gradient/transparency problem

[lucidbydesign webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I have Freehand 10 and am trying to create a gradient wherein there is really only ONE color which fades out across the paper. But FH10 won't let me use none for one of the colors.

I looked up transparency and got some vague suggestion, create a graphic on the background for a mask BUT no step by step explanation.

I tried looking up mask and there is NO "mask" under M in the book.

I can do this in other programs (adobe, Quark) but would rather stick with Freehand for this project.

Help! Please and thanks!

Katherine

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[Wes Rand]

"lucidbydesign" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> I have Freehand 10 and am trying to create a gradient wherein there is really only ONE color which fades out across the paper. But FH10 won't let me use none for one of the colors.
>
> I looked up transparency and got some vague suggestion, create a graphic on the background for a mask BUT no step by step explanation.
>
> I tried looking up mask and there is NO "mask" under M in the book.
>
> I can do this in other programs (adobe, Quark) but would rather stick with Freehand for this project.
>
> Help! Please and thanks!
>
> Katherine
>
>
> myurl
>

Does the gradient need to be transparent? If not then just use white for
the second color in the gradient. There is a "gradient mask" option in
Freehand MX (one of the raster effects so I haven't used it for anything
used in print.)

-Wes