How to Mask Multiple Paths?This is a discussion on How to Mask Multiple Paths? within the Macromedia Fireworks forums in Adobe Tools category; I need to apply a single gradient mask to two or more path layers (which are filled with a color) but I don't see an easy way. In Photoshop you can apply a layer mask to a folder but that doesn't work in FW. I tried grouping the two path layers and applying the mask. That works but if I want to edit the paths later I have to ungroup everything and then I lose my mask. How to put it all back together again without actually redoing the mask eludes me. Is there an easy way to apply a ... | ||||||||
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08-20-2008, 05:38 PM
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 How to Mask Multiple Paths? I need to apply a single gradient mask to two or more path layers (which are filled with a color) but I don't see an easy way. In Photoshop you can apply a layer mask to a folder but that doesn't work in FW. I tried grouping the two path layers and applying the mask. That works but if I want to edit the paths later I have to ungroup everything and then I lose my mask. How to put it all back together again without actually redoing the mask eludes me. Is there an easy way to apply a gradient mask to two or more path/vector layers? Dave  |
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08-20-2008, 09:32 PM
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| Re: How to Mask Multiple Paths? DaveCon wrote: > I need to apply a single gradient mask to two or more path layers (which are > filled with a color) but I don't see an easy way. In Photoshop you can apply a > layer mask to a folder but that doesn't work in FW. > > I tried grouping the two path layers and applying the mask. That works but if > I want to edit the paths later I have to ungroup everything and then I lose my > mask. How to put it all back together again without actually redoing the mask > eludes me. > > Is there an easy way to apply a gradient mask to two or more path/vector > layers? > > Dave > What might help is Aaron Beall's Object panel: http://fireworks.abeall.com/extensions/panels/ -- Jim Babbage - .:Community MX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:. http://www.communityMX.com/ CommunityMX - Free Resources: http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm --- .:Adobe Community Expert for Fireworks:. Adobe Community Expert http://tinyurl.com/2a7dyp --- See my work on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_babbage/ |
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08-20-2008, 10:41 PM
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| Re: How to Mask Multiple Paths? That Object panel works great! Thanks, Jim. Dave |
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08-20-2008, 11:09 PM
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| Re: How to Mask Multiple Paths? DaveCon wrote: > That Object panel works great! > Thanks, Jim. > Dave You're very welcome. Aaron has some pretty cool stuff on his site. -- Jim Babbage - .:Community MX:. & .:Adobe Community Expert:. http://www.communityMX.com/ CommunityMX - Free Resources: http://www.communitymx.com/free.cfm --- .:Adobe Community Expert for Fireworks:. Adobe Community Expert http://tinyurl.com/2a7dyp --- See my work on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim_babbage/ |
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