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Japanese art in Fireworks CS3

Posted: November 30th, 2007 | Posted in: General

As anyone who knows me will know… I love anything that’s Japanese. I don’t think there’s a single person in the world who doesn’t find Japanese art either aesthetically pleasing or inspiring. Today I decided to have a go at a Japanese(esque) image in Adobe Fireworks CS3.

心の平静 - kokoro no heisei

I’m happy with it for a first attempt. Here is a larger version.

The text says “心の平静” (kokoro no heisei), which really means “tranquility of mind”.

I also made a second attempt using some more Japanese text:

Here is a larger version.

It’s good fun… crank up your image editor and have a go!