Freehand MX Advanced

After completing this one-day course, students will know how to:

• Modify the shape of images by using the Fisheye Lens and Shadow tools, and the transparency effect; create different effects by using the 3D Rotation tool, the Bevel and Emboss tool, and the Perspective Grid; create and modify blends by using the Blend tool; and smudge objects by using the Smudge tool.
• Modify paths by using the Bend, Add Points, and Roughen tools; use the Knife tool to divide paths; join paths and make slits; and mask paths by using the Paste Contents command.
• Create an additional page, and navigate and rearrange pages by using the Add Pages button; attach a URL to a document by using the Navigation panel, and publish a document on the Web by using the Publish as HTML feature.
• Examine the PostScript and non-Postscript printers and print documents by using the Output Area tool; overprint images, gradient fills, and inks by using the Overprint option.
• Import single-page and multi-page documents by using the Import option; export a FreeHand document as a bitmap, an EPS, and a text file by using the Export option, and create an animation by using the Release to Layers option.
• Set Flash Export options by using the Export option, and view a document in Flash Player; set the attributes of a Flash movie and edit an imported Flash movie; and import PNG files, and use Fireworks to edit and optimize imported bitmap images

Target audience

You should have basic knowledge of FreeHand MX gained through experience or attendance on a FreeHand MX Intermediate course. Students should be comfortable using a personal computer and Windows 98 or later. Students will get the most out of this course if their goal is to use FreeHand MX as a tool to become proficient graphics professionals and to create efficient and cost-effective illustrations for print and the Web.

Course content

Modifying a drawing Using special effects • Add dimension to objects • The Blend tool • The Smudge tool

Advanced paths techniques Modifying paths • The Knife tool • Making slits and joining paths • Masking paths

Working with multiple pages and the Web Working with multi-page documents • Working with the Web

Printing Printing documents • Using the overprinting option

Integrating with other applications Importing documents • Exporting documents • Animating documents • Working with Flash movies • Working with Fireworks

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