Hourglass Effect

by FlashCubicle   | filed under Flash and ActionScript

This tutorial is about how to make hourglass liquid effect. What is that? Well basically, we make the fluid inside a hourglass swing up and down. The following animation is an example of what you will be creating:

[ the hourglass effect! ]

This tutorial contains several important key steps. Most of our steps involve recreating the fluid effects seen above. The following series of animations outline the individual parts that you will have created:

• The swing effect:

 

• Curvy movement:
   
   
  
   
• The elliptical movement:
   
   
  
   
• A combination of the above effects with mask:
   
   
  
   
• More liquid effects:
   
   
  
   
• A curve shape:
   
   
  
   
• Modifications to make the shape seen below:
   
   
  
   
• Duplicate the same effect for the other animation:
   
   
  
   
• A more natural liquid fall effect:
   
   

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