Author Archives: Matthew Bitley

How to create a Holiday Party Invitation

This tutorial aims to create a seasonal and eye catching layout for a holiday party invitation. Continue reading

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Beginning Flash: Filters and Color Effects

To truly make an animation the best it can be, the understanding and implementation of Filters and Color Effects is essential. These techniques range from the commonly used Alpha Color Effect, to the image enhancing Bevel Filters. However, these aspects of Flash can be overused and unnecessarily incorporated into a project, so it is worthwhile to know when and how to use these techniques, so as to best target their effectiveness. Continue reading

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Photo Retouching: Background Extraction and Color Manipulation

Introduction One of the most common uses of Photoshop is to extract images from their backgrounds, so that they can be introduced into various other projects. There are many ways to accomplish this task, whether through use of the pen … Continue reading

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Beginning Flash: Motion Tween

Introduction The Motion Tween is the newest upgrade to Adobe Flash, and arguably the most confusing. This tutorial aims to solve common issues related to the process, and to go step-by-step through many of the primary elements, such as rotation, … Continue reading

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Beginning Flash: Basic Tweening

Introduction Using Adobe Flash can be a bit of a daunting task, especially with no prior experience to animation. This tutorial aims to create a basic understanding with the three tweening animation techniques (motion, shape, and classic) in Flash.

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How to Layout a Comic Book Cover

Learn how to lay out a comic book cover, as well as create a hybrid photograph and comic book inspired image. Continue reading

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