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CHAPTER 15
Creating Graphics:
Applying Gradients
This tutorial guides you through the process of using the gradient tools in
Macromedia Flash Basic 8 and Macromedia Flash Professional 8. With
Flash, you can create simple color gradients and complex gradient effects.
In this tutorial, you learn how to do some of both.
A gradient is an area of a graphic where one color changes into another
color. Flash can create two main types of gradients: linear and radial. Linear
gradients change color along a single axis, such as horizontal or vertical. A
radial gradient changes color in an outward direction starting from a focal
point. You can adjust the direction of the gradient, its colors, the location
of the focal point, and many other properties of gradients.
The following illustrations show the two types of gradients:
A two-color linear gradient from red to black
A two-color radial gradient from red to black
This tutorial takes you through the steps to create an illustration using an
assortment of gradients.