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PhotoShop Transparency Question

  • 26-09-2005 12:30pm
    #1
    l.o.v.e.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 410 ✭✭


    I'm sure this has been done before, but i dont seem to be able...
    I have an image and would like to change it from a 100% opacity to a gradient type opacity so that the top of the image is 100% opacity graded to a 10% opacity towards the bottom...can any suggest how this would be done.
    hope this makes sence and thx in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    Pinx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭Pinx


    Choose "Layer" from the main navigation menu, then choose "new fill layer" in the drop down. From here, choose "gradient" and then select colour (eg white) and opacity (100%). Then click ok. In the next menu of options, choose your type of gradient (choose the default) and then make sure "linear" is selected in the "type" dropdown. You can then choose angle, etc..... try -90 degrees? Hope this helps!


  • #3
    l.o.v.e.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 410 ✭✭l.o.v.e.


    thx .. that just might work with a bit of tweaking.. :)


  • #4
    Hank_Scorpio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Hank_Scorpio


    Go to Layer - Add Layer Mask - Reveal All

    Use the gradient tool to draw a gradient from top to bottom or bottom to top or left to right or right to left, any angle, use different gradient styles if you want.

    If it's taking too much out, reduce the lenght of the gradient or not enough then increase the length.

    Play around with it. It's quick and easy. Then if you want you can select the layer mask in the layers pallette and throw it in the thrash if you don't like it or right click (ctrl click on mac) on the layer mask and select disable.

    You can also use this technique for cutting a background out of a picture to leave just a person or object or whatever it is you need. Do this by selecting the brush tool while the layer mask is selected. Then use the brush to mask the bits you don't want out of the pic. Switch the foreground and background colours and paint on the mask again to unmask the pic.

    This technique can be handy for merging several pics.

    The advantage is that the original pic is still there, it's just masked. So you can later go back to your psd file and add in or remove masks as needed.


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