Fireworks CS4 Resources

Create and edit custom strokes

Use the Edit Stroke dialog box to change specific stroke characteristics.

Select Stroke Options from the Stroke Category pop-up menu in the Property inspector.
Click Advanced.

The stroke preview at the bottom of each tab shows the current brush with the current settings. The current pressure- and speed-sensitivity settings are reflected in the preview by a stroke that tapers, fades, or otherwise changes from left to right.

On the Options tab, set the ink amount, spacing, and flow rate. Higher flow rates create brush strokes that flow over time, as with an airbrush.
Select brush stroke options:
- To overlap brush strokes for dense strokes, select Build-up.
- To set the stroke texture, change the Texture option. The higher the number, the more apparent the texture becomes.
- To set texture on the edges, enter a number in the Edge Texture text box and select an edge effect from the Edge Effect pop-up menu.
- Set the number of tips you want the brush stroke to have. For multiple tips, enter a Tip Spacing value and select the color variation method.
- To select a dotted or dashed line, select an option from the Dash pop-up menu.
- To set the lengths of dashes and spaces for a dotted line, use the three sets of On and Off text input boxes to control the first, second, and third dashes, respectively.
Click OK.

On the Shape tab, select Square for a square tip, or deselect it for a round tip.
Enter values for the brush tip size, edge softness, tip aspect, and tip angle.
Click OK.

Note: Fireworks has stroke settings for fine-tuning the stroke attributes that are controlled by speed and pressure when you use a Wacom pressure-sensitive tablet and pen. You can select the stroke attribute to control with the pen.

On the Sensitivity tab, select a stroke property from the Stroke Property pop-up menu.
From the Affected By options, select the degree to which sensitivity data affects the current stroke property.