Click and drag to draw a selection area (marquee) around part of the polygon, and you’ll see that partial selections also result in the entire shape becoming selected.ĥ Double-click the fill of the shape-you’ll be brought inside the Drawing Object to edit its contents.
Switch to the Selection tool ( ) and choose Edit > Deselect All.ĭrawing Objects appear inside of bounding boxes, and their strokes and fills can’t be separated.Ĥ If you click once on the fill or stroke of the shape, the bounding box around the entire shape appears selected. You’ll notice the shape appears inside a bounding box. The button should be pressed in at this point, indicating that Object Drawing mode is enabled.ģ Click and drag to draw a new polygon on the Stage. Directly beneath the Oval tool, select the Polystar tool ( ).Ģ Locate the Object Drawing button ( ) at the bottom of the Tools panel, and click to select it. Drawing Objects give you the ability to stack and arrange shapes within a single layer, providing a deeper level of ordering amongst multiple pieces of artwork.ġ Select a green shade from the Fill color swatch on the Tools panel. Much like drawing shapes in Illustrator CC, shapes drawn in this mode group their stroke and fill together to avoid separation, and so partial selections are prevented. In contrast to artwork created in Merge Drawing mode (referred to simply as shapes), Object Drawing mode provides more rigid control over artwork created on the Stage. For more Adobe Flash training options, visit AGI’s Flash Classes.Īdobe Flash Tutorial: Working with Drawing Objects in Flash It is the first lesson in the Adobe Flash Digital Classroom book. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with the Adobe Flash drawing tools. What you’ll learn in this Flash Tutorial: