gradient lighten
On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 10:07:46AM -0800, Bill W. wrote:
Hi all,
Quick newbie question. I have a photo that is full bright on one side, the
left; and subdued light on the right. It seems to be an excellent job for
gradient and layers but I'm not sure how to go about getting started.
I checked in tutorials and couldn't find anything on this specifically.
first, read the earlier thread on adding the alpha channel to the
photograph.
then use the right click menu in the layers dialog and add a mask to the
photograph layer
then use the blend tool to add a gradient. you can adjust where the
gradient colors start and end in the gradient editor (right click there
also to find options for this)
the strength of the gradient you are painting can be adjusted in the
blend tool options.
probably, you will need to add an all black or all white layer under the
photograph layer. (or maybe a duplicate of the photograph instead)
carol
