Archive for March, 2008

Create a realistic photo in Fireworks

Mar 8, 2008 | Filed in: Fireworks, Graphic Design, Tutorials, Web Design

create a realistic photo in Fireworks
The first in a series of tutorials for Macromedia / Adobe Fireworks. I’m still using Fireworks 8 but these examples can be followed in any version up to and including CS3. The basic principals can be applied to pretty much any graphics package.

It is expected that you have some basic skills with the pen tool and gradient fills.

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10 essential Illustrator tutorials

Mar 4, 2008 | Filed in: Graphic Design, Illustration, Tutorials

A selection of excellent tutorials for Adobe Illustrator from simple pen tool basics to those special little polishing tricks to finish off your work. Many of these principles can also be applied to other graphics packages such as Freehand, Fireworks and Inkscape.

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