Tracing image

1. Open new document in flash.

2. Import image that you wish to trace

3. Lock first layer and add new layer.

4. Take line tool and star drawing. Just draw straight connected lines. For the beginning draw border of fish. It should look like this (yellow lines are mine because I want to distinguish with lines from background picture):

5. Now start with bending the lines. For bend, use Selection Tool near the line center:

Example:

6. After bending all lines, your image should look like this bellow:

7. Now we need to fix some of curves. We'll do it with Subselection Tools. For example, I'll fix fin of the fish.

8. Do the same with all other lines that need to be fixed. At the and, result should be something like this:

9. The same thing is with all other lines. Just change fatness of the line. In my case 4px was for border and 1px for all other lines. Here are some steps in my drawing:

10. Now, select all lines with double click with Selection Tool and color all in black.

11. OK, so you think we are finished? Looking good? Not yet, because we still have just lines. Hide background picture and you'll see what we done until now.

12. Now let's colour our fish. It's so simple. Just choose Fill color and coloure with Paint Bucket Tool what you want. Let's start with red for mouths.

13. Black for eyes.

14. Body color, what ever you want...

15. And other parts with little darker color...

16. Oh, I forgot last, little part...it should be little lighter

17. OK, now our fish is ready for battle with original one.

18. Oh, I forgot again! Shadow and bubbles...

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