# Anyone use Freehand? **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749 "2002-11-27T17:18:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yorkshirepuddin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/aeb1de/32.png) [@yorkshirepuddin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yorkshirepuddin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/1 "2002-11-27T17:18:47Z")
I have a question … I drew a butterfly and used the brush stroke. However, I want to make the stroke colour different from black but it seems I can only use black … is there a way? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/2 "2002-11-27T17:35:40Z")
if your using photoshop make sure you’re in RGB mode but in freehand im not sure, just look for something like that ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/3 "2002-11-27T19:15:11Z")
Hi there Mr Puddin, I use Freehand 9, and to change the colour of the stroke you first need to add the colour to your colour list windows, panels, colour list. Then click on options, choose a colour that you like and it should then appear in the dropdown menu underneath the stroke symbol.:bandit: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/4 "2002-11-27T19:20:05Z")
I can only change the strock colour if its a basic stroke … I’m using a brush stroke and it just defaults to black and leaves no options to change the colour ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/5 "2002-11-27T19:25:03Z")
Hi, I’m a little confused, what do you mean by brush stroke, in my stroke dropdown I have none, basic custom, pattern and postscript. Where are you selecting the brush stroke from:bandit: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/6 "2002-11-27T21:54:50Z")
What version are you using? I have basic, brush, custom, pattern and postscript. I’ve got 10. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/7 "2002-11-27T21:58:22Z")
> \*Originally posted by chris \* > **Hi there Mr Puddin, > I use Freehand 9** He uses version 9, so is macromedia freehand like an equal to adobe illustrator? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/8 "2002-11-27T22:29:35Z")
Oops, thanks for pointing that out! Forgive me, I just woken from a nap (damn, that makes me sound old huh?). It’s hard for me to give you a honest comparision between Freehand and Illustrator, because I barely know both, so I can’t give any pros or cons. The only thing I can say is having both the programs, I found Freehand a little more intutitive than illustrator. But that’s about it. YP ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/9 "2002-11-28T02:40:52Z")
Freehand is the sorta equivelant to Illustrator, however it works well with Fireworks, Flash, etc… ( all Macromedia Products, go fig… lol) what i ussually do is this, im tired of the hassle of frehand. So i ussually make my shapes, do whatever, then import it as a vector into flash, and use flash to color it, etc =) I use flash for a lot of graphics, cause its so much easier =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/10 "2002-11-28T20:07:39Z")
i think it’s [color=red]**[SIZE=4]NO WAY[/SIZE] [/color]** but i’ll try it until solve it [color=red]_i hope_[/color]… C:-) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/11 "2002-11-28T20:17:37Z")
_[color=red][size=4] i got it[/size][/color]_ i found a solution for this … 🙂 by the trace tool click in your brush … ok there is a message will appear … Wand Option: 1- trace selection 2- Convert selection edge choose the Sec. ok it’ll convert to an object and you can use it and change the color to your needs. **but** there is a problem will face you, this option double your stroke to another one 😏 . i don’t know if it useful for you or NO _[color=red]flashSwimmer[/color]_ C:-) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/12 "2002-11-29T02:41:42Z")
Cool options Flashswimmer. That worked. Cheers!🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anyone-use-freehand/8749/13 "2002-11-29T18:28:35Z")
you are Welcome … 🙂 i hope it helps … [color=red]_flashswimmer C:-)[/color]_