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Here's a big favorite of mine. The Paste Inside property of Fireworks
allows you to paste an image inside an object. You can get really
amazing images in the shape of circles, hearts, ovals, diamonds
etc. here's what you need to do:
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PhotoOptics is another cool tip on designing amazing graphics. You can adjust the brightness, color, contrast and more, using this feature. All you need to do is, select the image, go to XTras > PhotoOptics and play around with the options given. Try changing the hues, tints and brightness to get unique and attractive graphics.
Use the Fireworks Effects palette to make your graphics look different. Try out the drop shadow, inner bevel, outer bevel and glow. You can use these effects on buttons to give it a 3 dimensional look. Drop shadows look good on single images. It makes an image stand out in a page. We've used a bevel for the header and footer in our web site. Notice our web site is very simple but simple effects like a bevel or a drop shadow can make it look quite different!
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Bonus Tip: Feather your images and merge them together to design attractive and eye-catching collages. Then paste your collage inside an object. |
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