Flash Tools for Paint and Editing Tutorial

As has been noted before the flash graphics editor belongs to the group vector, so the first thing on which we now turn – is in the ways that are the basis for creating not raster images.
A fundamental principle of how a Bezier curves, which were depicted as far back as 78 year and were intended for programming machine, cut out the complex details of sheet metal, but soon principles of this technology has been replicated in other areas, but most widely in computer graphics.
Consider a basic tool for creating and editing routes, namely Pen (Pen).
This tool is located in the Toolbox, as well, though, like everyone else, but in order for it to increase, you can use the keyboard by pressing P.
This tool does not have any additional modifiers, but this did not prevent him to be one of the most popular and most convenient to create circuits.
Each circuit is composed of four main elements.

1. What everything is. Immediately Bezier curve. It is called circuit and is the object of our activities. All other elements are intended only to give the desired curve shape. In other words, this element is the fundamental and all the rest – the subsidiary.
2. Anchor point. Bezier curve with the two sides is limited precisely by them. In the event that the circuit more than two points anchor, then, consequently, it consists of multiple Bezier curves. Anchor points can move relative to one another, adjusting the type of road.
3. Guide Line (Control Handle). This line goes from the anchor point. It is tangential to the Bezier curve. For those who are not very mindful mathematics explain – this means that any changes that you’ll have to guided line will be the most direct and reflected on the curve. Guides may be one or two.
4. Marker. That is what is called a fragment, which ends guide line. Use a marker to one goal – changing the length and the rails. Since the situation is clear – we said that this is tangential to the Bezier curve, so changing the situation, we are changing its shape. This is of great importance and the length of track. It defines the amplitude of the curve, or if easier – the degree of “convex”.
When working with this tool first created the main form of the curve, which must be obtained in the end, and after it a little or a lot edit to ensure the desired result.
To add anchor point, you must bring your cursor to any part of the way and once near him will mark “, click the left mouse button.
To remove use the same principle, only the cursor is brought to the point and it appears near the sign “-”.
The tool designed to edit the tracks, called Sub select Tool, but it intensified a press A.
It can help you move the anchor point and markers, and thus alter the curve as necessary. If you select anchor point, which is a curvilinear section of the road, it immediately appears and leg guide, which can also be edited.
To move the path of the image enough to click on any instrument before the interval and not releasing it, drag the path to a new location.
Line Tool (line). The tool may well be replaced by the stylus, but to accelerate the work should not forget about it. His keyboard equivalent – key N.
It will draw straight lines, and when to hold them to bite pressing Shift, then the line would be only horizontal, vertical and at an angle of 45 degrees. You can also follow the cursor, which appears next to a small circle at a time when the line takes one of the above provisions.
To edit the colors and patterns through the use palette Stroke (Paint), which has been described in previous article.
Arrow Tool (arrow). Hotkey this instrument – V.
Arrow Tool (Arrow) is intended to create a selection. What is the provision was due to costs, as it is clear to everyone, but the selection of raster graphics is different from the same phenomenon in the vector. This area is not available, although possible, and such a combination, one or part of a vector element. In Flash allocated area are covered bitmaps, division, thus, from the rest of the picture.
The main operations performed by the instrument:
1. To select a graphic element simply click on the mouse – and he will be dedicated entirely.
2. If you want to identify the object, or rather his fill and contour, it should be double-click-click inside it, and then will be dedicated not only filling but also a path.
3. If you take advantage of double-clicking on the line, the selected not only one area on which the cursor is located, but all associated lines.
4. To select the field or the combined elements of a drag the cursor, creating a rectangular area, within which all elements will be selected.
5. If there is a need to provide not only one element, but a few, you can use this tool to grip the key Shift, and if, before this element was isolated, with his selection was withdrawn.
In addition to creating spin-off, the tool still used for editing of images, performing the following functions:
- To point to an object, you will notice that next to it appear smaller pictograms. If a corner, you can click and drag it to a new place, and hence change and all the lines that go from it.
- If you can arc, move mouse, distort the form of a line close to where the cursor. In addition to these functions, this tool can be used for other purposes, and for that should appeal to its modifier at the bottom of the Toolbox (Palettes tools).
Smooth (Smoothing) – If you click on this icon, all the selected items will become more fluid shape, with the repeated application of the regime could almost straight line.
Straighten (straightening) – This is strictly opposed to the previous, with all the excesses of its application into the corners (fractures).
Rotate (rotation) – If you choose this mode, the frame is made up of angular and median points. You can rotate, remove, convert into parallelogram, and thus transform the selected items.
Scale (Scaling) – This mode is used when changing the size of the highlighted area and with its deformation.
Lasso (Lasso). This is another tool designed to create a dedicated area. His hot key – L. The tool lets you create and edit more complex area of irregular shape.
The method of using this tool is simple enough. They will have to draw the desired area, click the left mouse button in its early, and releasing it in the end. If the start and end points do not match, the allocation lock automatically in a straight line.
One of the modifiers of the tool is the Polygon Mode (polygonal mode). When it intensified the process of setting up the allocation becomes slightly different. Now, each rope will need to build click. Therefore, by the use of the instrument with similar settings selected area is in the shape of the polygon.
There are two modifier lasso, but they apply only when working with raster fittings.
Magic Wound (magic wand) – allocation is based on color, that is, when the tool is allocated a certain range of colors displayed. Most often used to create the allocation of areas contrasting with the background.
Magic Wound Options (Options magic wand) – sets the parameters with which this tool will be applied. Threshold (threshold) – defines the range of colors, which will be selected after the application of this instrument. Smoothing (Smoothing) – An option to regulate the smooth shape of the selected area.
Dropper (Eyedropper). To activate the tool, but like all others, you can use the keyboard. Hotkey pipettes – I.
This tool allows you to quickly determine the parameters of the line or fill, which is very convenient, especially when the new facility should be designated properties identical to the existing ones in the picture.
To do so, let your cursor-dropper to the object-model (where the line is next to the cursor icon appears pencil when filling – the brush) and click on any place of a mouse, and then activates a tool Ink Bottle (ink) or Paint Bucket (Fill ), With samples from the line or filling of those properties that were in the sample.
Eraser (Eraser). Hotkey this instrument – E.
Used to erase (removal) of lines, fills, or their parts. The operation of this tool is heavily dependent on preferences, so turn immediately to the modifier, located at the bottom Toolbox (Palettes tools).
- Eraser Mode (Mode erasing). When you click on this option, a drop-down menu – it sets the field, which will be subject to this instrument.
- Erase Normal (Normal, erasing). In this mode tool removes everything that lands on his journey.
- Erase Fill (Erasing fills). It deletes just pouring.
- Erase Lines (blur the lines). Removed only through and fills not touch.
- Erase Selected Fills (Erasing allocated fills). In this mode, removed only allocated only fills.
- Erase Inside (Erasing inside). This modifier erases only fills surrounded by lines from the point of beginning.
- Faucet (Crane). When you activate this option washing removes all the selected area, with single-click on it. For example, if you click inside the box, then removed all of its filling (act in such a somewhat similar to the magical laundry in PhotoShop).
- Shape / Size (shape / size). It sets the shape and size of erasers.
This review tools program Flash 5, we complete. The only unnamed tool – it is Text (Text), but for him, and how to edit the results of its application, we talk to one of the following articles referring to the area for its implementation.
It should be noted that the articles appear keyboard equivalents operations set by default, but users can convenience Assignable and other shortcuts. This is particularly true when you have long worked in another graphics program.