Creating an “old paper” effect with Fireworks
Jose Angel Rivera Dominguez
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You probably already know that you can create many different types of non-destructive Live Filter effects in Fireworks®. But you might not be aware of one of the least-known Live Filter techniques, which allows you to convert a bitmap to transparency based upon the color variances in the bitmap. Using this technique, you can give an image the look of old paper.
Requirements
To follow along with this article, you will need the following software and files:
Fireworks 8.0
Sample files:
Prerequisite knowledge:
General knowledge of Fireworks and Live Filter effects
About the author
Jose Rivera is a web designer and web developer who specializes in creating dynamic client identity websites using PHP/MySQL. His favorite tools of the trades are Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash. Jose is a Fireworks lover and contributes to fireworksguruforum.com and http://liandrolisk.deviantart.com.
