Comments on: Rapid Fire #10: Circular Shadows & Highlights http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/ Design wisdom in red and grey. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:00:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Brownspank http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30757 Brownspank Wed, 14 May 2008 02:44:21 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30757 <strong><a href="#comment-30756" rel="nofollow">Dklick</a>:</strong> I believe you can use Fireworks 8. It's basically a few layers of masks and gradients anyway. Dklick: I believe you can use Fireworks 8. It’s basically a few layers of masks and gradients anyway.

]]> By: dklickstudio http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30756 dklickstudio Tue, 13 May 2008 19:02:55 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30756 can i use Fireworks 8 to archive this ? can i use Fireworks 8 to archive this ?

]]> By: lian http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30748 lian Fri, 09 May 2008 22:22:51 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30748 Hey dude! Great effect and great creative method.... lovely inspiration. Best regards. Hey dude!

Great effect and great creative method…. lovely inspiration.

Best regards.

]]> By: Brownspank http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30741 Brownspank Thu, 08 May 2008 00:23:24 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30741 <strong><a href="#comment-30740" rel="nofollow">Joshua</a></strong>: with elliptical shapes, you can use the Ellipse gradient instead. This type of gradient has two handles so you can define the major and minor axes (A.K.A. the "long and short diameters") of the ellipse. Joshua: with elliptical shapes, you can use the Ellipse gradient instead. This type of gradient has two handles so you can define the major and minor axes (A.K.A. the “long and short diameters”) of the ellipse.

]]> By: Joshua http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30740 Joshua Wed, 07 May 2008 20:19:48 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30740 Your site's a great resource and I really enjoy the tutorials. How difficult would these faux 3d effects be to replicate on a skewed circle. Radial gradients work great if the object that you're giving this effect to is a perfect circle, but I'm having issues with oddly shaped logos or symbology. Ovals for instance are acting kind of screwy. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance and keep up the great work! Your site’s a great resource and I really enjoy the tutorials. How difficult would these faux 3d effects be to replicate on a skewed circle. Radial gradients work great if the object that you’re giving this effect to is a perfect circle, but I’m having issues with oddly shaped logos or symbology. Ovals for instance are acting kind of screwy.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance and keep up the great work!

]]> By: buttah http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30709 buttah Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:59:20 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30709 Wow! Very cool. And all fully editable. Nice tute. Thanks for sharing. Came across this site from Smashing Magazine. Simple yet polished tutorials here. Wow! Very cool. And all fully editable. Nice tute. Thanks for sharing. Came across this site from Smashing Magazine. Simple yet polished tutorials here.

]]> By: Brownspank http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30694 Brownspank Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:21:52 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30694 <a href="#comment-30693" rel="nofollow"><strong>Minikperi:</strong></a> Yes, you could use those neat plugins to produce a wide array of effects. Unfortunately, with the release of Fireworks CS3, the <a href="http://www.alienskin.com/" rel="nofollow">Alien Skin</a> plugins that used to be bundled in the Live Effects are now gone. :( So for those who don't have the plugins available, this tutorial serves as an alternative. Minikperi: Yes, you could use those neat plugins to produce a wide array of effects. Unfortunately, with the release of Fireworks CS3, the Alien Skin plugins that used to be bundled in the Live Effects are now gone. :( So for those who don’t have the plugins available, this tutorial serves as an alternative.

]]> By: minikperi http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30693 minikperi Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:27:43 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30693 you can also use Eye candy 4000 LE -> Bevel Boss to have a similar effect easy way. you can also use Eye candy 4000 LE -> Bevel Boss to have a similar effect easy way.

]]> By: Michael http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30656 Michael Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:01:53 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30656 Do you know that my Digiital Media Development class is using tutorials from your website? Do you know that my Digiital Media Development class is using tutorials from your website?

]]> By: Thierry http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30655 Thierry Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:04:21 +0000 http://www.brownbatterystudios.com/sixthings/2008/02/08/rapid-fire-10-circular-shadows-highlights/#comment-30655 This is all nice but if you reduce the size to 150 px it's all jagged! This is all nice but if you reduce the size to 150 px it’s all jagged!

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