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Free Flash Tutorial - The Pen Tool

Free Flash Tutorial

Step Ten: Drawing Basic Shapes - All versions of Flash

What is surprising is that all drawings are made of a few basic shapes! In this section I will show you the types of shapes that can be drawn with all versions of Flash. In each instance I will give you an example of a line with two Segments and three Anchor Points.

Example: Download the Flash Drawing Template  Draw 224i  (Basic Shapes 10a to 10c)

Step 10a  Straight Line to Straight Line

Select the: Pen Tool

1. Click at: Point 1
2. Click at: Point 2
3. Click at: Point 3
   
   
   
   To finish the line: Ctrl Click

Step 10b  Curve to Curve - Two Direction Points

1. Click at: Point 1
2. Click and hold onto: Point 2
3. Drag to and release at: Point 3
4. Click at: Point 4
   
   
   
   To finish the line: Ctrl Click

Step 10c  Curve to Curve - Six Direction Points

1. Click and hold onto: Point 1
2. Drag to and release at: Point 2
3. Click and hold onto: Point 3
4. Drag to and release at: Point 4
5. Click and hold onto: Point 5

Drag to and release at: Point 6



To finish the line: Ctrl Click

Note: In the next group of shapes notice how a straight line turns into a curve and a curve turns into a straight line:

Example: Download the Flash Drawing Template  Draw 224j  (10d & 10e)

Step 10d  Straight Line to Curve - Two Direction Point

1. Click at: Point 1
2. Click at: Point 2
3. Click and hold onto: Point 3
4. Drag to and release at: Point 4
   
   
   
   To finish the line: Ctrl Click

Step 10e  Curve to Straight Line - Two Direction Point

1. Click and hold onto: Point 1
2. Drag to and release at: Point 2
3. Click at: Point 3
4. Click at: Point 4
   
   
   
   To finish the line: Ctrl Click

    

   Important Note: The rest of this tutorial is focused on the additions that were introduced with Flash CS3. If you are using an earlier version of Flash you could continue this tutorial by using any version of Adobe Illustrator to practice the techniques discussed.