Flash MX 2004 Games : Art to ActionScript

Flash MX 2004 Games
Figure 2.7 Stages in drawing a multiple curve line
The Pen tool
The Pen tool is used for creating precise curved lines. Start by clicking
with the mouse to define the start of the line, now click for each
connected line segment. The upper curve in Figure 2.9 shows the first
stage in creating a curved line with the Pen tool. Having placed the
basic straight edge curve, select the Subselection (white arrow) tool
and click on a handle, a blue circle or square. By moving the handle,
or adjusting the tangents (the short sticks that protrude from a handle),
you have total control over the flow of a complex curve. Try doing it
now to familiarize yourself with the method.
Figure 2.8 Selecting
the Pen tool
The Oval and Rectangle tools
The Oval and Rectangle tools can use both the stroke and the fill colours. If a stroke is selected
then this will form the outline for the oval or rectangle. If a fill colour is selected then this will be
the colour for the interior fill. The tools are used simply by clicking and dragging to reshape. Once
you have created an oval or rectangle it can be adjusted with the arrow Selection or Subselection
tools. Any vector artwork that you place on the stage is made from lines and fills so an oval or
rectangle is just a set of lines and fills.
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