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Written by Rawpulse
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Friday, 18 November 2005 |
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Check out this tutorial about making a cool linear effect!
Ok so this is a tutorial about making better linear effects. As you'll
probably know, the linear default (black to white) is lame. So I'm here
to show you a different way to make a truly kickass effect that you can
accomplish in seconds.
First off, draw a rectangle. Any size - hell, it doesn't even need to
be a rectangle. No need to convert it to a symbol. Now you should have
a stage with something like this on:
Now this is the part that is quite tricky. What you need to do is
select the linear gradient once you have selected your rectangle. This
is located in the "Color" window. Now you need to change the colur
settings until your preview area looks something like this:
This will make the effect go from left to right on your rectangle,
which we don't want. So you need to select the "Gradient Transform
Tool" or (F) hotkey. Then click on the rectangle, and rotate the
gradient until the white part of the gradient is running perfectly
straight horizontally. There you have a very simple and good looking
graphic, with a modern touch. You could use it on your Flash site, or
include it in your animations. Some other examples are displayed below.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 November 2005 )
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