Help! Fade to another image.

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rctfan2
Dec 4, 2003
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Hey i have this patern that has a grid already on it and i want the patern to fade and just be the grid. although when i tried doing it myself it didnt come out to well.
here is what i did.
<http://free.one.picturehost.co.uk/osagvhw8409.gif>

am new and have like zero experience so if you know how to make it fade to where it looks good it would be most apreciated if you could tell me.
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dave_milbut
Dec 5, 2003
that looks good to me. maybe i’m not getting exactly what you’re trying to do. can you add any more to your initial post?
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rctfan2
Dec 5, 2003
yeah you see the patern to the left i want it to fade out slowly and where you cant see the line.
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Philo_Calhoun
Dec 5, 2003
Add a layer mask to the grid layer and fill with a black->white gradient. Set the grid layer to multiply mode and lower its opacity.
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Photo_Help
Dec 5, 2003
rctfan2,

Can you post a link to the original image?

If it is a single layered image you will want to redo the grid on it’s own layer. You then need to determine how you would like to use it.

Do you just want the grid lines to change color?
Do you want the boxes of the grid to be filled with another color that fades from transparent to opaque to eventually cover the pattern?

What you may want is a background layer with the blue color you want to fade to.

The next layer should be the original image with a gradient layer mask for your fade.

The top layer should be the grid lines in the color of your choice perhaps also with a gradient layer mask.

It all depends on what you want to do.
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rctfan2
Dec 8, 2003
hmm i still have not got it right anyone else have any dif ideas.
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Photo_Help
Dec 9, 2003
rctfan2,

If you want more help we are going to need more information it the way of a better description of what you want.

Here are some examples <http://www.geocities.com/photohelp2002/Grid/> of a simple stain glass texture transitioning to a grid. Do any of them look like what you want?
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rctfan2
Dec 11, 2003
yes thats what i am trying to do!!!!
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Photo_Help
Dec 11, 2003
rctfan2,

Which one? Although they all use the same basic techniques there are subtle differences. However they can all be done with 3 layers.

Here is the layer order…

Top: Grid lines – With gradient fill & gradient layer mask. Middle: Background texture – with gradient layer mask.
Background: Solid color or gradient background depending on which image you look at.

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