# Fireworks art **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 11, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297 "2003-07-11T07:31:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RussianBeer](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/russianbeer/32/152_2.png) [@RussianBeer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RussianBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/1 "2003-07-11T07:31:37Z")
A drawing I did in Fireworks, this is me trying to figure out how to use a pen properly… ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/2 "2003-07-11T07:44:17Z")
looks good. the pen tool can be a pain to get used to… now, let’s see a yellow feather’d cape… 😉 btw, have you checked out the style called summer2 yet? I think you’ll recognize the area… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/3 "2003-07-11T07:46:38Z")
heheheh… nice, good style ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 7:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/4 "2003-07-11T07:48:28Z")
it was taken 25 yrs ago on a visit, but you couldn’t tell by any of the buildings… I swear, the canal looks the same today, as it did back then… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/5 "2003-07-11T07:53:30Z")
I dont understand, Pen is Under Vector, why is there pixels? ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/6 "2003-07-11T07:56:29Z")
I don’t understand. please explain, or zip me a .png to look @… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/7 "2003-07-11T08:03:29Z")
I mean, I use a pen, which is a vector tool, vectors , arent they supposed to be real smooth? not grainy like mine? ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/8 "2003-07-11T08:06:02Z")
well, to show it on the web in an image, it’s gotta be raster’d… that will cause pixels. no way around that. I’m guessing you had to shrink this a bit for the web… that will cause a jagged edge (less pixels to go the same distance)… if you print it, I doubt you will see the jaggies… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/9 "2003-07-11T08:06:52Z")
Hmm… next time i’l just do it in freehand! 😛 Thx! ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/10 "2003-07-11T08:10:54Z")
It is the same. I think either you aren’t explaining it right, or I am not following … it is still vector. You can change the line by moving the “handles”… check your stroke to make sure anti-aliasing is set properly, etc. did you shrink the image after drawing? Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/11 "2003-07-11T08:14:18Z")
Yeah yeah, it got all the handles and everything and negative no shrikage occured… uhh :trout: ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/12 "2003-07-11T08:16:21Z")
export it as an .swf ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/13 "2003-07-11T08:17:44Z")
Hmmm… don’t know then. maybe something to do with the stroke. try eliminating that, and go from there… 3d-iva is very handy with FW as well… maybe he will poke his head in here later on… Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/14 "2003-07-11T09:17:15Z")
FW - there are a variety of brushes - I guess you picked the 1-pixel hard one? try going for one of the anti-aliased ones 🙂 nice work 🙂 ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/15 "2003-07-11T14:53:08Z")
actually i think you have anti alias turned off on your pen tool settings. Or have the line set to hard. In prop inspector. Change where it says edge to anti alias. That should solve that. Oh yeah you dont have to start your drawing over to do this just select your line and change properties. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/16 "2003-07-11T23:18:09Z")
Negative nothing solves, it I am drawining in anti-alias, 1pix hard, I am baffled! ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/17 "2003-07-11T23:31:01Z")
I changed it to soft, and it helped a little… ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/18 "2003-07-11T23:32:12Z")
it looks a lot smoother than the first one, nice work.=) ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/19 "2003-07-11T23:46:15Z")
change your fill to soft also ---
**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:** [July 11, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fireworks-art/25297/20 "2003-07-11T23:47:40Z")
also you can set the stroke to "center on path , “outside path” and “on path” those are at the bottom of the stroke color picker. When you click the color for the stroke look on the bottom there is a drop down…You are almost there