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FreeHand®
Cool Metallic Gradients
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| This tutorial is for creating
metallic gradients with Macromedia® FreeHand. This tutorial
uses version 9, but the steps should be the same for any
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1. Shown below is a preview of the gradient swatches. You
can make them yourself following the steps in this tutorial
or you can download the FreeHand 9 file itself:
These gradients can be used for industrial metals. "Zinc
1" is the short name for "bright zinc" plating and "Zinc 2"
is the short name for "yellow zinc" plating. The "Plate" gradients
above are suitable for flat surfaces and the "Curved" gradients
are best for curved surfaces.
All of the examples below show a screen shot of the Fill
inspector and the color chips required. Following the specs
for each gradient is a step-by-step procedure for making a
gradient fill.
2. These are the specs for the "Zinc 1 Plate" gradient. Use
the "Tints" tab of the Color Mixer and create the color chips
from tints of black.
3. These are the specs for the "Zinc 2 Plate" gradient. Use
the "Mixer" tab of the Color Mixer and create the color chips
from the following RGB settings.
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