Mask Component - Blank Canvas Tutorial
#Content Editor #Blank Canvas #Basic difficulty #Mask Component
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#Content Editor #Blank Canvas #Basic difficulty #Mask Component
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Please Note：This tutorial mainly explains how to create interactive materials using the Mask Component to display target images through clicking, dragging, and other interactive methods. It is recommended to use it together with the and for a better understanding!
[Difficulty]: ⭐⭐
[Applicable Products]: Universal
[Interaction]: Drag and drop to the specified location
[Freedom]: Fixed process
[Core Assets]: Image
[Features]: Mask Shape、Masking Group、Drag event
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Before starting the production, we need to outline the gameplay logic for this case：
Upon entering the trial, display [black and white background] and [operation guide], guide the player to slide to color
Player drags the rainbow bar
If not dragged to the specified position, the rainbow bar returns to its original position
If dragged to the specified position, the coloring is successful and the ending scene is redirected to
In the ending scene, when the player presses the button, redirect him to app store.
Core Concept: Minimize the number of animations and events within each scene, maintain clear logic in scene segmentation, and keep the layer structure simple.
Scene Segmentation: Based on the gameplay overview from the previous section, we can divide this case into 2 scenes for production.
Visual Rendering
Scene Description
Player drags the rainbow bar to color the image.
Success feedback & Redirect button
Core Assets
Static Images:
Colored image (Masking Group)
Rainbow bar (Follow Element)
Black and white background
Guiding finger
Audio-visual packaging:
Rainbow bar particle effect (Follow Element)
Click sound effect
Static Images:
Colored image
Redirect button
Audio-visual packaging:
Star particle effect
Success sound effect
Core Animations
Guiding finger: Displacement Easing
Guiding text: Flash
Feedback text & Redirect button: PulseFront
Background light: Spin Easing
Core Events
Trigger Object: Mask Shape
Trigger Event: Drag and drop to the specified location
Response Event: Redirect to the next scene
Trigger Object: Redirect button
Trigger Event: Press
Response Event: Redirect to app store
*The core content consists of Step 2"Component Parameter Setting," and Step 5"Event Setting."
It is recommended to upload all assets into the "Project Assets" after creating the project for easier access and usage in the future.
1）Add BGM and Background Image in the "Global Settings" section.
2）Add permanent download button, logo and other product information under [Global Scene], and adjust the position and size of each asset. Group and sort the assets reasonably.
1）In Scene 1, click on "Gameplay Template" and select the Mask Component from the "Component" to add it.
2）Add the guiding finger, guiding text, and click sound effect. Adjust the position and size of each asset.
3）In Scene 2, add corresponding feedback assets and adjust their positions and sizes (you can group all assets together for easier landscape adaptation).
4）Set the parameters of the feedback sound effect to "autoplay 1 time upon open."
5）Check Scene 2 as the "Ending Scene."
Select the Mask Component and adjust its size to the desired dimensions under the Exterior parameters.
2.1 Masking Group
The "Masking Group" contains the content that will be displayed within the coverage area of the "Mask Shape."
First, add the final image (colored image) that needs to be displayed into the "Masking Group."
2.2 Custom Groups
1）Add mask custom group 1 (named "background_image"). Add the initial image (black-and-white image) to the group and adjust its layer order to the lowest.
2）Add mask custom group 2 (named "outer_frame"). Add the frame image to the group and adjust its layer order to the highest (decorative image that should always stay on top).
2.3 Mask Shape
1）In this case, we choose a rectangle as the Mask Shape.
2）Click on "Rectangle" to open the parameter window and adjust the size of the Mask Shape to cover the final displayed image.
3）Move the Mask Shape to the right side (without overlapping the Masking Group).
2.4 Follow Element
Under "Follow Element," add the rainbow bar and rainbow particles, and adjust their positions and sizes accordingly.
After completing the layout for portrait orientation, we need to adjust the "layout for landscape orientation" and the "screen adaptation for both landscape and portrait orientations."
1）In Scene 1, switch to landscape mode. Select all the top-level layers, including the Mask Component, and use the "Reuse vertical screen position configuration" feature to automatically arrange them for landscape mode.
2）Then, individually adjust the position and scale of each layer to display the complete core gameplay-related content.
3）Similarly, repeat the process for Scene 2 and the Global Scene to complete the layout for landscape mode.
In this case, we want the persistent information group in portrait mode to always be at the top of the screen for each device model. Therefore, we adjust its "Screen adaptation" to "Top-Fit" (other layers remain centered without adjustment).
In this case, the animations and particle effects used are as follows. Let's go through them one by one:
Scene 1: Guiding finger displacement animation、Guiding text blinking animation
Scene 2: Feedback text & Redirect button scaling animation、Background light rotation animation、Star particles
Select the hand image [gf_hand], Add Animation - Universal - Displacement Easing, as a looping guiding animation. Set the parameters as follows:
Select the guiding text [text_guide], Add Animation - Emphasize - Flash, as a looping guiding animation. Set the parameters as follows:
1）Select the redirect button group [btn_end], Add Animation - Emphasize - PulseFront, as a looping guiding animation. Set the parameters as follows:
2）Duplicate the animation to the feedback text [text_feedback], adjust the parameters slightly, and use it as a looping display animation. Set the parameters as follows:
Select the background light image [light], Add Animation - Universal - Spin Easing, as an additional effect animation. Set the parameters as follows:
1）Open the "Asset Library"- "Particle", choose suitable particle effects (such as star particles) to enhance the visual effect of the scene.
2）Adjust the position of the particles to suitable locations (remember to adjust for both portrait and landscape modes).
To complete the setup of all animations, we need to configure the logic of the gameplay using "events."
The contents related to events and settings in this case include: hiding the guiding interaction when the Mask Shape is pressed, redirecting to the end scene after dragging the Mask Shape to a specific position, and redirecting to app store after pressing the redirect button.
Next, we will explain each step in sequence.
1）Select the [Rectangle]. Add Event - Press. Add response events:
Set Tracking Event, select tracking ID 1, and edit the tracking name as "Player First Press."
Hide the guiding interaction
Play the click sound effect once
2）Add Event -Drag and drop to the specified location. Edit the [Specified Area] and [Custom Draggable Range], selecting the drag direction as horizontal.
(If the draggable range is set to "Full Screen", there might be a possibility of dragging too far, revealing the black-and-white background image.)
3） Add response events:
Set Tracking Event, select tracking ID 2, and edit the tracking name as "Successfully completed coloring."
Redirect to the next scene
Select the redirect button group [btn_end]. Add Event - Press. Add response events:
Set Tracking Event, select tracking ID 3, and edit the tracking name as "Ending Page Trigger redirection."
Redirect to app store.
Select the persistent download button group [group_ctat] . Add Event - Press. Add response event: Redirect to app store.
These are all the events used in this case. With the completion of all event settings, our material is completed.
1）It is advisable to preview your work promptly after completing each step in the creation process to check if the settings are correct.
2）Once everything is completed, it is recommended to perform an overall preview on different devices, languages, and orientations to ensure everything is working correctly.
At the end of the tutorial, we have provided all the assets used in this case for you. Click on the compressed file to download it.
You can use these assets to follow the tutorial and try to make it, so that you can start using the Content Editor and Mask Component to make such materials as soon as possible.
