Fireworks Antennae Tutorial

Tutorial Author: Wayno
Translation: Catflame (Sleepy cat)
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Keywords: Pen tool (pen Tool), zoom tool (Skew), cloning (clone), bevel Boss.

We used to do this with a variety of filters in Photoshop. Now we're going to use fireworks to make that effect. Before you do, let's review a little knowledge: You can undo the last step by Ctrl+z.


First create a new document: Files>new (shortcut key CTRL + N), set the document size to 400*400, if it is to apply this picture to your Web page, it is best to keep the resolution (resolution) for the default value of 72, select the default canvas color for #ffffff (white)

Set the stroke to black. Using the Pen tool, point a point in the left part of the canvas, click again in the middle of the canvas and drag the mouse to complete the upward convex curve and release the mouse. Then click on the right side of the canvas and drag the mouse to complete a downward concave curve. Finally, click on the right. The drawing process and the final effect of the entire curve are as follows:

　　

Select the curve, ctrl+shift+d the clone curve, and use the arrow keys on the keypad to move up or down the curve of the passenger long.



Now the cloned curve is still selected, select the Zoom tool (shortcut key Q), and rotate it outside the rectangular adjustment graph until the end point of the two curves is coincident. It is recommended that you connect using the zoom in and child selection tool (sub selection). As follows:

　　

Now combine the leftmost connections of the two curves into a closed path. You can also use the Pen tool: first click on the left side of the curve on the position, then click the position to the left side of the curve below the end point. Fireworks will automatically connect them to a closed path. As follows:



Set the fill color of the enclosing path to: #FFCC00 yellow. Add Effect: Effect>eyecandy4>bevel Boss (fireworks with its own effect), the parameters are set as follows:

Basic Tab:bevel Width=5,76-bevel height=80-smoothness=100
Lighting Tab:direction=102-inclination=70-highlight Brightness=100-highlight size=80

Bevel Profile tab defaults to reset the closed curve stroke to empty. The effect is as follows:



The basic work has been done and can be applied to the actual. For example, the image below, Ctrl+shift+d clone several, and then move or vertical flip, draw a background filled rectangle, plus text. Complete! (Good tired, this is the first complete translation tutorial, looks very short section, I turned over a full three hours, thinking + learning + typing + typesetting + modification)