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RonJr

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:23 pm    Post subject: how do you make transparent gradients Reply with quote

I have an photograph that I want to do this to.

I want one side of the pic to look normal and the other side fade out to transparant.

The pic is in front of a multi colored background.
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jdrumstik

Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Location: Orange County


PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Choose the long bar as pictured and selcet the one that shows the checkers, signifiying trasnparency

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RonJr

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That still puts a solid color over the the image.
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jdrumstik

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Set the gradient to a mask on the layer that you want to fade transparent, and then it will do what you want.
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cbadland

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PostPosted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jdrumstik wrote:
Set the gradient to a mask on the layer that you want to fade transparent, and then it will do what you want.


and just to add for a gradient mask... set the gradient colors black to white (or white to black)
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