Graphics World: Popular tutorials

Glowing Text Effect

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:19:32 GMT

In this Flash tutorial you will learn how to make text glow (this effect will also work for anything drawn in Flash). The glowing edges around the text will ease in and ease out in this animations. Topics include: soften fill edges, alpha control, and basic tweening. No actionscript involved and source file is included.

Flash Plugin Detection in Flash 8

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:22:52 GMT

Flash plugin detection is very easy to implement in Flash 8. Its actually built-in. In this tutorial I will show you how to activate Flash plugin detection for whatever version of Flash that your Flash document requires.

Gradient Sweep Photo Effect

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:24:01 GMT

Learn a simple photo gallery effect in this Flash tutorial. Topic include: motion tweening, gradient color fill, alpha property. No actionscript involved. Source file included.

Simple but Highly Effective Box Animation

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:24:58 GMT

Effect: You have 2 or more boxes (circles, triangles, whatever). The middle of one is colored, you click on a different box and the middle color slides to the box you clicked with a cool sliding effect (a faded trail). This effect is highly re-usable and easy to implement with different shapes and several of them. Source code included! Concepts: actionscript animation, button press.

The Tank: Part 2: Rotating and Shooting the Cannon

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:25:49 GMT

In this Flash tutorial you will learn how to make the cannon on the tank rotate wherever the mouse is pointing and shoot whenever the left mouse button is clicked. Topics covered in this tutorial: mouse angle detection, onMouseDown event, duplicateMovieClip, rotation and actionscript controlled motion.

The Tank: Part 1: Basic Movement and Artillery

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:26:34 GMT

In this Flash tutorial, you will learn how to move a tank using the arrow keys and shoot using either the spacebar or a mouse click. The topics covered in this tutorial include: using the onEnterFrame, onMouseDown, and onKeyDown events, proper actionscripting technique and basic animation techniques. This is the first in a series of Flash tutorials involving the movement of a tank. Enjoy!

Password Protection / Loading External Text

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:27:08 GMT

In this tutorial you will learn how to password protect your Flash Movie or Application by loading in a password that is located in an external text file. This will be presented in a step-by-step format.

Drag and Drop Initiates Action Effect

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:31:47 GMT

In this Flash tutorial you will first create a symbol (object) that you can drag and drop around the screen. Next you will create a drop zone area that will cause the symbol (object) to react when it is dropped into the target area by performing a hit test. As always the completed source file is included.

Crosshairs Rollover Text Effect

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:32:04 GMT

In this Flash tutorial you will create a rollover effect using masks. The crosshairs will follow your mouse cursor as you move over the text. Topics involved: startDrag actionscript, masking, drawing a target using radial gradient tool. Source file included.

SVG Format

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:01:45 GMT

Learn what stands behind the SVG format.

Imitating A Scanner Darkly

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:54:15 GMT

Using Illustrator's pencil tool and shapes of solid color, you can imitate the graphic novel styling of A Scanner Darkly. An animator from the film shows us how.

Gold Text

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:07:46 GMT

The classic airbrush gold text effect.

Beveled Perspective Text

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:08:56 GMT

Learn how to create beveled perspective up (or down) text. Also witness an interesting psychological illusion.

Font Styles

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 05:58:47 GMT

Choosing a font style to stand out on a multicoloured background.

Random Lighting

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:24:04 GMT

On the web, most things that aren't photographs, are two-dimensional, monotone areas, devoid of lighting.

Jean Cloth

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 13:47:51 GMT

Create realistic jean textures in four easy steps.

Nebula

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:08:39 GMT

Creating a realistic nebula in Adobe Photoshop.

Wood

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:08:44 GMT

How to create a realistic Wood Texture in Adobe Photoshop.

Beginners Guide to Adobe Photoshop

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:35:27 GMT

Ever wanted to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop, but had no idea where to start?

Displacement

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:35:35 GMT

Itss easy to make a coloured block of text, or a simple diagram (e.g. a flag), but to make it look like its actually real, you'll need to follow these steps.

Extracting Objects

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:35:50 GMT

Ive seen people try to separate an image from its background by using the Pencil tool, by playing with the Magic Wand, and even by trying to draw an outline with the Lasso tool.

Extract a Selection from a Photo

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:38:33 GMT

This tutorial describes how you can make a professional selection from a photo or other image in Photoshop and cut it out so you can reuse it in another image or against a solid background color.

Duotone Web Page Menu

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:00:04 GMT

This brief tutorial goes through the steps of making a simple, two-colour menu for a website in Photoshop.

Web Buttons

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:00:15 GMT

How to make Web Buttons in Adobe Photoshop.

Metallic Buttons and Menus

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:00:24 GMT

Using Photoshop to make Metallic Buttons and Menus.

Company Logo Design

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:53:22 GMT

Having your company logo design done by a professional can be an expensive process. Hopefully this tutorial will give you some ideas on creating your company logo yourself.

5-Minute Website

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:53:30 GMT

If you find that you are totally unable to design a nice-looking website, no matter what you do, you'll find this five-minute website tutorial to be invaluable.

Graphical Watermarks

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:53:42 GMT

How to lighten or darken areas to give a professional watermark effect

Modern Style Web Design

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:54:01 GMT

For this tutorial, I'm taking a temporary departure from realistic lighting, smooth bevelling, metallic effects, and soft shadows.

Piglet Factory Website

Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:54:08 GMT

Follow the steps I took in Adobe Photoshop to create the fictitious "Piglet Factory" website.