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Blending an image to background

PoleStar · 2009-01-01 21:38:06

Hi This might be the wrong place to ask but! I need to make some custom powerpoint backgrounds. Basically the effect I need is where an image such as the one below, the edge blurs to the background colour, eg. where the blue space is on the left, there would be a maybe diagonal line down towards left which blurs to the…

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PoleStar

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Hi

This might be the wrong place to ask but!

I need to make some custom powerpoint backgrounds.

Basically the effect I need is where an image such as the one below, the edge blurs to the background colour, eg. where the blue space is on the left, there would be a maybe diagonal line down towards left which blurs to the background colour.

Anyone an easy way to do this in photoshop or maybe illustrator preferable as I will be doing other graphics in this.!

Thanks in advance!

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#2 01-01-2009 09:45PM

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maybe ask in digital darkroom

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#3 01-01-2009 11:00PM

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Your goal seems a bit vague, or else I just dont get it, can you explain it any better?

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#4 01-01-2009 11:14PM

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Could you post link to some example?

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#5 01-01-2009 11:19PM

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Do you mean you want the branches cloned out of the left hand side?

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#6 01-01-2009 11:21PM

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I think you need a transparency mask.

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#7 02-01-2009 10:19AM

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Here is an example of the effect I wish to achieve.

The image on the left fades to the background and this is what I wish to do.

Basically I will make a background such as this in illustrator or photoshop and then use it in powerpoint on a slide!

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#8 02-01-2009 10:45AM

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There are two ways of doing something you have described. The first is to get the colour sample of requred background and then paint it with a soft brush.
And the second is to blur the picture area into soft mess.
Both could be done in few seconds. If you could post original picture, I bet few people here would try to do it.

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#9 02-01-2009 11:48AM

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http://www.mediacollege.com/adobe/photoshop/transparent/gradient.html

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#10 02-01-2009 07:40PM

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Brilliant, that tutorial was what I needed thanks!

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