1. Using the Pen, Arrow and Shapes Tools

1. Use the Pen Tool to draw shapes made up of straight lines by clicking on the canvas

2. To join the shape up, click back onto the first dot you made

3. To make curved lines, click and keep your finger held down. The further you move your mouse, the bigger the curve it will make

4. To edit the shape you have made, select the white arrow tool. Click on one of the points you have made.

5. You can move where the point is, or by clicking on one of the blue toggles, you can change the angles

6. You use the white arrow tool to edit other shapes as well. Just click on one of the points and then move it!

7. You can make lots of little shapes and then join them together using the modify options.

8. Overlap your two different shapes

9. Fireworks will join your two shapes together!

10. Don’t forget about the chrome styles in your Styles menu!

Go to the Styles menu in the bottom right hand corner of your screen, click on the Current Document menu and select Chrome Styles, or try out some of the other effects

2. Insert an image inside a shape in Fireworks

1. Insert a picture by going to ‘File’ then ‘Import’ and choose ‘Import Image’.

2. Draw in a shape using one of the ‘Shapes’ in the ‘Tools’ menu.

3. Using the black pointer tool, move your shape on top of the picture. The picture must be behind the shape (move it in the ‘Layers’ menu if necessary).

4. Using the white pointer tool, you can resize your picture so it is the same size or larger than the shape that’s over it.

5. Now cut your picture by selecting it and then pressing Ctrl and C on your keyboard.

The image will disappear.

6. Click on the shape, then go to ‘Edit’ and select ‘Paste Inside’.

7. Your picture is now inside the shape!You can move it around using the white pointer tool.

If you want the face of the animal to be larger, or more in the centre you will need to do the whole process again, but make the picture larger and move it into the middle of the shape before you paste it inside.