Fundamentals of Adobe FreeHand MX

Objectives

This course is designed for anyone who needs to understand the fundamental features and techniques of FreeHand and it provides the knowledge and hands-on practice needed to create and publish sophisticated vector-based graphics.


Pre-requisites:

None other than a working knowledge of the Macintosh or Windows environment. Creative drawing skills are an advantage as is a clear idea of the type of work delegates intend to produce in FreeHand. Experience of the World Wide Web is useful.


Course Includes:

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.


Course Outline


Overview


· What is Adobe Freehand MX
· Vector Based Graphics
· FreeHand File Formats
· Bitmap images
· Vector graphics
· Text
· FreeHand and the Web


The Interface


· The FreeHand Workspace
· The Main Toolbar and Text Toolbar
· The Tools Panel-Selection and Text/Drawing /Transform/ViewingTools
· The Colour Pop-Up Boxes
· Identifying Tools with Tooltips
· Page Rulers and Guides
· The Status Bar
· The FreeHand Inspector Panels
· Object/Stroke/Fill/Text/Document Inspector
· The Transform Panels/Move/Rotate/Scale/Skew/Reflect/Swatches Panel
· The Colour Mixer
· The Layers Panel


C

ustomising the Workspace


· Default Panel Layout
· Dockling/Customising the Toolbars
· Collapsing/Grouping/Hiding Panels
· Customising Shortcut Keys
· FreeHand 10 Preferences


The

Illustration Tools


· Working in Freehand 10
· The Drawing Tools/The Pen Tool
· Adding Colour
· Contour Gradients
· Using Lens Fills
· Arranging/Distorting/Blending Objects
· Creating Illustrations/Tints
· Using the Line/Envelope Tool
· Creating 3D Effects by Using the Perspective Grid






What's New


· What's New in FreeHand MX
· Master Page
· The New Contour Gradient
· The New Brush Strokes
· The New Print Area
· Overview of the Print Area Option


Increasing Your Productivity


· Increased Productivity with v.10
· Definition of Symbols


Multi-Publishing


· Description of Multi-Publishing




· Using the Navigation Panel
· Testing the Movie with the Controller Toolbar
· Creating Flash Animations in v.10
· Overview of Macromedia Flash 5.0
· The Flash Interface/Toolbar
· Exporting Artwork to Flash 5.0


Integrating with the Studio


· Fine-Tuning the FreeHand 10 Workspace for the Studio




· Optimising the Main Toolbar
· Basic Flash 5.0 Tools
· Selecting Objects
· Applying Colour
· Editing Shapes
· Bringing FreeHand Print Documents Into Flash 5.0
· Creating an Animated Banner