Freehand Graphics Studio 7 Authorized - Softcover

Faist, Thomas; Faist, Lori; Faist, Craig; Walsh, Kevin; Faist, Diane; Datrix Media Group

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201688328 ISBN 13: 9780201688320

Publisher: Peachpit Pr, 1997

Synopsis

This is a fast, easy, and fun way to learn the complexities of Macromedia's FreeHand 7, the latest version of this enormously popular illustration program for the Macintosh. Instructions in the book are clear and concise and kept to a minimum, while pictures-hundreds of screenshots and dozens of striking illustrations created by professional artists and designers who work with FreeHand on a daily basis-do most of the talking. Whether you're a beginning to advanced graphic designer or a fine artist who wants to transfer your skills to the computer, this book provides an ideal introduction to FreeHand 7, covering all the fundamentals, from startup to image creation, from manipulation to importing the finished product into page-layout programs. Plus it includes loads of useful tips.

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Review:

Macromedia FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 for Macintosh and Windows is a powerful suite that includes FreeHand 7, the illustration package; xRes, an image editor; Extreme 3D, a tool for creating 3-D text, graphics, and animations; and Fontographer, a font-creation tool. If you're a beginning or intermediate user, check out FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 Authorized to get a thorough grounding in the entire suite. You get large screen shots and clear descriptions of every project throughout the book, the bulk of which is dedicated to FreeHand 7. You learn about FreeHand's text and graphics tools, paths and points, layers and styles, and multiple-page documents. Then you use all four packages in the suite, combining vector, bitmap, and 3-D graphics to create a logo, which you further enhance and add to a bookmark in FreeHand. The final chapter covers Shockwave, Macromedia's tool for producing Web graphics. The included hybrid CD-ROM has lesson files and demo versions of all the products in the suite.

From the Back Cover:

In 20 hours of hands-on lessons, FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 Authorized leads you step by step through the basic skills and you'll need to take advantage of all this new power and introduces the new features you'll use to create state-of-the-art Web graphics. Like all of the books in Macromedia Press's Authorized series, FreeHand Graphics Studio 7 Authorized, uses the same lessons and techniques offered by Macromedia at its Authorized Training Centers. An enclosed CD-ROM includes all the media and other files needed to complete each lesson, plus complete demo versions (save-disabled) of all the Macromedia Studio products.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peachpit Pr
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0201688328
• ISBN 13: 9780201688320
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408