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Posted on 04/03/06 6:14:54 PM |
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Lexus
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Vignette (Faded Edges)
I have been asked to a picture similar to this one: 
Is there a way to get this perfect circle round a picture?? Thanks, Lex _________________ 3 Radio Visit http://www.3-radio.co.uk and listen! You will love it! |
Posted on 04/03/06 6:24:55 PM |
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Lexus
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Re: Faded Edges
Well I'll Be Damned. That was easy. I figured it out. I just selected the Circle. I Feathered it at About 18 Pixels. Then did CTRL+SHIFT+I to Invert the Selection. Then Pressed Delete. It was staring me right in the face. And Now, If One of You Here Didn't Know How To Do It. Now You Do! _________________ 3 Radio Visit http://www.3-radio.co.uk and listen! You will love it! |
Posted on 04/03/06 7:09:05 PM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Faded Edges
You'd be better off using a mask. You can alter the effect that way. _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 05/03/06 00:08:38 AM |
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Lexus
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Re: Faded Edges
I don't know how to use a mask  _________________ 3 Radio Visit http://www.3-radio.co.uk and listen! You will love it! |
Posted on 05/03/06 01:04:21 AM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Faded Edges
OK.. Open your kitchen (or whatever) image. Go to Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid Color. Click OK. Choose whichever solid colour you want - blue for the example. You'll see two thumbnails, the one on the right is the mask. Use the elliptical marquee and make your oval selection. Go to Edit>Fill. Fill with black. Deselect (Ctrl/Cmd+D). Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Using this instead of feather means you can see the amount of feathering in real time. You'll get the same effect but the advantage of doing it this way is you can alter it indefinitely. Double-click the left-hand thumbnail and you can change the colour. If you're not happy with the vignette (the feathered border) you can fill the mask with white and start again. 
_________________ A happy-go-lucky chap, always dressed in black |
Posted on 05/03/06 4:15:40 PM |
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Dek_101
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Re: Faded Edges
Hey .. That's a really good tip David ... I'd never seen a vignette done that way before. |
Posted on 05/03/06 6:28:08 PM |
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Lexus
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Re: Vignette (Faded Edges)
Nice David! Thanks! _________________ 3 Radio Visit http://www.3-radio.co.uk and listen! You will love it! |