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Macromedia Freehand
Levels: Introductory : Advanced

Introductory Top of Page

Duration: 2 days

This course is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the skills and techniques required to originate professional digital graphic artwork using this powerful and intuitive program. Throughout the course the emphasis is on developing practical 'hands on' drawing and illustration skills. At the end of day two there will be a series of practical exercises to allow you to revise new skills and build confidence.

Welcome To Freehand

  • Creating an illustration
  • A guide to FreeHand's tools
  • Creating multiple pages
  • Moving in and out of the page
  • Floating palettes
  • Creating text on a path
The Toolbox
  • The pointer and text tools
  • Rectangle, ellipse and line tools
  • The FreeHand and Pen tools
  • The Freeform editing tool
  • Using the mirror tool
  • Using the dragging knife
  • The Bezigon tool
  • The Transformation tools - scaling, skewing, tracing and magnifying
The Drop-In Interactive Tools
  • Tools for creating special effects, i.e.: fish eye lens, the eyedropper, 3D rotation tool and smudge tool

The Inspector Palette

  • The Object, Fill, Line, Text and Document inspectors

Drawing In Freehand

  • Using Freeform paths
  • Defining a path
  • Altering control points
  • Reflecting an image
  • Joining elements
Enhancing A Graphic
  • Defining fills
  • The radial fill
  • Using Postscript fills
  • Using patterned fills
  • Using tiled fills
  • Creating transparency effects
  • Using the fill lens
  • Creating complex multi-coloured gradients
  • Blending objects
  • Editable blends
  • Blending objects along a pathPower duplicating
  • Printing options
Path Functions In Freehand
  • Remove overlap
  • Intersect
  • Punch
  • Union
  • Transparency
  • Inset
  • Expand stroke
  • Using the path simplify command
Using Layers In Freehand
  • Creating and assigning layers Reordering layers
  • Hiding and locking layers
  • Speed re-draws
  • Preserving Macromedia Flash backgrounds across layers

Using Colour

  • Spot colour and process colour models
  • Drag and drop colour
  • Creating a new colour
  • The colour list and colour mixer
  • Making the most of colour effects
  • Using and defining Pantone colours
  • Using tints
  • Creating 4-colour separations
Import/Export
  • Importing TIFF and EPS images
  • Embedding fonts in EPS files
  • Collecting files for output
  • Exporting from FreeHand
  • Exporting artwork to Flash
  • Designing for the web

Artwork And Text Options

  • Using paste inside
  • Importing Adobe Illustrator filters
  • Autotracing an image
  • Using the grid
  • Setting tabs and columns
  • Using paragraph rules
  • Applying a screen
  • Moving images between documents
  • Working with text style sheets
  • Object style sheets
  • Customisable master pages
  • Customising tool bars
  • Exporting to PDF, HTML or SWF

Advanced Top of Page

Designed for those already familiar with Macromedia FreeHand but who need to get the most from the software, this is a one day 'power user' course.The course covers advanced use of FreeHand's features including text effects, layering, animation, multi-page documents, web design features and integration with Macromedia Flash. This course will enable you to realise your creative potential

Introduction

  • Advanced page layout
  • Assembling the top section
  • Separating text labels
  • Creating multi-column text blocks
Multi-Page Documents
  • Specifying custom page sizes
  • Duplicating pages
  • Customisable master pages for increasing productivity through template-like behaviour
  • Edit Guides command
  • Creating text and graphic elements
  • Using layers to separate types of artwork
  • Text effects
  • Importing and linking text boxes
  • Using the Text editor
Colours
  • Using colours from imported bitmap images
  • Colour models
Setting Up Animations
  • Building sequences
  • Using extra operations
  • Releasing the blends to layers
  • Exporting the animation

Exporting

  • Collecting files for output
  • Exporting to PDF or HTML files
  • Exporting SWF files for editing in Flash
  • Multi-publishing - create once and publish your FreeHand document to print, web and beyond.
Web Enabled Features
  • Working with symbols
  • Reducing file sizes with symbols
  • Learn how instances work for you
  • Approaching website design
  • How to assemble a storyboard
  • Carry out creative concepts
  • Duplicating pages for web site sections
  • Assigning active links with the URL editor
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