How do they do this effect?

[05studios]

http://www.adoptdesign.com/

Check out that site. I am trying to figure out how they do that trail that sort of follows the mouse. I have a feeling its a drawingAPI thing, but I am unsure.

Any ideas?

Thanks guys!

[SuperApe]

Pretty neat effect.

I am unsure as well. (about drawingAPI)
Does that mean the drawing code that Flash uses
when drawing freehand. That's just what it looks
like. It looks like it has random thickness, cycles
though a color palette and expands the lines at
a speed that will ensure it doesn't run out of
control points.

(look how helpful I am...not) :p

[05studios]

Yea, I think you are on the right track. Im just unsure how to go about creating something like that. I could just imagine some cool little effects I could do if I could create smoothe flowing lines like that!

Anyone?

[SuperApe]

Searching for drawing API I found this thread:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?p=343361#post343361
It looks interesting.

Also this:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?p=364072#post364072
Less interesting.

And this:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?p=365283#post365283
Less interesting, while still related.

Good luck.

[05studios]

Thanks, that stuff is useful, but does anyone have any idea how to do the other stuff? =)

[justin_kink]

Here's the source I think they ripped it off from. You can download the FLA

http://www.neave.com/lab/imagination/

[05studios]

thanks man. Exactly what I needed. Now I can figure out how to draw!