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Duration: 3 days
Time: 10am - 6pm
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Introduction to Fireworks CS6

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Course Description

Adobe Fireworks CS6 is a powerful tool for creating and editing bitmap and vector web graphics. In this course you will modify bitmap and vector graphics, work with layers, build web components, slice images, and prototype layouts for both web and mobile applications.

Who Should Attend

Video, animation and graphics professionals who need a working knowledge of Adobe Fireworks CS6.

Prerequisites:

Course Outline

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Day 1

Lesson 1: The Pages, States, and Layers Panels: Fundamental Workflow Tools

  • About Pages, Layers, and States
  • Getting Started
  • Importing Pages
  • Working with Layers and Objects
  • Working with States

Lesson 2: Working with Bitmap Images

  • About Bitmap Images
  • Cropping an Image
  • Managing Images on the Canvas
  • Importing Images
  • Improving Appearance Using Live Filters
  • Improving Appearance Using the Bitmap Tools

Lesson 3: Working with Bitmap Selections

  • Understanding Bitmap Selections
  • Protecting Original Art
  • Selecting and Modifying with the Magic Wand Tool
  • Converting a Selection to a Path

Lesson 4: Working with Vector Graphics

  • Understanding Vectors
  • Basic Vector Drawing Techniques
  • Understanding Paths and the Pen Tool
  • Editing Paths
  • Making Mountains Out Of Vectors
  • Creating an Icon
  • Working with Auto Shapes

Day 2

Lesson 5: Masking

  • About the Project
  • About Masks
  • Designing the Banner
  • reating and Editing Masks

Lesson 6: Working With Text

  • Text Basics
  • Adding the Banner Heading and Tagline
  • Flowing Text Around An Object

Lesson 7: Using Styles and the Styles Panel

  • What are Styles?
  • Applying Style Presets
  • Editing Styles
  • Updating Styles Applied To Objects
  • Exporting and Sharing Styles

Lesson 8: Using Symbols

  • What are Symbols
  • Graphic Symbols
  • Button Symbols

Day 3

Lesson 9: Optimizing for the Web and Mobile

  • Optimization Basics
  • Optimizing a Single-Image File
  • About the Web Tools
  • Creating and Optimizing Slices
  • Exporting a Single-Page Design
  • Creating a Sprite Sheet
  • Understanding Fireworks CSS

Lesson 10: Prototype Basics

  • The Prototyping Workflow
  • A Review of the Pages Panel
  • Comparing Wireframe Pages
  • Adding Pages
  • Delivering the Wireframe

Lesson 11: High-Fidelity Prototyping

  • Reviewing the Finished Prototype
  • Fleshing Out the Prototype
  • Completing the Prototype

Lesson 12: Improving Your Workflow

  • Using Document Templates
  • Working with Adobe Bridge
  • Thinking Ahead: Future-Proofing Your Projects
  • Using Fireworks Files with Photoshop
  • Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Lesson 13: Going Further

  • JQuery Mobile Theme Creation
  • Creating a Custom Theme
  • Customizing a JQuery Mobile Skin in Dreamweaver
  • Updating the Design
  • Using Fireworks Extensions
  • Integration with other Adobe Products