How to use alpha

Alpha
This tutorial is only very short, but it is still important to know about alpha.
We will only be using on layer, you don’t even have to give it a name.
Start by drawing any shape you want to. Convert it to a graphic, name it whatever, something relating to the shape you have drawn. Now select the shape, in the properties inspector, where it says colour, change it from none, to alpha. Now another little window next to this will come up. Change that from 100% down to about 70%. Now look at the object. Alpha basically controls the transparency of the shape. This is particularly good when creating windows, water etc.
Although this was a very short tutorial, it is all information we need to know, it may be a good idea to jot down some of these points.


TIPS FOR MAKING A FLASH MOVIE
When making a flash movie it is a good idea to do a rough plan on some paper or something as I mentioned previously throughout this guide.
Figure out who are your characters going to be, what type of personality are they going to have.
How many layers will be needed when making your flash movie?
What clothes will your characters be wearing, what are there names?
Don’t worry about the name of your flash movie yet, that can be done at the end of the flash movie.
When you have jotted down your movie and you know where you are taking it, that’s when you start.
This will help you so much if you have a rough plan of what you are planning to do in your flash movie. Just like when you write narratives, you should do a plan first.
By doing this plan it is a better way to get ideas, spend a bit more time working out who your characters are and what type of personality they have.

DID YOU KNOW? South Park along with many other cartoons are made using flash 8 Professional.


Let’s begin the next tutorial.