Holidays are here and I have decided to show you how to make very modern Holiday card presentation using a Xmas balls and text effects. You can use this Christmas card for any Christmas banner, presentation, animation, for Holiday header... You do not need to use the action script code to make this lesson! Using this lesson, you will also learn:
1. How to import any picture into a flash stage,
2. How to convert it into a Movie Clip Symbol,
3. How to animate it using flash 8 filters and some special flash tips and tricks,
4. How to create simple text animation,
5. How to design shine effect and animate it and much, much more!
Example:
Step 1
First, sava a picture of Xmas balls below!
Step 2
Open a new flash document. Choose Modify > Document (Ctrl+J). Set the movie's width to 400 and movie's height to 300. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 30. Select white color as background color and click ok.
Step 3
Choose now, file > Import > Import to stage (Shortcut key: Ctrl+R) and import a picture of Xmas balls into a flash stage.
Step 4
While the picture is still selected, press F8 key (Convert to Symbol) to convert this picture into a Movie Clip Symbol.
Step 5
While the new made Movie Clip (picture) is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:
1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.
Step 6
Call the current layer Xmas Balls. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name!
Step 7
Click now on frame 15, 150 and 165 and press F6 key.
Step 8
Go back now on the first frame, Select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the picture (Movie Clip) to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3). Then, select Filters tab from the left side. Click after that on the plus icon and select the Blur filter. Make the adjustments as follows:
Step 9
Take now the Free Transform Tool (Q), select the picture, press and hold down Shift key and start dragging your mouse upwards.
Now, we increase the image a little.
Step 10
Select again the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the picture (Movie Clip) to select it. After that, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Advanced on it, click on Settings button, set the following options and click ok.
Repeat this process also for frame 165!
Step 11
Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 15 and frame 150 and 165 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears. See the picture below.
Step 12
It's time for shine effect, so create a new layer above the layer Xmas balls and name it shine effect. See the picture below!
Step 13
Select now the shine effect layer, click on frame 15, press F6 key and take the Oval Tool (O). Then, draw a circle about 75x75px. While the circle is still selected, open the Color Mixer Panel (Window > Color Mixer) and choose the following options:
1. Click on the paint bucket icon to select the Fill color.
2. Choose Radial as Type.
3. Click on the small color rectangle that is on the left side, move it using the Selection Tool a little right and set its color to #FFFFFF. Alpha property set to 100 %
4. Click on the second rectangle from the right side, move it a little left and set its color to #FECE41, but change its alpha property to 0% (completely transparent).
Step 14
Take now the Line Tool (N) and draw a shape like it is shown on the picture below.
Step 15
Select now that shape and go again to the Color Mixer Panel (Shift+F9). Then, choose the following options:
1. Click on the paint bucket icon to select the Fill color.
2. Choose Radial as Type.
3. Click on the small color rectangle that is on the left side, move it using the Selection Tool a little right and set its color to #FECE41. Alpha property set to 100 %
4. Click on the second rectangle from the right side, move it a little left and set its color to #FFFFFF , but change its alpha property to 50%.
Now, you get this:
Step 16
Place that shape now on the center of circle.
