Adobe Fireworks CS3 Manuale Utente
ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3
User Guide
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Drawing freeform paths
You can draw freeform vector paths with the Vector Path tool, much as you draw using a felt-tip marker or crayon.
The Vector Path tool is located in the Pen tool pop-up menu.
The Vector Path tool is located in the Pen tool pop-up menu.
You can change the stroke and fill attributes of paths drawn with the Vector Path tool. See “Applying Color, Strokes,
and Fills” on page 126.
and Fills” on page 126.
Using the Vector Path tool
The Vector Path tool has a wide variety of brush stroke categories, including Air Brush, Calligraphy, Charcoal,
Crayon, and Unnatural. Each category typically has a choice of strokes, such as Light Marker and Dark Marker, Splat-
tered Oil, Bamboo, Ribbon, Confetti, 3D, Toothpaste, and Viscous Alien Paint.
Crayon, and Unnatural. Each category typically has a choice of strokes, such as Light Marker and Dark Marker, Splat-
tered Oil, Bamboo, Ribbon, Confetti, 3D, Toothpaste, and Viscous Alien Paint.
Although the strokes may look like paint or ink, each has the points and paths of a vector object. That means that
you can change the shape of the stroke using any of several vector-editing techniques. After you reshape the path,
the stroke is redrawn.
you can change the shape of the stroke using any of several vector-editing techniques. After you reshape the path,
the stroke is redrawn.
For more precise path smoothing, you can change the number of points that appear on the path in the Precision box
in the Property inspector before you draw the path.
in the Property inspector before you draw the path.
A painting edited by moving vector points
You can also modify existing brush strokes and add fills to selected objects you have drawn with the Vector Path tool.
The new stroke and fill settings are retained for subsequent use of the Vector Path tool in the current document.
The new stroke and fill settings are retained for subsequent use of the Vector Path tool in the current document.
To draw a freeform vector path:
1
From the Pen tool pop-up menu, select the Vector Path tool.
2
If desired, set stroke attributes and Vector Path tool options in the Property inspector. See “Applying Color,
3
If desired, change the precision level of the path by selecting a number from the Precision pop-up menu in the
Property inspector for the vector path tool. The higher the number you select, the greater the number of points that
appear on the path you draw.
appear on the path you draw.
4
Drag to draw. To constrain the path to a horizontal or vertical line, hold down Shift while dragging.
5
Release the mouse button to end the path. To close the path, release the mouse button when you return the pointer
to the point at the beginning of the path.