Changing the colours in a logo

Question

A client of mine has supplied me with a logo, but asked if I
can change its colours to fit in with a new website design.
I've managed to change most of it OK where solid colour is
used, but not sure how to easily change the colours on the edges to
soften them.
I've posted the logo here to show what I mean. The darker
colour on the right is pretty much OK, but the orange edges are
particularly bad.
Any pointers or help with this would be much appreciated.
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Answer 1

pixlor wrote:
> Expression 3 evolved into Microsoft Expression Design 4
and it's a decent
> vector editing program. Not as powerful as Illustrator,
but it had natural
> media strokes and transparency in the 90s when
Expression 1 was released as the
> vector-based companion to Painter by Fractal Design.
>
> Expression has two pens. I used the standard pen,
because it's easier for
> tracing shapes. (I don't think the Fireworks pen is a
Bezier pen, eitehr, as
> the nodes are on the shape itself.) Each shape in the
file I made is 21
> points:seven node points and 14 handle points. The
relationship of the handles
> can be set one of four ways. Individual nodes can be
selected and modified or
> multiple nodes can be selected and modified. It's really
quite straightforward
> to use.
>
> I've played with Illustrator some, but I know Expression
better. I've also
> played with Inkscape and Freehand a very tiny bit. When
I tried the pen in
> Fireworks earlier today, it didn't act as I expected. I
went to move a node
> slightly and suddenly I had extra points where I didn't
want them and a big arc
> that messed up the line I'd started. No other program
I've used has
ever
> done that. So I gave up!
>
> But, to be more fair, I gave it another try. I don't see
a tool that allows me
> to change a corner node into a node with handles, so
that I can create a curved
> line. Hmm...the Help files say to select the object,
click on a corner point
> with the pen tool and drag out handles. That works, but
then I get new points
> added to the shape starting from my last point. That's
frustrating. Because the
> tool is overloaded with functions, the program doesn't
have any way of knowing
> what it is I want it to do, I guess. And, I don't get
the result I want,
> either. It's a shame that Fireworks does not have a
specific tool for node
> conversion. Illustrator has one. I think Expression's
drawing tools are closer
> to Illustrator's then Fireworks's are.
>
>
> I think i'll stick with Expression and export .ai files!
>
Use the Subselection tool for altering control points in an
FW vector.
To extend the control arms for a control point, click k the
point with
the Pen tool and drag away from the point. You should not get
additional
points on the path by doing this.
In FW CS4, the Path panel gives you a lot of control over
vector points
and paths. It's worth checking out.
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