swfchan: Gradation for Beginners.swf (info)

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gra·da·tion

(grā-dā'shen)

1. the passing of one tint or shade of color to another,
or one surface to another, by very small degrees, as in
painting or sculpture.

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so, you want to make decent gradients, eh?

it's a lot easier than you may think.

you can do two kinds of gradients in flash

linear,

and radial

gradients make your drawings look better,

your backgrounds look better,

pretty much everything you make...look better

now lets get started...

open up your color menu by going to

Window/Color, or by pressing Shift + F9

open up your color menu by going to

Window/Color, or by pressing Shift + F9

open up your color menu by going to

Window/Color, or by pressing Shift + F9

open up your color menu by going to

Window/Color, or by pressing Shift + F9

open up your color menu by going to

Window/Color, or by pressing Shift + F9

it should look something like this:

once you've found it, click continue.

right now the type is Solid

before we can have any fun, you

need to change it to either

linear, or radial.

before we can have any fun, you

need to change it to either

linear, or radial.

before we can have any fun, you

need to change it to either

linear, or radial.

before we can have any fun, you

need to change it to either

linear, or radial.

before we can have any fun, you

need to change it to either

linear, or radial.

get to it!

ooh, shiny!

practice is key in

making good gradients, so,

feel free to do any of that.

practice is key in

making good gradients, so,

feel free to do any of that.

practice is key in

making good gradients, so,

feel free to do any of that.

practice is key in

making good gradients, so,

feel free to do any of that.

practice is key in

making good gradients, so,

feel free to do any of that.

colors floating left on the slider

affect the starting color

colors floating left on the slider

affect the starting color

colors floating left on the slider

affect the starting color

colors floating left on the slider

affect the starting color

colors floating left on the slider

affect the starting color

and colors on the right

affect the ending color

and colors on the right

affect the ending color

and colors on the right

affect the ending color

and colors on the right

affect the ending color

and colors on the right

affect the ending color

after you've played around with that, your probably not done.

gradients dont always have to be horizontal, or come from the center.

at least not with the gradient transform tool!

to access this beautiful tool, press the letter F.

the gradient transform tool adjusts the size,
position, and scale of your marvellous gradients

in other words, it can turn

this:

into this:

experiment with your gradients!

personally, i like gray/black gradients, but they're all nice.

after you've made some decent ones,

experiment with the overflow settings

after you've made some decent ones,

experiment with the overflow settings

after you've made some decent ones,

experiment with the overflow settings

after you've made some decent ones,

experiment with the overflow settings

after you've made some decent ones,

experiment with the overflow settings

theese setings specify how the gradient acts after the

end color has been reached.

theese setings specify how the gradient acts after the

end color has been reached.

theese setings specify how the gradient acts after the

end color has been reached.

theese setings specify how the gradient acts after the

end color has been reached.

theese setings specify how the gradient acts after the

end color has been reached.

for instance, it can make the gradient repeat,

reverse the gradient on the outside