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mhalweg

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:42 pm    Post subject: help with effect Reply with quote

afternoon. i can't figure out how to fade pics like the ones in collage that i've attached. i've looked and looked for tutorials but i can't do it. all i can get is using a gradient that goes from a color to transparent. would like to b able to make my collage have the same effect as the attachment. thx

matt[/img]



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swanseamale47

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would just add the other pics on as layers and with a soft opacity erasier rub out the edges. I just did this to show what I mean. Wayne


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mhalweg

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

k thx much.

matt
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Tristan Gray

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is also another way. Although using the brush can often do the same sort of thing with more control. Simply get the two images you want on their own layers and line them up as you want. Make a selection where you want them to blend. Select > Feather enter 20 and then simply highlight the topmost layer and hit 'delete' to clear the selection. Now the images will fade together.

Here is a quick example.



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Jersey Hacker

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes teh way tristan suggested is the way id do it, but id also edit the bit you feahered, place it on its own layer and play with the blend mode of the layer
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Tristan Gray

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah best result is doing it like I did and then cleaning it up afterwards with blending modes and then maybe using a certain opacity eraser to widen the fade if needed. It is pretty easy and in my opinion becoming an over-used effect. That image of the soccer players is really ugly, it is best to keep it simple with an effect like this because if you just start adding blended images with no coherency the image becomes really unbalanced.
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mhalweg

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

k thx guys for the input. here's what i did and the guy i did it for loves it so i guess that works for me.

matt


ok i guess it won't let me add attachment o well

here's a link to it.
http://www.westlabs.biz/~mhalweg/displayimage.php?pos=-6154
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Tristan Gray

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Use a larger brush with less opacity. That transition is still a little too sharp in my opinion.
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mhalweg

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok i'll try it most likely 2nite. when u say less opacity do u mean a higher percentage or lower? and what about brush hardness? i used 31 hardness and 50% opacity. thx

matt
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Tristan Gray

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I mean lesser percentage and hardness just play with but you don't want the borders to be too stark. Also, try using the other method I suggested to make the image seem a little more structured instead of just random images floating about in abstract space.
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