Making a Simple Signature with Fireworks CS3

[Runefreak]

Making a Simple Signature/Logo With Fireworks CS3/CS4
By Runefreak

Information
This tutorial will show you a very simple way to creating your own simple signature using Adobe Fireworks CS3/CS4, many people use Adobe Photoshop but I'll show you how to create one with Fireworks. In my signature you may have seen some signatures for my game, well they were removed due to the fact that my signature is getting quite long. So I'll show you how to create one for your game. This might be able to be done with Photoshop though I never tried it.


Step 1: Creating the Base
So let's start creating the base, we will first start by creating a new project.
We will set the size of your image known as the Width and Height, it could be anything you want but for a signature/logo I suggest making it 470x100 (Width: 470 | Height: 100).
Be sure to make the background Transparent and not White or a Custom color.

Step 2: Creating the Box

This step will show creating your box or template (Whatever you call it dry.gif ...) to put your text/images/etc. on.
First choose the shape you want your box to look like, to do that go to the Vector section on the left of the window and left-click the Shapes and hold the click, opening a menu of the different shapes.
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Pick the one you want and create it on your sig/logo with the appropriate size that fits your image.

Step 3 (Optional): Adding Filters

If you are pretty skilled at this or you just want to use the Gradient effects in the Fill Category you may skip this part, but I'll show you how to add a pretty cool effect. So let's go ahead to the bottom-right of the window to your Filters.

You may mess around with those until you understand with it enough to handle it yourself, if you can't then I'll show you a basic effect that I like to use. The 'Drop Shadow' effect, to add it, click the '+' next to Filters and go to "Sharpen and Glow" and choose "Drop Shadow" which will show a window.

Change it to the settings that please you most happy.gif and you now have a shadow below it, now let's continue.

Step 4: Text
I already showed the basic steps of setting up your sig/logo, so now let's finish it up with the text! First, choose the font/size that works for you and insert the text, it will come out like this, kinda boring and dull.
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So go over to your Assets -> Styles and choose the right one that fits you, add any special effects you like and finally you are completed!

[AssassinJim]

Nice tutorial , 4 stars.

[Runefreak]

Thanks, glad you like it. ^^