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Fun With Text

In this tutorial we will use some basic concepts to build some interesting text effects. 

Test it out on the right==>

Follow along with the FunWithText.fla as you go through the tutorial

   

 

Open a new movie set it to 550 x 400 pixels. Set your stage so you can see all of it.

Set the Background to Black.

 

Take your Text tool, set at Times Roman, size 45, colour Dark Royal blue. Type on the stage "Designing Webs".

 

With your select tool select the text.

Center the text on the stage.

Click Modify / Break Apart

Click Modify / Break Apart

Select the Ink Bottle tool set colour to a light Bright Blue, size of 2, solid line.

Click the Ink Bottle on the outside of all the letter one by one.

Select the Ink Bottle tool set colour to a light Bright Blue, size of 1, solid line.

Click the inside of the letter with closed loops like e and g.

With your Select tool drag a box around the text to highlight it.

Click Modify / Group.

Click Insert / Convert to Symbol and select graphic

 

Click Edit / Copy

Click Insert / Layer (This will be Layer 2)

Click in Layer 2 Frame 1

Click Edit / Paste in Place

Click the dot under the eye on layer 2

 

Right click in Layer 1 frame 10 and click add Key Frame.

Left click in Layer1 frame 1

In the Properties box select Motion Tween.

Left click in layer 1 frame 10

Click Windows / Transform change width and height percentages to 200%

In the properties box change the Colour Alpha to 0

 

Click the dot under the eye for Layer 1

Click the red X under the eye for Layer 2

Click in Layer 2 Frame 1

Right click in Layer 2 frame 10 and click add Key Frame.

Left click in Layer 2 frame 1

In the Properties box select Motion Tween.

Left click in layer 1 frame 10

Click Windows / Transform change width and height percentages to 50%

In the properties box change the Colour Alpha to 50%

 

 

 

 

Save and Test your movie.

 

Prepared by Theodorb.



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