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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 14:51:26 GMT -6
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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 14:56:57 GMT -6
Open the image you'd like to fade. To make it easier to see the fade I added a layer and filled it with white. Then I put it under the leaves' layer. You'll notice I applied a layer lock to both of the layers.
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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 14:59:13 GMT -6
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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 15:01:44 GMT -6
Click the Edit in Quick Mask Mode button at the bottom of the toolbox. Go to your file. Click on the right edge of your file, drag to the left edge and release. You'll now see a red mask in your file.
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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 15:03:16 GMT -6
Click the Edit in Quick Mask Mode button again to leave QMM. You'll now see a selection in your file.
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Post by Jen on Mar 18, 2011 15:07:29 GMT -6
In the menu bar choose Layer>New>Layer via Copy. Go to your layers palette and hide your image's original layer/leaves so the copy/Layer 1 is showing. You should now see your faded image. If you'd like the fade to be transparent, hide the white back layer as well. Graphics with a transparent background need to be saved as a PNG as seen here. You can experiment with where you start and stop your click and drag. Starting closer to the center gives me more of a faded area.
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