Flash Tutorial: Earth Spin Effect Part 1

Part 1 of 2. This tutorial shows you how to create an Earth spin animation. The Earth has a cool glow and shadow to make it look more spherical and realistic. A star background is also created in Flash. A great effect to use in flash movies, games and any animation project requiring a rotating sphere.

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[harryfmk]

Eek CS3 has no spray can?

[da1bu89]

Not that I'm aware of! Instead just draw some white dots around the stage - use different sizes and copy and paste them around. A bit more clicking but will achieve the same effect.

[inquestFLASH]

aha so that was the trick in order not to snap,i would never of figured it out,thankly we got a pro like u to show us how things r done in flash,great going dane!

5*****

[da1bu89]

Thanks dude, yeah guides are great for these kinds of situations ;) Glad the video helped.

[CorvidTabard]

cool effect. i'd like to see if there's a way to make the earth graphic warp at the sides of the mask to make the illusion more realistic to the contours

[da1bu89]

There may be a way in After Effects but i can't think of a way in Flash other than to code some kind of complex grid system where you can edit points on a mesh to adjust/warp the contour of the shape! Or something along those lines. You could also use Swift 3D to make an Earth rotation in 3D space - probably the easiest solution to get a proper 3D animation.

[369justinbieber]

this is really cool!!thanks! :)

[messwithfuntion]

i found your image

[skate07senses]

brilliant video thanks!!!!!

[CorvidTabard]

yeah, i figured it would be a little more complex than the capabilities of flash animation. carry on, good sir