Creating a Steel Ball (Chrome Sphere)

[Kerrigan webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have tried to no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel embossing it. That makes a nice sphere but does not look steel enough. I then purchased Eye Candy 4000, the full version which has a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome effect but it no longer looks like sphere. I would greatly appreciate some help.

[Joe Makowiec]

On 16 Aug 2003 in macromedia.fireworks, wrote:

> How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have
> tried to no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel
> embossing it. That makes a nice sphere but does not look steel
> enough. I then purchased Eye Candy 4000, the full version which has
> a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome effect but it no longer
> looks like sphere.

Look around - there are a number of tutorials on how to create a ball. I
found one at:

[url]http://www.cbtcafe.com/fireworks/3dsphere/3dsphere.html[/url]

If you like the chrome effect you created, go with that; else search the
archives of this group ([url]http://groups.google.com/[/url] advanced group search)
and look for chrome, maybe with 'Richiebee'.

--
Joe Makowiec can be reached at:
[url]http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe[/url]

[Craig Hartel]

Speaking of CBT Cafe...I have their Fireworks MX Selections | Masking video
training CD. I wish that I had this a long time ago. There is nothing like
being able to see as well as hear something being done in real time. In
fact, now that I have a dual monitor set-up, I run the CBT CD on one monitor
while working along in Fireworks on the other. I watch, listen, pause the
movie, and try it out right away. I can easily "rewind" the video to watch
a part over again if I am confused, and then pause it again to apply the
techniques being demonstrated.

This is not advanced Fireworks. It covers all of the basics, and there are
so many tips and things to follow along with. I would recommend that
someone buy this CD before going out and spending a bunch of money on books,
especially for those just starting out with Fireworks.

BTW, I'm just a satisfied consumer of CBT, and not a sales rep nor am I a
re-seller or affiliate. Just thought that anyone reading this who may have
visited CBT Cafe previously or will in the future could get an opinion from
a user.

Craig.

"Joe Makowiec" <makowiec@nycap.rEMOVECAPSr.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93D9BDFE94F63makowiecatnycapdotrE@65.57.83 .209...

> On 16 Aug 2003 in macromedia.fireworks, wrote:
>

> > How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have
> > tried to no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel
> > embossing it. That makes a nice sphere but does not look steel
> > enough. I then purchased Eye Candy 4000, the full version which has
> > a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome effect but it no longer
> > looks like sphere.

>
> Look around - there are a number of tutorials on how to create a ball. I
> found one at:
>
> [url]http://www.cbtcafe.com/fireworks/3dsphere/3dsphere.html[/url]
>
> If you like the chrome effect you created, go with that; else search the
> archives of this group ([url]http://groups.google.com/[/url] advanced group search)
> and look for chrome, maybe with 'Richiebee'.
>
> --
> Joe Makowiec can be reached at:
> [url]http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe[/url]

[Bonnie In Sacramento]

<<There is nothing like
being able to see as well as hear something being done in real time.>>

Next, you'll be ready to make a tiny orange out of clay! LOL!

(If you don't "get it," I'd be happy to forward the website--I think it was
Dan Vendel who posted it)

And I totally agree.
--
Bonnie in Sacramento
kroko
at
sbcglobal.net

"Craig Hartel" <mpp_milquetoast@SANSSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:bhmeet$qap$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Speaking of CBT Cafe...I have their Fireworks MX Selections | Masking

video

> training CD. I wish that I had this a long time ago. There is nothing

like

> being able to see as well as hear something being done in real time. In
> fact, now that I have a dual monitor set-up, I run the CBT CD on one

monitor

> while working along in Fireworks on the other. I watch, listen, pause the
> movie, and try it out right away. I can easily "rewind" the video to

watch

> a part over again if I am confused, and then pause it again to apply the
> techniques being demonstrated.
>
> This is not advanced Fireworks. It covers all of the basics, and there

are

> so many tips and things to follow along with. I would recommend that
> someone buy this CD before going out and spending a bunch of money on

books,

> especially for those just starting out with Fireworks.
>
> BTW, I'm just a satisfied consumer of CBT, and not a sales rep nor am I a
> re-seller or affiliate. Just thought that anyone reading this who may

have

> visited CBT Cafe previously or will in the future could get an opinion

from

> a user.
>
> Craig.
>
> "Joe Makowiec" <makowiec@nycap.rEMOVECAPSr.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns93D9BDFE94F63makowiecatnycapdotrE@65.57.83 .209...

> > On 16 Aug 2003 in macromedia.fireworks, wrote:
> >

> > > How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have
> > > tried to no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel
> > > embossing it. That makes a nice sphere but does not look steel
> > > enough. I then purchased Eye Candy 4000, the full version which has
> > > a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome effect but it no longer
> > > looks like sphere.

> >
> > Look around - there are a number of tutorials on how to create a ball.

I

> > found one at:
> >
> > [url]http://www.cbtcafe.com/fireworks/3dsphere/3dsphere.html[/url]
> >
> > If you like the chrome effect you created, go with that; else search the
> > archives of this group ([url]http://groups.google.com/[/url] advanced group search)
> > and look for chrome, maybe with 'Richiebee'.
> >
> > --
> > Joe Makowiec can be reached at:
> > [url]http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe[/url]

>
>

[Sam Poikail]

You don't need to bevel emboss it. Those controls are already built into
the Chrome filter and are echoed in a lot of the EC 4000 filters.

Start from scratch and try this:
1) Draw a circle with a height/width of 200 pixels.
2) Add the Chrome Filter
3) Set the following:
Bevel Width: 100 (half the H/W value of the circle)
Bevel Height Scale: 50
Smoothness: 50
Ripple Thickness: 10
Ripple Width: 115
Random Seed: 7989 (you can play around with random seed as much as you
want (jotting down the numbers that give you the best results).

6) Try other Reflection Maps to get different effects/tinting.

5) For some more depth, add a perspective shadow either using native methods
(Google search: perspective shadow... most tutorials regarding this are
fairly generic) or use ShadowLab (EC 4000).

Hope that helps,
Sam

"Kerrigan" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bhm5k3$h02$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have tried to

no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel embossing it. That makes
a nice sphere but does not look steel enough. I then purchased Eye Candy
4000, the full version which has a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome
effect but it no longer looks like sphere. I would greatly appreciate some
help.

>
>

[Richiebee]

Here's a quick one for you - [url]http://www.richiebee.ca/public/chromeball.png[/url]

Might not be quite what you're after, but radial or elliptical gradients are
the key however you wish to represent your reflections...


Rich


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-iii<O



"Kerrigan" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bhm5k3$h02$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> How would one create a steel/chrome ball with Fireworks. I have tried to

no avail by starting out with a circle, then bevel embossing it. That makes
a nice sphere but does not look steel enough. I then purchased Eye Candy
4000, the full version which has a Chrome feature. I can now create a chrome
effect but it no longer looks like sphere. I would greatly appreciate some
help.

>
>

[Sam Poikail]

I really do wish the book you had contributed to had made it to the
stores.... :o(

Cheers,
Sam
"Richiebee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
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> Here's a quick one for you - [url]http://www.richiebee.ca/public/chromeball.png[/url]
>
> Might not be quite what you're after, but radial or elliptical gradients

are

> the key however you wish to represent your reflections...
>
>
> Rich
>
>
> --
> Richie Bee
> [url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
> Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
> [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> Sharing Fireworks Resources
> [url]www.richiebee.ca/public[/url]
> -iii<O
>

[Craig Hartel]

I second that, Sam. Rich has some awesome stuff!!

Craig.

"Sam Poikail" <indigo_wolf@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I really do wish the book you had contributed to had made it to the
> stores.... :o(
>
> Cheers,
> Sam
> "Richiebee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
> news:bhoi5f$66o$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Here's a quick one for you -

[url]http://www.richiebee.ca/public/chromeball.png[/url]

> >
> > Might not be quite what you're after, but radial or elliptical gradients

> are

> > the key however you wish to represent your reflections...
> >
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> > --
> > Richie Bee
> > [url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
> > Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
> > [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> > Sharing Fireworks Resources
> > [url]www.richiebee.ca/public[/url]
> > -iii<O
> >

>
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