Three Amigos

 

Difficulty: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Three identical people reflected horizontally

Suggested Tools: Ellipse tool, pen tool.

Hints: Use copy and paste. Press F8 to join objects. Once joined, objects can be edited as a group. Use Location: Commands > Creative > Auto Vector Mask to make the reflection easier to make.

Moonlight Scenery

Difficulty:  There is no difficulty rating because this projects can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it.
Create a night scene with the predominating feature being the moon. Create clouds, mountains, and/or trees. Be creative and add to it. Perhaps you could add a haunted castle on a mountain top or a few ghosts in a graveyard. Be Creative!!

Suggested Tools to Use: Pen tool, ellipse tool, and rectangle tool
Hints: Use opacity and feathering to create wispy objects. Use a dark blue and black color gradient for a night sky. Use glow to make your moon and stars more realistic.

A Cactus

Difficulty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

This one is fairly simple. A cactus in a desert.
Important Tools to Use: Pen Tool.
Hints: Change Opacity and Feather to make shadows. Experiment with the "wet" borders to find the right for you.

My First Blog Post- Maybe A Failed Attempt

Okay so here goes... I am a man who absolutely and thoroughly enjoys using Adobe's Fireworks. Fireworks, in my opinion goes WAY under-rated and is highly useful in creating websites, making logos, and having fun. I started to search around on the internet for fun, challenging projects to use with Fireworks. The only problem was that I could only find step-by-step instructions. I am not a huge whiz at Fireworks by any means. I am simply an average Joe that completely enjoys Fireworks. However, I was (but sometimes I'm not) pass the step-by-step in skill level. I wanted a challenge. I wanted a project. I wanted someone to show me a picture and say, "Here, create something to this effect." I could not find something like that. There were only step by step instructions. So, that is why I have created this blog. To fulfill that niche. So if you find yourself with some free time and you want to play with Fireworks (the software, not the explosives. lol ), but you can't come up with something to create, this is your source for creative ideas. Have fun!