Weekly Flash tutorial roundup #1

Yes, we had to have such a thing. If you’re learning Photoshop and maybe Illustrator, why not Flash? 20 tutorials hand picked to help you learn Adobe Flash and Actionscript.

Flash Slideshow Image Gallery

This tutorial will show you how to make a simple, yet effective, slideshow-type image gallery using Flash with minimal scripting.

This is great for displaying your portfolio online, sharing personal photos, or for anywhere else you may need an image gallery or slideshow. What is important for you to take away from this tutorial is the theory and script behind making this slideshow work so you can apply it in your own situations. My example will be a pretty simple layout but the techniques can be applied to something much more involved.

Bird flight animation

This thoroughly explained, detailed tutorial will show you how to create full bird flight animation using some special flash tips and tricks. You don’t have to use action script code to make this tutorial. You can use this animation for any flash banner, header… You will also learn how to draw bird using a flash tools for drawing, how to animate wings of bird and much much more. Let’s go!

Scolling Square Transition Gallery

A Flash tutorial to create a jagged transition galler.

Flash Mouse Over – Learn how to create this mouse over effect using Flash 8

In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a flash mouse over effect. It is a very simple effect no action scripts, just some text, buttons and movie frames. Its a nice effect if you have a flash gallery or a display with a lot of images. I also created a video tutorial for this example, read more at the end of the tutorial.

How To Create Rain Effect

In this simple but detailed tutorial, you will learn how to create rain effect using actionscript which can be used in your animation.

Vanishing text effect

In this lesson, you will see how to create vanishing text effect. You don’t have to use action script code to make this lesson. To create this lesson we have to use flash blur filter and some flash
tricks.

Creating Animated Buttons Flash Tutorial

Advanced Flash Website

A tutorial showing you how to create an advanced flash website

Flash Intro Effect – Learn how to create a simple flash effect for your intro

In this tutorial I will teach you how to create a flash intro effect using Macromedia flash 8. It is a simple process that adds a nice effect to your work.

Very advanced photo menu

In this detailed lesson I will show you how to create very advanced and modern photo menu which you can use for any web site. To make this lesson you have to use action script code and some special fash tips and tricks

Developing Air in Flash

Animated Roll On/Off Menu

“One of my favorite things in flash is the ability to create an animated roll on and roll off for menu buttons. This tutorial will help you create a basic version of this type of menu.” (Lorelei)

Funky Flash Website Tutorial

Flash Mask Effect – Using flash you will learn how to create this effect

In this tutorial I will explain how to recreate the effect shown above using Flash 8 and Photoshop. It is a simple effect that looks great. I will also create a video tutorial for this example, the video tutorial is meant to clarify some of the process. You will have read the tutorial to understand it.

Clean flash menu

In this lesson I will explain to you how to create a cool clean and advanced website menu using the action script code. You will, among other things, learn the following Flash techniques:

1. How to create design for this menu,
2. How to animate it,
3. How to apply the Glow filter available in Flash 8 professional and much more!

Create a Flash game like Snowflakes

Today I enjoyed a cute game called Snowflakes and I am about to show you how to create the main engine behing the game.
The game is simple: a bunch of stars (snowflakes in the game, but I guess the author new saw the snow…) is falling from the sky, and you can affect their direction with your mouse, blowing them around.

Advanced flash menu with effects and sound

In this detailed Flash 8 professional lesson I will explain you how to design very advanced and modern flash menu with sound. You can use this menu for any web site, especially modern flash web site