Drawing API

Tutorial on how to dynamically draw with Actionscript. The tutorial includes draw with lines of codes just like when using drawing tool.

Related Tutorials

Introduction to the ActionScript Drawing API
This tutorial will teach you the basics on how to use the ActionScript Drawing API, this is a set of methods for drawing lines, curves, and fills dynamically.

The Drawing API
Using the drawing API is not the easiest thing in the world, but once you get the hang of it, you can produce very easily lots of cool all-code movies.

API Drawing
In this tutorial I will teach you how to make the drawing application using API.

Dynamic masking using the drawing API
Learn how to create dynamic masks using the drawing API. Three examples included: drag mask, pixelated fade-in, pie preloader.

AS3.0 Drawing API examples Tutorial
This Flash tutorial will show you how to draw simple shapes using ActionScript 3.0 Drawing API.

Drawing Spider Web Using API
The main purpose of this tutorial is not to show you how to make the spider out of its web, but to explain how to use API (Application Programming Interface) drawing to draw the web figure.

Dynamic masking using the drawing API II
Create a 'swosoh' masking effect using dynamic masking and the drawing API. Also covers easing and morphing shapes.

Curves and fills with Actionscript 3.0 Drawing API
This tutorial will show you how to draw curves using actionscript 3.0 drawing API. You will also learn about fills and how to use them.

Draw Full Line Through Any Two Points
While it is fairly straightforward to use Flash's drawing API to draw a line from 1 MovieClip to another, it's a little less trivial to draw a full line from from 1 end of the stage to another AND through two given MovieClips. This tutorial will guide you throug the steps of drawing just such a line!.

Mathematically generated pictures
Learn how to apply sine and cosines function for creating some pictures by Drawing API.

Unsmiley face in Actionscript 3
In this Flash tutorial you will learn how to create a unsmiley face using the Actionscript 3 drawing API.

Using the Microsoft Bing API from Flex
Learn how to use the Microsoft Bing API from Flex. Demo and source code included.

Flash Javascript API > An Introduction
With the release of Flash MX 2004, a new arena was opened up for Flash Programmers called the Flash Javascript API. The programmers can now extend the Flash authoring environment itself to execute customized tasks making life much easier.

Timeline/Drawing Preferences
Another change in Flash 5 that was a little hard getting used to was the new method of drawing and selecting.Macromedia had the foresight to see that some stubborn people, your humble instructor included, would loudly whine and reminisce the "good 'ol days" of Flash 4's drawing styles. So they gave us the option of choosing which way we like best.

Drawing Object & Merge Models
Flash uses a Merge Drawing model however, in Flash 8, there is an alternative, the Drawing Object model. You can use both Merge and Drawing Object models in a single document and it is easy to switch between the two modes.

Using Google Maps' New Features for Flash
After such a positive response to my first tutorial Implement a Map Using the Google Map API for Flash I decided to write a second. Since that first tut the Google Map API has been updated, allowing developers to (amongst other things) add 3D viewing to maps. This is a great feature and during this tutorial Ill explain how to use it .

Pencil Drawing
This tutorial will help the user to show a handwritinf/drawing effect on the stage.

coolBG
This tutorial teachs you a cool way of drawing a background without actually drawing! All you need is 1 layer and your 'CTRL+V'(paste) button!!! check it out!

Drawing Object in MX
How to use the basic drawing methods.

Drawing in Flash
Drawing Flash is very different to drawing in something like photoshop. So before we begin I'll try to explain to you the difference. When you draw a line in Flash the line itself is divided into parts. You can move, reshape and select these parts separately. In addition a line drawn across another line or solid will act like a knife, splitting the other line or shape into two separate parts which themselves can be moved, reshaped and selected. It's actually pretty handy.

Drawing lines in Actionscript 3
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a simple line drawing app in Actionscript 3.0 using the graphics class.

Vector Drawing Basics
If you want to create graphics like the ones below, the Pencil or Brush tool won't be too much use to you. Rather, you'll need to learn vector drawing in Flash!.

Flash Drawing
I made this tutorial to show how I draw a basic drawing in flash. I thought it would be fun to go step by step in this creation process. George Bernard Shaw was once quoted in saying, "He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches." Well, he maybe right in his quote, I don't draw professionally, but I have fifteen years drawing expienance. All but one of those years I drew with paper and pencil. But now, 100% digital! I am perfectly content and adjusted to my art tablet and my flat panel screen.

Drawing with actionscript
This tutorial will teach us on how to draw at runtime using actionscript code. We will use 'drawing methods' of 'movieclip class' to draw shapes in the SWF file in response to events.

Dynamic Drawing Using ActionScript
Shows how to use the dynamic drawing methods of Flash to create images and effects generated through ActionScript.

Pencil Tool
This tutorial will give you an introduction to the Pencil Tools as used in Flash. You will learn how to select different options and properties for the Pencil Tool. It will introduce you to the Tool Colour and Options section of the Tool box and introduce you to the Property Inspector. This Flash drawing tutorial is the first in a series of nine Flash drawing and painting tutorials that take you through all the necessary drawing tools available in Flash.

Performing automated language translations with Flex and Google
Learn how to use the Google language translation REST API from Flex. Demo and source code included.

Displaying Google Maps in Flash
Learn how to use the Google Maps API to display directions between two points using a bit of AS3 in Flash.

Drawing Vectors in AS3
Learn how to draw lines, make fills, and create basic shapes.

BitmapData.loadBitmap Gone in Actionscript 3
When playing with the BitmapData API in Flash 8, it was often necessary to work with an image embedded in the library. To achieve this you could assign a 'Linkage Identifier' to the image in the library and then use BitmapData.loadBitmap to retrieve a BitmapData instance pre-populated with the specified image from the library.

BitmapData.loadBitmap gone in Actionscript 3
When playing with the BitmapData API in Flash 8, it was often necessary to work with an image embedded in the library. To achieve this you could assign a 'Linkage Identifier' to the image in the library and then use BitmapData.loadBitmap to retrieve a BitmapData instance pre-populated with the specified image from the library.

Layers in Flash
Everybody has seen sometimes how the sketchers of cartoons work. And all we've seen how they place a semitransparent leaf with drawings on others and the superposition of all composes the final drawing.

Drawing Triangles
Learn a very simple technique that will enable you to create triangles in just a few clicks.

New methods: SetInterval, ClearInterval, clear (part2)
New methods for timing and drawing.

Animating Lines in Flash
This tutorial, you'll learn how to animate a series of lines to make it look like they're drawing themselves onto the stage.

Editing a Shape's Properties
In this tutorial you will learn how to change and edit a drawing through the use of the Properties Inspector and Tool Box attributes.

Basic drawing with ActionScript
Draw lines, curves, rectangles, all with just a few lines of code. Learn how to change their color, transparency, thickness.

Flash drawing by pencil
Learn how to create a pencil and after that how to draw something using that pencil and Action Script in flash8.

Tracing Anime and other things in Flash
So you have a picture, maybe a screenshot of something you like, or you've drawn and colored something yourself and you would like to do the same in Flash. This tutorial will get you used to drawing inside Flash like a pro.

Drawing modern room
Using this full explained tutorial, you will learn how to draw a modern room using the flash techniques.

Drawing API

View Tutorial