Flash Research Assignment

Hello Mr. Tedford,
I hope you enjoy my research on Flash Symbols.
(Sorry to bore you bloggers out there, or maybe this might be helpful. In that case, you're very welcome :) )

There are 4 different types of symbols in Flash are:
Movie Clips
Buttons
Graphics
and
Text/Font

Movie Clips
To convert an object into a movie clip symbol, you must first highlight the object. Then you can do three things, right click and click Convert to Symbol, click Modify and then Convert to Symbol, or use the shortcut F8.

They are reusable pieces of flash animation that consist of one or more graphics and or button symbols. So they are flash movies in a flash project. They have their own non-restricted timeline (they can have as many frames and layers as they'd like, just like the actual project you're working on) that plays independent of the main movie's timeline. The benefit to using movieclips is that you can control them from actionscript (the program language in Flash), you can change their dimensions, position, color, alpha, and other properties, you can also duplicate and delete the clips.


Buttons
To convert an object into a button symbol, you must first highlight the object. Then you can do three things, right click and click Convert to Symbol, click Modify and then Convert to Symbol, or use the shortcut F8.

These are used for timeline navigation.They add interactivity to the movie and respond to mouse clicks, key press, rollovers and or rollout, and other actions. You choose which graphics will respond depending on button information (Up, Over, Down, and Hit), and then assign actions to the instance of a button. They have 4 frames in their timeline: one each for the up, over and down function, and one to define the hit area of the button.

Graphics
To convert an object into a graphics symbol, you must first highlight the object. Then you can do three things, right click and click Convert to Symbol, click Modify and then Convert to Symbol, or use the shortcut F8.

They are reusable images that are used mainly to create animations. Any drawn vector, plain text, imported bitmap image, or a combination can be converted into a single controllable object: as a graphic symbol. They are only one frame long.

Text/Font
To create text, simply click and drag where you're working using the text tool. Then click inside the text box to create the text you would like to display in your Flash.

You can have either Static, Input, or Dynamic text. Static text is used for titles, labels, or anything else that will appear in your movie. Input text options are used for user input, like obtaining a username or other information in Flash. The third type of text is a Dynamic text. They're used to display text that changes dynamically when the flash runs.


'Till next time.
~Corky-Lunn

P.S.(I'll have a domain in the near future, I'll post the link as soon as it's up and running)

Happy Holidays!

Hey bloggers!

I just wanted to say Happy Holidays.
And I hope everyone's enjoying themselves!

'Till next year bloggers!
Keep safe and have a good holiday!

~CorkyLunn

It's DONE!

Hey bloggers!

I just handed in my assignment today! I'm officially done school!
And I'm kinda sad...This semester was super cool. SUPER STRESSFUL! But awesome!

So I have NO idea how many hours I put into Rugi, but enough for me to be proud of my second sculpy model attempt. Believe me, it's ALOT better than my first one, it shall never see the light of day. Ever.

Here's some shots of Rugi with objects, holding the sword and sheath, and him in his nice little box.





Well, I guess that's all...I'll post some more stuff from second semester on here, and send a link to my own site that I shall be getting next semester.

Don't forget! For a larger images, click HERE

'Till next time everyone!

~CorkyLunn

Final Skateboard Time!

Hello again bloggers!

Just wanted to post the pictures of my skateboard, all finished and stuff :)

I got the illustrator file sent to a guy who lives in downtown Toronto and he printed it on a giant sticker basically. Not shiny, but matte finish, which I liked a lot more. And I also bought a blank board for a cheap price :)

So, for a grand total of $40...Here it is!





You can see that there is a bit of white on the left side. Story is, that the guy at the print shop printed it too small so the template is clearly visible, so I went for sacrificing the left side of the skateboard with some white. I'm happy overall, I mean, how many people get their art made into a skateboard?

I'll post the finished and glossed Rugi as well soon, so look forward to that.

'Till next time bloggers
~CorkyLunn

P.S. As always, for larger images, click the Photobucket link!

Sculpture Update Pt. 4

Hello again fellow bloggers!

I'm almost done my sculpture! I just have to glue everything together and put Rugi in his box so I can hand it in on Friday.

So I'll start with this picture:



I've spray painted the entire sculpture white with some automotive paint. This way, the colours will pop out more.
And as you can see I've already started painting, I'm being messy now because I can do detailing later. Right now I just want to get the base colours down. Here I've got the beige bandage and the light blue belt part of Rugi's outfit started.



Now I've got the navy blue paint done for the pants and Rugi's shoulder cloth.



And here's the ponytail that broke :(
I've come up with a fix for that, don't worry!



Here's the(almost) final product of Rugi, minus the ponytail.



And a back shot :)



Here's a shot of the sword and sheath as well. I LOVE this sword!
And the tassle that's on Rugi's sword, I'm using embroidery thread and beads from the dollar store :)

Here's a shot of the back of the sculpture as well, with the new design that I added to the pants.



I used a stencil for the design that I made with a piece of a sketchbook page.
I decided the front of the pants were very detailed with the folds, and the back was plain, so I added this design to make the back interesting too.

Here's a shot of the stencil:



Nothing too special...

And here's everything pre gloss:



That's all the photos I'll be putting up about the sculpture until I can post some final pieces.

Oh! Here's afew shots of the box:







As always, you can get all these pictures on my Photobucket Account.

'Till next time bloggers!

~Corky-Lunn

Sculpture Update Pt. 3

Hello everyone!

Looks like my internet will give me the opportunity to upload some more pictures of my sculpture Rugi.
Next here is a picture of the entire body done.(Except for the hands, I made those later.)







I was getting REALLY excited at this point, my sculpture was looking SO cool!



It's cooked! :D Here you can see the hands and the extra draping bandages that I added before cooking.

Also, the paint on the base that I had for my sculpture started bubbling when I cooked Rugi. I was a little worried, but when it cooled down, it had a really nice texture to it. I love it when good accidents happen!



Here is a shot to show everyone how I'm attaching the head to the body. I just have a hole in the bottom of Rugi's head and a wire sticking out of his body. So once I'm done painting, I'll glue his head to his body.



Here's a shot of his head on his body. Looking good Rugi!



Here's what the sword looks, and how big it is compared to Rugi's body.

Oh, and speaking of swords, here's the first one compared to the final one...



I still have to sand down my final sword of course. BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T READ LABELS AND DON'T CHECK EVERY FEW MINUTES WHEN COOKING SCULPY!!!

I have a new oven at my house, so the Celsius and Fahrenheit are switched. So I put the sculpy in at 130 Fahrenheit not 130 Celsius. So it didn't cook after 15 min, I was a little confused. Then I realized my mistake and changed the temperature. But then it took 3 minutes to cook since the sculpy is so thin. But I checked it 10 min after putting it in!!!! It was so black and warped and bubbled that I couldn't salvage it...

So here's a shot of the sheath versus the sword, I need to sand it down a bit too.



And here's a shot of Rugi with the ponytail on the head (which I just recently broke D: )



And I'll also add a closeup of one of Rugi's hands, just to give you an idea of what they look like and how they kinda hold onto the sword and sheath.



Well, that's all for today. I have started painting Rugi, but I'll add those pictures once I get a bit farther, don't want to spoil ALL the fun!

As always, you can get all these pictures (and a few shots of my painted one if you REALLY need to see it) on my Photobucket Account

'Till next time bloggers!

~CorkyLunn

Sculpture Update Pt. 2

Hello again bloggers!

Well, I've gotten my sculpture A LOT farther than the last post, I'm actually painting it already!

But no worries, I shall show you every step I took to make it.
The last picture I showed was the head uncooked. So the next part was putting sculpy on the body of Rugi.



So I started placing sculpy around for the arms, legs, and torso, and put in the feet. (I knew only the toes would be showing in the final piece, so I wasn't too worried about the rest of the foot.)



Then, as you can see here, I made the pants. They are actually called Hakama pants in Japan, and were traditionally worn by samurai to protect their legs from brush when riding their horses.
You can also see the ribbon sculpy that I made (thanks to my Sketching teacher's clay extractor) that I will be using for Rugi's bandages.




Here's the front and back shots of Rugi's torso bandages. You can also see that I've make the belt for his sash. I made the ties seperate so that I can paint them and glue them on later.

I'll post the rest of the pictures later. The rest of the pictures are the finished arms and then cooking and painting.

'Till next time bloggers!

~Corky-Lunn