help for a newbie

[Banquo]

hi all..

I am a techie.... but a systems guy rather that a software guy.

I need to do something for a friend... you can see what it is that I am trying to achieve at the link below...

http://www.billato.com/main.html

then click on the "tech" section and then "paintshop"


I have a copy of MX2004 and I have also got a basic book on flash... What should I be looking to learn in order to do what you can see above,, and what should I stay away from... ?

I have had a quick look at some tutorials and stuff, but they seem to dive into actionscript regard making buttons to change the colors. Is this where I need to invest some time etc..??

Is flash the right product??

Any advice on what to do next would be gerat... I have done any graphics work or used flash before... sorry.


thanks
Banquo

[Ruben]

Well you could do that with Flash indeed, but it depends on how creative you are I guess...

You could do it by setting the RGB of movieclips [for each seperate colored part a movieclip on a seperate layer].

Or you could do it with less actionscripting by creating a red, green and blue shape for each seperate colored part of the object and doing things with their _alpha propertie [remember the drawing-lessons at school where they told you to use red, green and blue to create your own colors?

Anyway, pick a method and if you want me to I can help you out...

- Ruben