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Post by Tpgettys on May 8, 2023 23:08:48 GMT
I hope it is OK that I post my question in this board; I figured the effect I am trying for is most familiar to the scrapping community.
I want to combine two images so that the subject of the "top" layer is fully visible within an oval, but then fades out with an increasingly lower opacity. Part of the difficulty is getting full control over the shape and position of the oval. I don't know if it is just my lack of understanding of the Elliptical Marquee Tool, but I sure have a hard time with it!
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Post by Sepiana on May 9, 2023 0:30:49 GMT
Tom, Hopefully I understood what you want to do. If you want to align the center of the oval shape with the center of your image, . . . 1. Find the center of your image. See How to Find the Center of an Image. 2. Place your cursor on the center of the image, hold down the Alt key and draw the oval shape. |
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Post by Tpgettys on May 9, 2023 4:41:18 GMT
Tom, Hopefully I understood what you want to do. If you want to align the center of the oval shape with the center of your image, . . . 1. Find the center of your image. See How to Find the Center of an Image. 2. Place your cursor on the center of the image, hold down the Alt key and draw the oval shape.
Yes, that helps some, so thanks for that. The part that I haven't figured out is getting a mask with a gradient that aligns with the oval selection (if that makes sense).
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Post by fotofrank on May 9, 2023 5:41:16 GMT
I not sure I understand where this is going or why you need a gradient. 1. Set a feather on your oval selection tool. 2. Draw your oval selection. 3. Transform your selection as needed. 4. Add a LAYER MASK. DONE  |
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Post by cats4jan on May 9, 2023 11:51:14 GMT
I'd approach it like Frank did - with a mask. I usually use two layers when using a mask - - a photo layer and a mask layer. Then I group/clip the photo to the mask. When you use separate layers - you can manipulate either the photo layer or the mask layer - using the move tool. Once you group/clip your photo to the mask, you will get a better idea of how the mask is working. You can then move/resize the photo until you see exactly the part of the photo you wish in your mask. If there is a section of the edge of the photo that you would like included (or not), just grab the move tool and work on the mask. I like to use -- Transform (Control/Command T) - so you have more control over the layer you are working on. Once you activate the Transform tool on the mask layer, make it larger or smaller - or wider or longer - as needed. You can also use a brush on your mask to fill in areas of your mask to show more of your photo. Or you can use the eraser to eliminate a part of the mask which isn't working for your project. Example - excuse blurriness - it's a screenshot
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