bravemouse

Once you get the hang of it drawing in Flash can be a lot of fun.  Especially if you take advantage of the "Brush Mode" menu. 

 

You will find the Brush Mode like this:

• Select the Brush Tool
• Have a look at the bottom of the Tool palette.  (You may have to expand the palette a bit to see all the buttons.)
• Look for the "Brush Mode" button:
  

 My favourite  brush mode is "Paint Selection":

First I draw a basic shape:

Then I select one of the colours.  In the example below, the orange area is selected, and the black and brown eyes and nose are not selected:

I set the "Brush Mode" to "Paint Selection".  This means that I can scribble over the entire canvas, and the brush will only paint onto the selected areas:

They eyes and nose are protected from editing, so I can scribble right over them.  I dont have to worry about staying inside the shape either.

Now I can select the new colour, (for example, the stripes on the cat)  and paint only on that.

The "Paint Selection" mode is a quick and easy way to improve your Flash drawing.

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