Fireworks Topic 16
Masks
Topics covered:
One object can be used to change the appearance or action of another object.
Transparency
Controlled at the layer level
Select the layer then adjust the transparency slider for
the desired effect.
Creating a hole or somethin'
Create two items on different layers
Put one on top of the other.
Select "Modify", "Join". A hole is created...
"Modify", "Split" fills in the hole!
Creating a mask
Used to change the shape of one item to contour another object
Pasting an item as a mask.
Pasting objects into a mask
Masking objects using the Layers panel
Bitmap or grayscale masks