Kaleidoscope
Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, July 2005
Let's get trippy with an easy-to-build kaleidoscope! A simple bit of masking and some tweening is all it takes to achieve something that looks a lot more complex.
Orbiting Sphere
Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, July 2005
Don't know how to give the illusion of motion in a 3D space? The technique used in this tutorial is quite straightforward and easily adapted.
Simple Directional Fade
Here's a fairly simple technique to achieve a directional fade-in. Using this method, you can fade any object into view from any direction...
read moreSmashed Text
Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, July 2005
Text effects are a popular use for Flash. Here you'll create a text that flies apart in shards in a 'smashed window' effect.
Dancing Letters
Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, July 2005
Using ActionScript, we'll transform static text into something dynamic, attention grabbing, and memorable.
Mouse Trails!
Editor's Pick in Flash Tutorials, July 2005
Keep your visitors amused with cursor trails, created using a the Duplicate Movie Clip Action, and you won't lose them while your main movie loads.
Crosshair Targetting
You've probably seen this in a lot of shooting games. A crosshair follows the mouse around the screen. This tutorial demonstrates how to make horizontal and vertical lines follow the cursor...
read moreHow to Dessign Percentage Preloader
This is a very common request. A lot of people want a preloader that they can use to indicate the download progress of their movie before it actually plays. This has the benefit of preventing the movie from playing while it is still streaming (when the movie can look quite jerky...
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Crumbling Away
Here's a rather simple look that incorporates a variety of techniques that you'll find useful in many other projects. You'll see how to make east see-through type, how to apply filters to text, and what you need to do to make filters work with a solid color selection...
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Creating Geometric Shapes with Plastic Wrap
While working with the Plastic Wrap filter recently, I discovered an interesting way to make geometric shapes that can be integrated into backgrounds or used to create what my friend and colleague Scott Kelby calls "Euro collages"...
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