Hourglass
Effect
by
FlashCubicle : 23 December 2004
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: