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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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd1.jpg) 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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd3.jpg)
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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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd5.jpg) 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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd6.jpg)
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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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd5.jpg) You'll now see a selection in your file. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd7.jpg)
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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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd8.jpg) You should now see your faded image. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd9.jpg) 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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/tutorials%202/fd3.png) 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. ![](http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p177/smileys_2007/Tutorials/fd10.jpg)
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