How to Melt Pictures With Macromedia Fireworks

Use Fireworks to add an effect that melts your images.

Adobe Fireworks, formerly Macromedia Fireworks, provides you with tools that enable you to add a melting effect to your pictures. When applied to an image, the colors of the graphic are blended to create a liquefied appearance. This enhancement is ideal if you need to create an eye-catching, custom image for websites or printed documents. Apply a melt effect to any pictures you choose to customize.

Instructions

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     Launch Fireworks and click the "Open" option under the File menu to bring up the picture you want to modify. Alternately, click "Import" under the File menu, select an image file in the dialog that opens and then click and drag your mouse to add the graphic to the canvas window.
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     Click the "Tools" and "Properties" options under the Window menu to make these menus visible. Alternately, press the "Tab" key on your keyboard to display all Fireworks menus.
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     Click the "Smudge Tool" in the Bitmap section of the Tools menu. This action makes the mouse pointer display as a circle.
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     Click and drag your mouse over the image to create the melt effects. You can also click the options in the Properties menu to customize the melt characteristics. For instance, click the "Square Brush Tip" button to make block-like streaks, or click the "Brush Tip Size" arrow to make the effects larger or smaller as you drag them over your picture.
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     Click the "Save" option under the File menu to preserve your work.