Part Five in multi-part series about “Link’s Prize,” a 2D animation done in Flash. See the bottom of the post for the rest of the series.] Previous: Animation Preplanning and Animation Materials used: Painter 8+, Photoshop, wacom tablet Outline: -Prepping … Continue reading →

[Part four in multi-part series about "Link's Prize," a 2D animation done in Flash. See the bottom of the post for the rest of the series.] Previous: Drawing the Backgrounds Now the fun [hard] part: Doing the animation. Materials used: … Continue reading →

[Part Three in a multi-part series about "Link's Prize," a 2D flash animation. See the bottom of the post for the rest of the series.] Previous: Making an Animatic Materials used: 0.3 and 0.5 mechanical pencils, paper, scanner, Photoshop, Flash … Continue reading →