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Creating simple metal balls in
Fireworks 4.0
by Lars Østergaard
http:///wwww.123hyperlinks.com
This tutorial will show how to make
a good looking metal ball using a very simple technique. Many steps are
involved in this tutorial, so be prepared to sacrifice some time on this
lesson.
1 Start off with a new image
with the dimensions 250x250 pixels.
Using the ellipse tool create a perfect
circle. A perfect circle can be created by holding the 'shift' key down
while dragging out the circle. When you have made the circle make sure
it's still selected and then press Alt+Shift+F12, this will open
the info menu where you can give an object the precise size in pixels,
inches, and centimetres. I found out that the effect looks best on small
circles, so give it the dimensions 73x73, and give it the color #666666
2 Change the fill type of
your circle to radial. If the fill menu isn't visible press Shift+F7.
By default Fireworks gives the object a radial fill with white and your
chosen color.
Copy the circle (Ctrl+C),
and paste it (Ctrl+V) into the image. Move the copy away from the
original. Copy the copy and paste it. Pull the new copy to the left and
down, so that you get a similar result as illustrated below.
3 Forget about the original
circle for a moment and select the two copies that now overlap each other.
We need a crescent to give our ball some realism. Now that they are selected
go Modify>Combine>Punch. Now you have the crescent left. Press Ctrl+Shift+T,
this brings the numeric transform menu up on the screen. The crescent only
needs to be slightly smaller than the circle, make sure that you have the
boxes: Scale attributes, and Constrain proportions are checked. Put 90
in the boxes and press OK.
4 Move the object to the top-left
side of the circle. Change it's filling type to solid, and change it to
white (#FFFFFF). This makes it easier to see where you have placed the
crescent. Place it so that it's distance is the same from the border of
the circle all over.
Now create a square with the dimensions
17x17 (Hold shift down when using the rectangular tool to create a square).
Move it to the top of the crescent and go Modify>Transform>Free Transform.
Turn
it about 45 degrees, or until it's corners don't touch the crescent.
| 5 Select both
square and crescent when done and go Modify>Combine>Punch. Change the new
object's fill type to liniear. Using |
the colors
#FFFFFF and #666666 in the 'Edit...' menu. Change the crescent's opacity
to 25% in the Layers menu (F2).
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| Now select the orginal
circle and give it a drop shadow in the Effects menu. I used these settings:
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| After these steps
it should look like this: |
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Here is an example on what you could
make using this procedure and a couple of others:
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