Hello Folks,
I am attempting to create a graphic that I can use as a background in the
header of my website and I'd be grateful for some advice.
What I'm aiming for is a solid colour at the top of the image which fades
halfway towards the bottom, and then gets stronger becoming a mirror image past
the half way point. The end result will give the illusion (hopefully) when
repeated across the screen, of looking at a round bar. Maybe it needs to be the
other way around, lighter at top and bottom and graduated darker towards the
middle?
I have recently purchased Fireworks 8 and a trial copy of Photoshop CS, but
despite buying a book on Fireworks and trawling the net, I've not been able to
find any tutorials that describes how to create the above effect. So if anybody
can advise where I can track down information to do the task with what I've
got, I'd be most grateful.
Many thanks,
Myles
Myles,
Have you looked through your Styles in FWs?
I have loads that I've collected over the years, so I'm not sure what comes
with FWs as a standard set, but have a vague recollection of there being a
couple that will achieve what you're after, and you can of course adjust
them as you wish.
Peter
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"Magicalwonders" <webforumsu
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| Hello Folks,
|
| I am attempting to create a graphic that I can use as a background in the
| header of my website and I'd be grateful for some advice.
|
| What I'm aiming for is a solid colour at the top of the image which fades
| halfway towards the bottom, and then gets stronger becoming a mirror image
past
| the half way point. The end result will give the illusion (hopefully) when
| repeated across the screen, of looking at a round bar. Maybe it needs to
be the
| other way around, lighter at top and bottom and graduated darker towards
the
| middle?
|
| I have recently purchased Fireworks 8 and a trial copy of Photoshop CS,
but
| despite buying a book on Fireworks and trawling the net, I've not been
able to
| find any tutorials that describes how to create the above effect. So if
anybody
| can advise where I can track down information to do the task with what
I've
| got, I'd be most grateful.
|
| Many thanks,
|
|
| Myles
|
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Thanks Peter,
Style 54 seems to be perfect for what I want to do.
Now all I have to do is figure out how to change the colour and crop it to get
rid of any shadows! Why is it solving one problem always seems to create others!
Myles
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I would examine the style in the Property inspector. Check the Filters and
see which ones have been applied for that particular style. You can click
the Tick/Check to remove/apply that particular filter to see if you need it
or not.
To change the colour, again in the PI (Property Inspector) click the Paint
Bucket and change the colour of the Colour Chips.
You may find it easier to make your own style, but pulling a couple of
existing ones apart should help.
Peter
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"Magicalwonders" <webforumsu
@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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| Thanks Peter,
|
| Style 54 seems to be perfect for what I want to do.
|
| Now all I have to do is figure out how to change the colour and crop it to
get
| rid of any shadows! Why is it solving one problem always seems to create
others!
|
| Myles
|
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Thanks Peter,
I seem to be getting there. I've now managed to change colours. There are so
many clickable options, so I'm trying everything to see what it does!
I haven't had any luck in removing shadows from edges yet, but I might just
make a bigger image and crop them out!
Thanks again for your help.
Myles
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Try double clicking on the Style itself, that should open an Edit window,
you can try altering some of the settings in there. If you do, it's probably
a good idea to save it under a new name.
Peter
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"Magicalwonders" <webforumsu
@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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| Thanks Peter,
|
| I seem to be getting there. I've now managed to change colours. There are
so
| many clickable options, so I'm trying everything to see what it does!
|
| I haven't had any luck in removing shadows from edges yet, but I might
just
| make a bigger image and crop them out!
|
| Thanks again for your help.
|
| Myles
|
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Turning off "Effect" and "Stroke Type" within "Edit Style" seems to have done
the trick. I may need to turn off "Stroke colour" as well, but think I will
test it first as a background and see if it gives me a seamless effect.
Thanks.
Myles
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