tips for photoshop.

[Shimeng]

Hmmm... let me think about that for a sec. I'll experiment around in phs for a bit, and come back to you if I find anything ^^

[Shimeng]

Okay, got one way, but it takes a lot of patience ^^'


I managed to merge these to pictures together using first the gradiant tool (at the left side, as you probably can see ^^'), and then the magical eraser in the middle.
You can adjust the opacity for the magical erasor at the top of the window. Only, remember to mark the area you wish to erase.
As I said it will take some time (and my pic was just a test, so I didn't put any energy in that one ^^), but you should be able to merge the pictures smoothly ^^

I'll be posting again if I find an easier way...

[Shimeng]

Okay! Found another way! ^_^
Use the magic erasor tool, then switch to the ordinary erasor tool and adjust the opacity settings for that one ^_^ It will automatically erase to transparant.

[Craig]

I'll try next time I'm at college.

[Croyles]

Yes you can set it to 'visible to transparent'. I have the newest version of photoshop (Photoshop CS2) so the settings might be at a different spot, but if you select the gradient tool, at the top left there should be what looks like a colour window (its not.), select it and a drop down menu will appear with lots of different icons with different colours. If you then hover your mouse over, I think the second one, it should be the transparency one.

The transparency gradient tool shoudl work for the whole picture. Or am I not getting the picture here?