• Adobe Photoshop

  quick question

  Posted by Arty Gold on November 1, 2005 at 1:43 pm

  hey guys i’m a digital editor and i have to make a quick background in photoshop…
  this is really basic but it’s driving me nuts…

  i have two images on top of each other…
  think about two square pictures one is the background the other is smaller and on top.

  is there an easy way to merge the two pictures so there is no seam between the two ?

  sort of like a nice fading effect ? but just on the edge ?

  i hope that i don’t insult anyone with such an easy question…

  thanks so much

  Arty Gold replied 20 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Seth Taylor

  November 2, 2005 at 12:32 am

  Method 1:
  on the top layer, make a mask
  Layer > Add Layer Mask
  use a brush with a soft edge to paint black in the mask. Whatever is black in the mask will turn transparent.

  Method 2:
  Use the eraser tool to erase the edges of the top layer.
  To soften the eraser edges, use Shift [ (or in other glyphs) {

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  Richard Harrington

  November 2, 2005 at 12:37 am

  Add a layher mask to the top one… then use black ro whiote gradient to create the blend…

  LOTS on backgrounds in my PS book and DVDs..

  See als PhotoshopforVideo.com for soem turials

  Richard M. Harrington, PMP

  Author: Photoshop CS for Nonlinear Editors
  Co-Author Final Cut Pro on the Spot, After Effects on the Spot, Broadcast Graphics on the Spot, and After Effects @ Work
  Check out the new DVD: Photoshop CS: Essentials for Digital Video from http://www.photoshopforvideo.com

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  Arty Gold

  November 2, 2005 at 2:40 pm

  awsome thanks guys…
  i will defenitely check your tutorials out

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