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Freehand Tutorials- Making Custom Arrowheads In Macromedia® FreeHand® - Macromedia FreeHand ships with a selection of arrowheads but you may encounter a situation where the selection of predefined arrowheads is inadequate. In this case you could make a path object in the shape of an arrowhead and position it on the end of the line. This is not optimum, because if you change the line you will have to reposition, scale and/or rotate the arrowhead to remain properly oriented to the line. Freehand Tutorials - The Anatomy of Vector Illustration - Illustrations created in all major vector drawing programs have a definite anatomy and share a common pattern. Whether you use Deneba Canvas™, Adobe® Illustrator®, CorelDRAW or Macromedia® FreeHand® you will find that this pattern exists even though each program may define the parts differently. The purpose of this section of the web site is to take apart a vector drawing so you can see how it is put together and able to understand it. In the illustration section is a table of equivalent terminology to better help you translate the terms from one application to another. This will clarify the subject and make it less confusing. You will not be bound to a single application once this becomes clear to you.
Freehand Tutorials - Keyboard Shortcuts For The Pen
Buy Graphics & DTP Software!
- This tutorial is for applications that use the
pen: Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator® and
Macromedia® FreeHand®. When drawing with the pen you
will inevitably have to stop mid-path and make
adjustments to anchor points, control handles or
line segments.
And Keyboard Shortcuts
For The Pen Freehand Tutorials - FreeHand® Drawing Techniques (Part 1 of 5 part series)- The following tutorial details a simple technique for drawing a complex shape by combining primitive shapes in Macromedia® FreeHand. Part 2 and Part 3 and Part 4 and Part 5 Freehand Tutorials - Illustration Basics - This tutorial, the first in a two-part series, guides you through the basic tasks of designing illustrations with Macromedia FreeHand MX. You'll get hands-on experience using FreeHand and learn basic graphic design concepts along the way. Freehand Tutorials - Perspective Drawing Technique For Macromedia® FreeHand® - Although the latest version of Macromedia FreeHand has a built-in perspective drawing grid, this technique uses guide lines to rough out the object you are drawing. As shown below in the following steps, I was able to draw a DSL modem using this technique. Freehand Tutorials - Deconstructing FreeHand graphics: Part 1 - In this tutorial, you will examine an existing FreeHand image, then create your own version. To teach the techniques used to draw the original, this tutorial "deconstructs" the image one element at a time, letting you take a close look at how each piece was drawn.
Freehand Tutorials - Using Contour Gradients To Add
Depth And Complexity to an Object
- You can use a FreeHand 10 contour gradient fill to
blend color in two dimensions to add depth to a
vector object. You can also use two or more colors
in the contour gradient to add complexity. Contour
gradient fills apply gradations based on the shape
of the selected object. Freehand Tutorials - FreeHand 10 tips and tricks: Part 2 - Macromedia FreeHand 10 has many features so it may be easy to miss some of its powerful capabilities and simple shortcuts. This article is the second in a series that highlights some techniques that can enable you to work more efficiently. For more tips and tricks, see FreeHand 10 tips and tricks: Part 1. Freehand Tutorials - Drawing complex paths with the Pen tool - The Macromedia FreeHand Pen tool defines a path by placing points. A path looks like a series of curves and straight lines, so it can be easy to forget that a path is actually a series of two or more connected points. This article describes how to use the Pen tool to draw complex paths. Freehand Tutorials - Using Brush Strokes in FreeHand 10 to Create Intricate Patterns - Brush strokes are patterned strokes based on an object that you create from a graphic or text and save in the Library panel as a symbol. By creating a brush stroke from a symbol, you save drawing time, eliminate excessive redraw time, and reduce file size, which is ideal for graphics that will appear on a Web page. BASICS AND ESSENTIALS FREEHAND TUTORIALS Freehand Tutorials - Using Connector Points in Macromedia® FreeHand® - Macromedia FreeHand and Fontographer are two graphics applications that support connector points (more here on point types in drawing programs). Although connector points are not widely supported they can, nevertheless, be very useful. This short tutorial attempts to provide an example of how to use them to your advantage. Freehand Tutorials - Using a Blend For Irregular Shapes in FreeHand® - Gradient fills are often used to shade objects for a realistic look. Using a gradient fill is limited because the gradient steps don't always run in the same direction as the shape of the object. Many times you will encounter irregular shapes and you would like to give them a gradient fill only to achieve unsatisfactory results. This technique is useful in these situations. Freehand Tutorials - Applying a Gradient Across Multiple Objects In FreeHand® - When applying gradient fills to objects in FreeHand, each object will have the full range of the gradient applied to it. However, this may not be the effect you want to create. Sometimes you may want the gradient fill to be shared across multiple objects. The way to do this is to apply the gradient to a composite path. The example in this tutorial uses FreeHand 9 on a text object that has been converted to paths. Freehand Tutorials - FreeHand® Cool Metallic Gradients - This tutorial is for creating metallic gradients with Macromedia® FreeHand. This tutorial uses version 9, but the steps should be the same for any version. Freehand Tutorials - Creating Vinyl Effect - Here's very easy and also very neat effect in FreeHand by Mr Lebedev. FreeHand Tutorials - Applying multiple strokes and fills - Macromedia FreeHand MX extends the possibilities of creative and technical illustration by allowing multiple strokes, fills, and special effects to be combined in a single object. In this lesson you'll learn to use the Object panel to add, edit, rearrange, and remove strokes and fills from objects. Freehand Tutorials - Using vector and raster effects - Macromedia FreeHand MX lets you add live vector and raster effects to objects to expand the creative possibilities of an illustration. In this lesson you'll learn to use the Object panel to add, rearrange, and remove effects from objects. Freehand Tutorials - Seamless Junction - Learn how to create a seamless junction from this article represented by Steve Weintraub.
FreeHand Tutorials - Using the Extrude tool
- Macromedia FreeHand MX lets you add depth to
objects by extruding them. Extrusion adds depth to
an object by stretching it in three-dimensional (3D)
space. In this lesson, you'll learn how to extrude
an object using the Extrude tool, and you'll edit
the object by rotating it in 3D space. You'll also
use the Object panel to make changes to the profile
of an extruded object. Freehand Tutorials - Using Illustrator and Photoshop Plugins in FreeHand - This document teaches you how can Illustrator and Photoshop plug-ins be used in FreeHand. Freehand Tutorials - How to Export Files to Photoshop - If you're into Web graphics or if you need to convert your FreeHand files to bitmapped file format, you will have to export your file to Photoshop. Sounds simple, but there are some obstacles you better know how to overcome. Freehand Tutorials - Designing With Imported Artwork - If you completed FreeHand tutorial: Illustration basics, which is the first tutorial of this two-part series, you designed a product logo. In this tutorial, you'll incorporate that artwork into a larger document: a sales brochure. Although you're not required to complete the previous tutorial before beginning this tutorial, Macromedia recommends that you work through the previous tutorial for a more complete experience with the new Macromedia FreeHand features and MX interface. Freehand Tutorials - Using Flash movies - Macromedia FreeHand MX makes it easier than ever to assign Macromedia Flash actions to objects and to export documents as Flash movies. In this lesson, you'll use the Action tool and the Navigation panel to create Flash actions. Then you'll test your movie and export it for use in any Macromedia Flash Player. Freehand Tutorials - Preparing Image for a Cutting Plotter - FreeHand is a very good program and it's suitable not only for designing "we're closed" signs. You can use FH for preparing images for the cutting plotter and cut them right from the program. Freehand Tutorials - Using Symbols in FreeHand 10 to Optimize Your Workflow - Symbols are now more intuitive and easier to use in Macromedia FreeHand 10. Although changing a symbol has always changed all associated instances automatically, you no longer need to release an instance from its symbol, edit it, and then replace it. Freehand Tutorials - Useful keys - Here you'll find some very handy key combinations, using which you can save some time and nerves. Freehand Tutorials - Using Symbols to Optimize Your Workflow - This article contains a hands-on tutorial that demonstrates how to create a library of FreeHand symbols out of objects that you use frequently. It also shows you how to use these symbols to quickly and easily add and update many instances of the same graphic throughout a document. Freehand Tutorials - Combining Photos and Shapes - Welcome to the Combining Photos and Shapes tutorial, I made this tutorial so you can gain some basic knowledge of the different abilities of Macromedia Freehand 8, in this case we will be looking at the abilities of the Fill Inspector If you have any questions just contact me, the information is below COLORS AND GRADIENTS FREEHAND TUTORIALS Freehand Tutorials - Blending Colors - Use Freehand 8's blend command to create soft gradient color blends. Freehand Tutorials - Blending Colors - Welcome to the Blending Colors tutorial . This tutorial was designed to how to blend color to for patterns and gradients between your shapes and colors. If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page. Freehand Tutorials - Using gradients - Macromedia FreeHand MX gives you greater control over gradients than ever before. Gradient handles now let you easily adjust the direction, angle, and proportions of many gradients. New gradient types add to your creative possibilities. In this lesson, you'll learn about the types of FreeHand gradients, and you'll learn how to edit gradients using the Object panel and the new Freehand Tutorials - How to calibrate colors in FreeHand - If you ever spent some time browsing through FreeHand's Preferences dialog box, you could notice a little check-box "Adjust display colors" and the button next to it called "Calibrate..." Freehand Tutorials - Changing Colors - Welcome to the Changing Colors tutorial . This tutorial was designed to spare you the pane and agony of changing each color in your projects, by teaching a much quicker method. If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page. Freehand Tutorials - Adding a Monochrome Look - Welcome to the Adding a Monochrome Look tutorial . This tutorial was designed to give you a bigger understanding of the Fill Inspector and it's different fill modes. If you need help with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the page. Freehand Tutorials - Applying a Gradient Across Multiple Objects In FreeHand® - When applying gradient fills to objects in FreeHand, each object will have the full range of the gradient applied to it. However, this may not be the effect you want to create. Sometimes you may want the gradient fill to be shared across multiple objects. The way to do this is to apply the gradient to a composite path. The example in this tutorial uses FreeHand 9 on a text object that has been converted to paths. Freehand Tutorials - How to make sure your custom colors separate in Quark - Here's the situation: you work in FreeHand, create some illustration. Then you grab your Pantone guide, look at it, choose the right colors from FreeHand's default Pantone palette (or you mix some color using Color Mixer) and apply them to the image. Then you export your file as EPS and import it in QuarkXPress. 3D FREEHAND TUTORIALS
Freehand Tutorials -
Using Blends and The 3D Rotation Tool to Create a
Flash Animation
- You can use the FreeHand 3D Rotation tool and a
blend to create an animation that rotates on the x,
y, or z axis. Freehand Tutorials - Using Contour Gradients To Add Depth And Complexity to an Object - You can use a FreeHand 10 contour gradient fill to blend color in two dimensions to add depth to a vector object. You can also use two or more colors in the contour gradient to add complexity. Contour gradient fills apply gradations based on the shape of the selected object. TEXT AND FONTS FREEHAND TUTORIALS Freehand Tutorials - Creating Neon, Metal, and Tubular Steel Text Effects in FreeHand 10 - You can use gradient fills and the Convert to Paths command in Macromedia FreeHand 10 to make text look like neon, metal, or tubular steel.
Freehand Tutorials - Attaching Text to a Path
- Put text on a circle, along a path, or along other
shapes and lines. Version 8. WEB DESIGN FREEHAND TUTORIALS Freehand Tutorials - Creating a FreeHand 10 Document to be Viewed in a Browser - You can use the Navigation panel in Macromedia FreeHand 10 to add interactive navigation arrows or buttons to a multipage document so it can be exported to Macromedia Flash and viewed in a browser. Freehand Tutorials - Using Master Pages, Styles, and Symbols to Create an Online Brochure - In this tutorial, you will create a multipage online brochure using master pages, symbols, and styles. Freehand Tutorials - Defining FreeHand Illustrations For Exporting as Flash Player Movies - This article focuses on how to define FreeHand 9 illustrations for exporting as Flash SWF animations. By setting up your FreeHand illustrations for delivery to the Web before you export them, you eliminate many roadblocks in design and production.
Freehand Tutorials - Simple Button
- This tutorial was designed to a very easy method
for creating a button in Freehand. If you need help
with it, or find it confusing, don't hesitate to
e-mail me, the information is at the bottom of the
page. BrainStormer - Nearly 200 movies and hands-on tutorials will ease any learning curve you thought you might have. This extensive course was created by an illustrator who has used FreeHand (for print and the Web) since it was introduced in the late 1980s. Every menu item, feature, and tool is explained in detail, and you're given a reason why you'd want to use them, along with examples. The Freehand Source Your Source for Freehand - Everything You Could Need to Know about Freehand - Made by a Freehand Enthusiast FreeHand for Cartographers - Has been set up specifically for Cartographers who use Macromedia's FreeHand to produce maps. FreeHand Discussion List - A discussion list for users of Macromedia FreeHand, the finest vector illustration program yet created. Deals with the program itself, associated hardware (such as digitizing pads), and software that works with FreeHand.
Freehand Support Forums
- Freehand Support Forums Graphics Newsflash - A monthly newsletter for users of FreeHand and Fireworks. To subscribe send an e-mail to newsflash@macromedia.com (or by clicking on the link). In the subject of the message, enter: SUBSCRIBE Graphics Newsflash.
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- Macromedia FreeHand Tutorials Macromedia Freehand Technotes - FreeHand Support Center Macromedia's FreeHand Xtras list - Macromedia's own resource for Xtras available for FreeHand. Rusty's Shockwave FreeHand Archive - A site that still offers the Shockwave FreeHand plug-in for browsers. Sketchpad - FreeHand Drawing Basics Tutorials
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