- Launch Alligator Flash Designer and choose Blank
- Set movie dimensions 700 x 150 (or any desired) with Frame > Frame Size
- Change frame delay to “Stop”.
- Change background color to black “Frame” > “Background Color”
- Draw an ellipse 100 x 100 pixels (Step 1)
- Choose Item > Gradient Fill
- Setup the gradient: (Step 2) Custom / Radial, Scale 300%, Center Color (R: 168 G: 255 B: 155), Outer Color (R: 255 G: 255 B: 255), click Advanced and enter Delta Y: 100, under Add Colors check Point 3 and Point 6 Click Color 3 and setup (R: 200 G: 255 B: 137), Click Color 6 and setup (R: 54 G: 122 B: 42)
- Draw a new ellipse (Step 3)
- Choose Item > Gradient Fill
- Setup the gradient: (Step 4) Custom / Vertical, Top Color (R: 255 G: 255 B: 255), opacity 30%, Bottom Color (R: 255 G: 255 B: 255), opacity 0%
- Convert the ellipse to curve, select it and choose “Edit” > “Convert to Curve”
- Choose the “Edit nodes” tool and reshape the ellipse (Step 5)
- Hit F9 for preview.
Download the source code here




January 4, 2010
Actionscript 3.0 Tutorial, Design