Adobe Fireworks CS5 splash: How it was done

This was the process undergone to create the copy of the Fireworks Splash.

 First, I created all the individual shapes of the splash. They're coloured similarly to the original splash.

 Then, I added the Gradients needed, according to the original. This took a lot of tweaking.

 I created a shape behind the splash, and put a drop shadow on it.

 This shape was then hidden behind the splash.

 I then added the larger text.

After applying gradients to the larger text, I added in the smaller text. I use a pixel font so that it would be legible at this size.

I then recreated the little Adobe logo, and applied the text underneath.