ONION TRACING IMAGE

TRACING IMAGES WITH THE ONION SKIN TOOL

Hi! Our 1st flash tutorial is how to trace image using onion skin tool. You can insert any picture that you want. Here, you can read all steps on how to trace picture. For more details, you can also watch the video at the bottom of this page, Enjoy...!!!

BEFORE

STEPS:

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

2. Import the picture you want to trace by selecting File > Import and then selecting the image from it’s location on your computer.

3. Resize the image to a size suitable for tracing by selecting the image and using the Free Transform tool .

4. Your image will currently be located on keyframe 1 of layer 1 of the timeline.To be able to trace the image we are going to add another keyframe. To do this, select the frame next to the current keyframe and select Insert >Keyframe. Your timeline will now have two keyframes with the picture appearing in both.

5. Click on the second keyframe and then select your image on the stage. Delete the image from the second keyframe by selecting the Delete key on your keyboard. Alternatively just cut the image by selecting Ctrl + x.

6. Click on the second keyframe in your timeline and click on the onion skin tool. This will enable you to see a faint version of your image in the second keyframe.

7. Using the drawing tools of your choice, trace over the faint image in thesecond keyframe to create your own drawing.

8. Once you are happy with your image, you no longer need the original graphic in your Flash file. Remove it by deleting the first keyframe in the timeline. To do this, select the first keyframe and then select Insert > Remove Frame or right click mouse and select remove frame.

9. You will find that you now just have one keyframe containing the image that you have drawn. This image is now ready to be converted to a symbol,animated or even exported to use in another graphics application.

10. Lastly, save your work.

AFTER