Version: Fireworks
4
Level: Easy Objectives: Create rounded corners
on an image using masking Tools & Techniques: Masking,
rounded rectangle tool, group as mask
This is a quick way to achieve rounded
corners on your images.
Step
1: Getting Started
Open an image
Import
or open any image you want to use
Step
2: Creating a Rounded Rectangle
Choose
a Black fill color
or another dark color. The lighter the color you choose
the ligher your masked image will be.
Click
and drag to draw a rounded rectangle over your image.
If
you selected the Rectangle Tool,
you can adjust the roundness of the corners by using the Up
and Down arrow keys on your keyboard WHILE still holding down
the mouse button.
Step
3: Creating the Mask
Select
bothshapes by clicking and dragging a selection around
them or click Command-A/Control-A
With
both shapes selected, go up to Modify>Mask>Group
as Mask.
This
will create the rounded effect.
You can also create custom image
shapes by using different shapes as masks:
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