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Adobe Fireworks Tutorial – Creating A Candy Button

By blue2x | Published: August 8, 2010

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In this Adobe Fireworks tutorial , you will learn how I created those nice looking icons ( twitter , rss , mail ) icons in the top right area of my header, and the social media icon pack I submitted here

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Text Kerning in Adobe Fireworks

By blue2x | Published: August 5, 2010

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Kerning refers to adjusting the space between two letters. In Adobe Fireworks , the default horizontal kerning or “tracking” is 0. If we use only 1 word , it can easily be kerned by using the justified alignment button or by using tracking. But what if we want more kerning for two words, a phrase or even a paragraph ?

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Sparkle in Adobe Fireworks

By blue2x | Published: July 21, 2010

This tutorial is for beginners using Adobe Fireworks. It’s an easy technique that can add finishing touches to your design.

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Photomanipulation Tutorial – Making Objects Stand Out

By blue2x | Published: May 3, 2010

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This is my first photomanipulation tutorial in Adobe Fireworks CS4 which requires only a few steps to complete, and would be very effective to convey a meaning in your design / website header.

Before using a photograph that you find in the web, make sure to check the rules on using the photograph / stock image. Some have stock rules that you must comply before posting it in your website / blog or for commercial use. There are tons of free stock images that you can use for your personal / commercial projects, I highly suggest you get your images from deviantart.

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Creating A Fading Line Effect Using Adobe Fireworks CS4

By blue2x | Published: April 23, 2010

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One of the most overlooked tools in Adobe Fireworks is the Eraser Tool. It is a neat tool especially if you want to manipulate bitmaps. Vector paths with fills have options to use fill colors that are gradients , or semi transparent colors.

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Using the Color Blender Tool in Fireworks CS4

By blue2x | Published: November 30, 2009

I have created this short video on how to use the color blender tool in adobe fireworks effectively. The color blender allows you to blend two colors of your choice , its especially useful when you try to blend two complementary colors, and you want the transition of colors to be as smooth as possible.

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It can also help you in creating the color scheme for your web mockup / design.

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Tech Orb Interface Video – Adobe Fireworks Tutorial

By blue2x | Published: November 30, 2009

This Adobe Fireworks tutorial teaches you how to create a tech orb interface. I will show you some techniques on how to create a different kind of glossy button/orb , and add some extra touches to the design. Although this is just a portion on a web interface / application skin , I will show more interface techniques in the future.

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Creating a fancy text effect in Adobe Fireworks

By blue2x | Published: November 29, 2009

This is the first youtube video I ever made , so you might encounter some video editing issues ( lol im still a noob using camtasia). The tutorial lets you create a fancy letter or text effect that you can use on your projects , and you can even you use any version of Adobe Fireworks , yes even fireworks 2 lol.

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