Image merging and collage effects with Fireworks MX 2004

This is very simple article which can be used for merging two concepts of images.
Normally when you design web pages or brochures or posters you may want to produce two conceptual ideas in one image. When you want to attract your viewers when they visit your web pages or brochures or posters the display image can say your theme of working presentation.

STEP 1:

Open a new window, in my case its 400 X 400. My background is Transparent. Go to Modify: Canvas >Canvas color. Change it into Transparent.

STEP 2:

Then import your image and resize to 400 X 400. Say for example the Euro Displayed image as per the below pic. Resize the image to 400 X 400.

STEP 3:

Select the image and make control X or Edit option.

STEP 4:

Then again import an image where you can see the human building of an organization structure. Resize the image to the width of 400 pixels.

STEP 5:

Then again import an image where you can see the human building of an organization structure. Resize the image to the width of 400 pixels.

STEP 6:

Select the second image and make modify option where you see Mask option. In that Mask option select the Paste as Mask. Here you can understand that the initial Euro displayed image will mask on the Human building image and make merge effects.

STEP 7:

Then again go to edit and paste the real Euro displayed image and send to back of the merged effect. Now you can view the resultant effect of the merging effect.