Sharpening

To select the sharpen effect, click on the drop down box by selecting the arrow next to "None." You will see a series of options:

Choose "sharpen" -- you will then have the option of choosing sharpen, sharpen more, or unsharpen mask. The unsharpen mask enables you to more precisely apply sharpening effects. For purposes of this lesson, we will stick to "sharpen." Select "sharpen"

When you select sharpen, Fireworks automatically applies the sharpening effect for you. To sharpen the object further, you can select "sharpen more."

Exercise

1. Copy the image of Kevin Garnett into fireworks. You can do this by (1) right-clicking the image and choosing "copy" and then (2) pasting the image into fireworks -- make sure you have opened a new document so that you have a workspace in which to paste the image.
2. Select the image.
3. Choose sharpen as an effect.
4. Choose sharpen more as an effect.
5. Choose sharpen more again.
6. Compare your image to sample 1 on the right -- does it look similar?

TIP: If you want to edit your effect, select your object (using the white arrow on the toolbar, if needed) and then click on the i in the blue dot on the effect menu