GRADIENT

WORKING WITH GRADIENTS

2nd flash tutorial is how to work with gradients . A gradient is basically a fill type that has a gradual stepping of colour, Enjoy...!!!

BEFORE

STEPS:

1. Open a new flash file by selecting File > New.

2. From the tools at the left of the stage, select the rectangle tool. Draw two rectangles on the stage as shown below.

3. Once you have done that, select the oval tool from the tools menu and draw two circles on the stage as shown below.

4.Now that you have set-up the shapes, we’ll start exploring the different fills we can make using the color mixer.The color mixer should be visible at the top of the panels at the right hand side of the screen. If you can’t see the mixer, select Window > Color Mixer or press Shift + F9

5. Click on the fill inside one of the rectangle you have drawn. In the Color Mixer panel, you should see that this is a solid color. To change it from a solid color to a gradient, select either linear or radial gradient from the drop down menu.

6. When you select either linear or gradient, you will see the default gradient

colours. You can customise the gradient by doing the following actions:

- To add more colours move your mouse underneath the gradient bar until you see a plus sign next to your cursor. Click to add a new colour box. You can drag this colour box along the gradient bar until you get the effect you desire. To change the colour of the box, select the colour of your choice from the colour change options.

- To remove colours from a gradient click on the colour box of the colour you don’t want and then drag the colour box downwards until it dissapears.

- To make a colour in the gradient transparent click on the colour box and then change the Alpha Setting from 100% to the level of transparency your require. Note that you probably won’t see the transparency effect until you place the fill over another object on the stage.

7. Create your own gradients now by following the steps above and apply them to your shapes using the fill bucket tool. Once you are confident with making your own radial and linear gradients, make sure each shape has a gradient applied. Your file should look similar to this.

AFTER