Glassify Your Text Using Flash Filters – Basix

Glassify Your Text Using Flash Filters – Basix:

In this tutorial you will be converting your text to give it a glass-like effect, using filters in Flash. This technique also works on vector graphics. We will achieve it with a fairly simple method of overlaying multiple layers with different effects.

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Final Result Preview

Let’s take a look at the final result we will be working towards. This is a swf file and the text below is selectable, so go ahead, select the glass text to see a glass-like highlight:

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Step 1: Create Your Text Field

Open your version of Flash and open a new Flash file. ActionScript version does not matter for this tutorial, as there is no code. In your file, put a text field onto the stage. To do so, click the text button (T) on Tools menu and drag a rectangle on stage as shown in the image below:

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Step 2: Select a Large and Bold Font

Once drawn, you can enter your choice of text in the field and set its properties accordingly. The glass effect is more prominent on larger and bolder fonts so I have chosen Elephant here, but you may chose any font you like. Click the Selectable button to make the text selectable in final SWF. The color of the font does not matter here

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Step 3: Add Some Vector Graphics

Optionally, you may want to see how the effect works on vector graphics. So I will just draw a small graphic using basic Flash drawing tool. Note that glass effect will not take into account the outlines or colors, so plain old graphics in a single color are enough for the moment. Once done with Steps 1 and 2, you will have something like this on your stage:

You may import vector graphics to Flash surface as well but take note that color differences are not detected by this effect [...]