Flash Lighting Effects
IMPORTANT: Before you begin the tutorial, go to 3dteacheronline.com/flash and
download the file car.jpg. Or if you want, find your own car at google.com.
1. Start Flash and create a new file. Right-click on the stage and go to Document
Properties, then set the dimensions to 500 x 300 px. Choose the OK button to set the
stage size.
2. Go to File > Import > Import to Stage and open the car.jpg.
3. Align the car on the stage. To do this, go to Window > Align, the ALIGN panel is
displayed, as shown in Figure below.
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4. Next, select the image on the stage and select the Align to stage checkbox from the
ALIGN panel and click the second button from left under the Align and the Distribute
area. The image will be aligned to the stage.
5. Select the car image and convert it into movie clip symbol. Rename the movie clip as
car.
6. Next, select the car movie clip and go the Properties panel. Expand the COLOR
EFFECT tab in the panel and choose Advanced from the Style drop-down list. Enter the
values as shown in the figure below.
7. With the car movie clip still selected and expand the FILTERS tab in the
PROPERTIES panel and add Blur filter to it with the values as shown below:
8. On adding the above said properties, the car movie clip will appear as shown in
below. We have set the background effect for the car. Rename the layer as bg effect.
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9. Create a new layer and rename it as blending. Go to the Library panel and drag the
car.jpg file onto the stage area. Convert it into a movie clip symbol with the name
car_blending.
10. Make sure the PROPERTIES panel is displayed and the car_blending movieclip is
selected. Next, expand the DISPLAY tab and choose Hard Light blending option from
the Blending drop down list.
11. Expand the FILTERS tab and add the Glow filter to the car_blending movie clip.
Set the following parameters in the FILTER tab to get the desired effect.
12. On adding the glow filter to the car_blending movie clip, the car on the stage area
should look as shown:
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13. Create a new layer with the name lightning. Then go to Insert > New Symbol and
create a blank new symbol. Rename the new symbol to lightning and set the symbol
type to Movie clip and choose the OK button.
14. In this new blank movie clip, you will draw and animate lightning. But first, rightclick on the stage>Document Properties and change the Background color to
black. Choose the Brush Tool from the toolbar and create some brush strokes in the
stage area as shown in the image below.
15. Next, set a new keyframe on frame 7 and create some brush strokes similar to that
as shown below.
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16. Next, set a new keyframe on frame 15 and create some brush strokes similar to
that as shown below.
17. Next, set a new keyframe on frame 22 and create some brush strokes similar to
that as shown below.
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18. Next, set a new keyframe on frame 29 and create some brush strokes similar to
that as shown below.
19. Next, set a new keyframe on frame 30 and create some brush strokes similar to
that as shown below. Also add yellow color as the stroke color.
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20. Set shape tween between the keyframes:
21. Go back to your main stage Scene 1(where you have your car).Drag your lightning
movie clip from the library onto the layer called lightning. Select your lightning movie clip
and add Blur Filter to the movie clip in the PROPERTIES panel and set the Blur X and Y
values to 10 and Strength to High.
22. In the main stage, create a new layer and rename it white strokes. Then create a
new movie clip and rename it white strokes.
23. Choose the Rectangle Tool and create 5 rectangles randomly. Add linear gradient
to it in the sequence: transparent, white, transparent and arrange them as shown below:
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24. Press F6 to create keyframe. Rearrange the rectangle streaks to as shown in the
figure below.
25. Press F6 again to create keyframe. Rearrange the rectangle streaks to as shown
in the figure below.
26. Go back to the main stage area (Scene 1). Select your white strokes movie clip
and press CTRL + T to activate the TRANSFORM tab. Set the Rotate value to 20
degrees.
27. Next, create a new layer and rename it as mask. In this new layer, use the brush
tool to color the background as shown:
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28. Make sure that the layers are placed exactly similar to the structure shown below:
29. Now, select the layer named mask and right click over it and choose the Mask
option from the flyout to mask the underneath layer. Publish the swf file and upload
your work.