I have been stuggling with this task for a while myself. When you clever ones nut it out, please publish a "Fade an Image to transparent" and "fade an image to white" tutorial "for complete idiots" (aka me) Thanks!
-----Original Message----- From: gimp-user-boun...@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu [mailto:gimp-user-boun...@lists.xcf.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Claus Cyrny Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2009 6:04 AM To: json Cc: gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] Fading to transparency tutorial? json wrote: > Hi there everyone, > > Quite a while ago, I used a tutorial on GUG for fading an image to > transparency, which I wanted to use as the top of a web page background. For > clarification, you can look here at the image: > > http://personal.schwim.net/images/share/snowflake_background.jpg > > I'm trying to do the same thing now, but with grass to green. The problem > I'm having is that I can't remember how I did it and GUG went the way of the > spam farm :) > > I remember it was two layers, one with transforming black to transparent at > the midline, using gaussian(I think) blur to soften the line of transormation > and then overlaying, but I can't remember the details enough to reproduce it. > > Does someone know of an alternate location for the tutorial that I need or > maybe more detailed instructions leading to the same end? > Those are basically two layers: On the bottom layer there's the blue (in your case, green) gradient, the snowflakes are on a transparent second layer. To achieve the transitional effect, apply a black-to-white gradient as a layer mask to the snowflakes layer ('Layers > Add Layer Mask', with the default setting; then apply the black-to-white gradient to this layer, and as a third step, 'Apply Layer Mask'. Finally, merge the two layers with 'Flatten Image' or CTRL+M (Merge Visible Layers). That's basically it. HTH, Claus -- .:: Claus Cyrny - Webdesign | Grafik | Fotografie ::. :: Website: http://home.arcor.de/ccyrny/ ::. :: Photo.net: http://photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=714471 ::. :: Saatchi Online: http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile//105735.html ::. :: MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/claus_01 ::. _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
