Freehand Tutorials and Techniques
Tutorials and techniques for learning the tools and features of Macromedia Freehand.
An overview of working with blends in Freehand.
"A simple technique for drawing a complex shape by combining primitive shapes in Macromedia FreeHand. The shape is a fan grate on the back of a computer case. The techniques described here are very typical for creating complex shapes from primitives."
Create a 3-dimensional arrow with perspective from primitive shapes in Freehand 9.
"This very simple and basic technique is for drawing isometric or oblique rectangular shapes with Macromedia FreeHand. This tutorial uses FreeHand 9, but the steps should be the same for most any version."
"This technique is for drawing isometric or oblique rectangular shapes with Macromedia FreeHand. It is similar to Technique #3, but instead of being a freeform technique, this one uses the Transform panel to control the angles. This tutorial was done with FreeHand 9."
"This technique is for drawing cylindrical shapes with Macromedia FreeHand. This is a very basic and simple tutorial which can easily be done in a few minutes. This tutorial was done with FreeHand 9 but the same technique should work with most any version."
Learn how to use Illustrator or Freehand to create Shockwave Flash content.
Learn about working with gradient fills in Freehand.
Learn how to use the arrowhead editor in Freehand to define your own custom arrowheads that will retain orientation and proportion when you reshape the line on which it is used.
"This tutorial is for creating metallic gradients with Macromedia FreeHand. This tutorial uses version 9, but the steps should be the same for any version."
How to set up your workspace with guidelines for perspective drawing in Freehand.
Automate common tasks in Freehand with these AppleScript scripts.
Using blends instead of gradients is useful for achieving more realistic shading of irregular shapes.
"Macromedia FreeHand and Fontographer are two graphics applications that support connector points... Although connector points are not widely supported they can, nevertheless, be very useful. This short tutorial attempts to provide an example of how to use them to your advantage."
