Reflected Text Tutorial
by admin on 18/08/09 at 12:30 am
A popular technique used when creating logos is to create some text and then create the illusion that the text is sitting on a reflective surrface. The reflective surface creates … reflected text! This is a pretty easy tehnique to incorporate into your logos and takes next to no time to complete.
Full StoryConvert Marquee to Path
One of the most useful additions to Fireworks 8 is the Convert Marquee to Path function. If you have a bitmap with area of high contrast, you can use the magic wand to make your selection and then convert it to a vector shape. This is what we will be doing in this project.
Create a [...]
Combining Basic Shapes To Create A Logo
This project is a thorough exercise in combining basic shapes. Select the ellipse tool and drag out a circle 140 pixels wide by 140 pixels high. Choose any fill and stroke you like, as we will be changing them later. Copy and paste the circle and make the new circle 80% of the size of [...]
Full StoryCreating A Logo Using Primitive Shapes
Although the pen tool is a good tool for creating vector artwork, getting perfect curves and symmetry in your shapes can be difficult. Often it is easier to combine basic shapes to produce the desired shape. The following project uses basic shapes in this way.
Create a new document with the following attributes:
Width
500 pixels
Height
500 pixels
Resolution
72 pixels/inch
Canvas [...]
Full StoryFireworks CS4
Fireworks CS4 is the graphic design tool of choice for multi disciplinary web developers. With FW CS4 you can rapidly prototype websites and application interfaces. Here are some common tasks that web professionals accomplish every day with Fireworks:
Create and optimize images for the web quickly and accurately
Prototype a full web page layout and quickly convert [...]
