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.
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.
Next, to create the moon craters, use the pen tool to draw a shape. Change the layer mode from Normal to Negation.
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.
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.
Now we have a good night scene.
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
