Read this thoroughly explained, detailed flash lesson and see how to create attractive cup of tea animation in flash using some special flash tips and tricks. You don't have to use action script code to make this lesson. Using this lesson, you will also learn how to import any picture into a flash stage, how to convert it into a movie clip symbol, how to animate it and much more. You can use this animation for some flash banner or for some presentation.

Example:



Step 1

First, save the picture of cup of tea below that we will use for this lesson.





Step 2

Create a new flash document. Press Ctrl+J key on the keyboard (Document Properties) and set the dimensions of your document as the dimensions of picture (400x300px). Select any color as background color. Set your Flash movie's frame rate to 37 and click ok.

Step 3

Call the current layer cup of tea. Double-click on its default name (Layer 1) to change it. Press Enter once you have typed in the new name!

Step 4

Choose now File > Import > Import to stage (Ctrl+R) and import the picture that you just saved into a flash stage. While the image is still selected, go to the Align Panel (Ctrl+K) and do the following:

1. Make sure that the Align/Distribute to Stage button is turned on,
2. Click on the Align horizontal center button and
3. Click the Align vertical center button.



Step 5

Click now on frame 90 and hit F6 key.

Step 6

Go back on the first frame, select the Selection Tool (V) and click once on the picture to select it. Then, go to the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3) below the stage. On the left, you will see again the Filters button. Click once on that button. After that, click on plus icon, select Blur in it and make the adjustments as follows:



Step 7

Click on properties button. After that, On the right, you will see the Color menu. Select Alpha in it and put it down to 0%.





Step 8

While you're still on frame 1, select the Free Transform Tool (Q) and enlarge the picture  of cup of tea like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 9

Right-click anywhere on the gray area between frame 1 and 90 on the timeline and choose Create Motion Tween from the menu that appears.

Step 10

Select now frame 65 and hit F6 key. While you're still on frame 65, hit F6 key four times. See the picture below!



Step 11

Go back now on frame 66 and move the picture a little right.

Step 12

Select now frame 67 and move the picture a little left. Do this also for frame 68 and 69, but move the picture a little up and down.

We're done now!

Test your animation and enjoy!

Download source file (.fla)