Posted on Fri, 2006-05-05 20:27
Creating a shine effect
This tutorial with guide you through how to make your image have a moving light reflection in Flash.
You can see my example here
| 1. |
Open Flash and create a new document. |
| 2. |
Go to file then import then chose import to library. |
| 3. |
Select the image that you wish to apply this effect to and import it in to the library. |
| 4. |
Drag the image from the library on to the canvas. |
| 5. |
Resize the canvas to fit your picture or resize your image to fit your canvas. |
| 6. |
Select the image with the Selection Tool |
| 7. |
Press Ctrl + C to copy the image. |
| 9. |
Press Ctrl + Shift + V to paste the image in the new layer in the position as the original image. |
| 10. |
Create a new layer and with the paint brush tool, set to black paint in the areas you want to apply the shine too. |
| 11. |
Right Click Layer 3 and select Mask |
| 12. |
Select Layer 2 and create a new layer. Layer 4 should be between layer 2 and layer 3 |
| 13. |
Select the rectangle tool and set the stroke color to transparent. |
| 14. |
For the background color of the rectangle, in the Color mixer panel create a gradient from transparent to white to transparent. by selection linear from the type box.
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| 15. |
Create a rectangle covering the whole height of the canvas but not too wide. |
| 16. |
Right click the rectangle and select Convert to Symbol |
| 17. |
Call it shine and set to graphic. |
| 18. |
On layer 4, frame 25 press F6 to create a new keyframe. |
| 19. |
In frame 25 move the shine graphic to the other side of the canvas. |
| 20. |
For the rest of the layers press F5 on frame 25. |
| 21. |
On layer 4 with the shine, right click around frame 15 and select Create Motion Tween |
| 22. |
Your shine is now complete. You can see my example here |
