Create a night scene with Fireworks

Create a full moon

In this last section, start by using the ellipse tool to create a circle with a height and width of 173. Choose Live Effects > Shadow and Glow > Glow. Assign #A6C8D8 as the glow color, and then set the Opacity to 65 and the Softness to 21.

create moon

Change the fill color of the moon from white to a linear gradient. For the colors, choose #C1E4E5 and #FFFFFF. Move the linear gradient handle around just enough to add some shades of blue.

change color

Next, to create the moon craters, use the pen tool to draw a shape. Change the layer mode from Normal to Negation.

create craters

Change the fill type of the shape to Pattern > Oil Shape 1. Change the Edge to Feather, and set the feather to 23. For the texture, choose Sandpaper and set it to 42%. Select Transparent.

texture moon

alter crater

To add another crater, follow the same steps you used to duplicate the clouds (that is, duplicate the crater object, and then resize it and alter some of its points.

duplicate crater

Now we have a good night scene.

final image

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Where to go from here

For more information about Fireworks, check out the following resources:

Import a PSD file into Flash via Fireworks by Michael Ninness
Image editing tricks with Fireworks by Jose Olarte 3

Create a night scene with Fireworks

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Create a full moon

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