Monthly Archives: November 2008

Water drops

In this tutorial you will learn to add water drops on top of the picture with Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 and above. You can see my final result here » LEVEL: Beginner WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW: Fireworks basics like … Continue reading

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Volume backlight

Here is another one of special effects tutorials. It will teach you how to achieve “Volume backlight” effect with Macromedia/Adobe Fireworks. In order to complete this tutorial you will need Macromedia Fireworks MX or above, but the same results can … Continue reading

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Blood and coffee stain

Quick tutorial i wrote this morning. How to make blood and coffee stain. The idea came from question on Macromedia Fireworks forum by “runner_28″.You need Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 and above to finish it. You can see final result here … Continue reading

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Rope

Quick and easy technique to put believable rope in your compositions through Macromedia/Adobe Fireworks. In order to complete this tutorial, you will need Macromedia Fireworks MX or above. LEVEL: Beginner WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW: Make new documents, Work with … Continue reading

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Resizable Pixel Map

Next fast step-by-step tutorial – Resizable Pixel Map. Here we will use new feature in Fireworks 8 called “Convert Marquee to Path”. In order to finish this tutorial you will need Macromedia Fireworks 8. You can see my final result … Continue reading

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“Old Photo” effect from regular image

In this tutorial you will learn how to achieve “Old Photo” effect from regular image with Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 and above. You can see my final result here » LEVEL: Intermediate WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW: Fireworks basics like … Continue reading

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Using “Curves” filter for image

This is first of series of tutorials about using “Curves” filter for image adjustments in Macromedia Fireworks. The scope of this tutorial is Curves basics (Interface, main concepts, simple use) LEVEL: Beginner who wants to be a Pro ;-) WHAT … Continue reading

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Third part of “Curves” tutorial.

Third part of “Curves” tutorial. In today`s episode: Increase contrast, remove color cast, curves reference. LEVEL: Beginner who wants to be a Pro ;-) WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW: Add live effects, work with objects REFERENCE: DPS Curves Reference If … Continue reading

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How to colorize black and white photo?

In this tutorial you will learn how to colorize black and white photo with Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 and above. You can see my final result here » LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced WHAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW: Clone objects, Change blend mode, … Continue reading

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“Burning Logo”

Step 1 – make new file , dark canvas color so we can see the light and place your logo at the bottom Step 2 – Duplicate logo and flatten it, so it becomes bitmap object Step 3 – Select … Continue reading

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