Pattern as gradient

You can aply the pattern fill on a layer and the background color on another layer below.

Then create a mask for the pattern layer and apply a black to white gradient, so you obtain a mask that is opaque on one end and transparent on the other.

The advantage is that you can modify the mask at any time to change the effect because the pattern remains intact.

This also works if the background color layer is over the pattern layer and you apply the mask to the color layer. The effect is the same so the better option depends on what more you want to do to the image.

Y dijo , el 29/10/2006 4:50:<br>

Using PS CS2

My experience with gradients is limited to transitions from one colour to another. I now need to create a gradient – or perhaps there is a different term for this effect – of a seamless mesh over a solid colour going from visible mesh at the top and uniformly fading to only the background colour at the bottom. All of my searches address only gradient colour transitions. Can someone point me to instructions for the effect described above?

Thank you.

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My experience with gradients is limited to transitions from one colour to another. I now need to create a gradient – or perhaps there is a different term for this effect – of a seamless mesh over a solid colour going from visible mesh at the top and uniformly fading to only the background colour at the bottom. All of my searches address only gradient colour transitions. Can someone point me to instructions for the effect described above?

Easily done. When you use Photoshop, any time you think about effects dealing with transparency, you should think "layer mask."

– Make a layer.
– Fill your new layer with the pattern.
– Add a layer mask (layer->add mask->reveal all)
– In the layer MASK (not the LAYER), create a gradient that goes from white to black.

That’s it!

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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:32:50 GMT, tacit wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

My experience with gradients is limited to transitions from one colour to another. I now need to create a gradient – or perhaps there is a different term for this effect – of a seamless mesh over a solid colour going from visible mesh at the top and uniformly fading to only the background colour at the bottom. All of my searches address only gradient colour transitions. Can someone point me to instructions for the effect described above?

Easily done. When you use Photoshop, any time you think about effects dealing with transparency, you should think "layer mask."
– Make a layer.
– Fill your new layer with the pattern.
– Add a layer mask (layer->add mask->reveal all)
– In the layer MASK (not the LAYER), create a gradient that goes from white to black.

That’s it!

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
I am self-taught in PS and as such could be considered relatively advanced in some areas of the app; in others, I have missed too many of the basics.
Big, BIG sincere thanks to Johnny Walker and tacit who took the time to reply to my inquiry and assist me. Your knowledge and generosity in sharing it has taught me beyond the specific application about which I inquired. I am grateful.

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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:32:50 GMT, tacit wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

My experience with gradients is limited to transitions from one colour to another. I now need to create a gradient – or perhaps there is a different term for this effect – of a seamless mesh over a solid colour going from visible mesh at the top and uniformly fading to only the background colour at the bottom. All of my searches address only gradient colour transitions. Can someone point me to instructions for the effect described above?

Easily done. When you use Photoshop, any time you think about effects dealing with transparency, you should think "layer mask."
– Make a layer.
– Fill your new layer with the pattern.
– Add a layer mask (layer->add mask->reveal all)
– In the layer MASK (not the LAYER), create a gradient that goes from white to black.

That’s it!

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
I am self-taught in PS and as such could be considered relatively advanced in some areas of the app; in others, I have missed too many of the basics.
Big, BIG sincere thanks to Johnny Walker and tacit who took the time to reply to my inquiry and assist me. Your knowledge and generosity in sharing it has taught me beyond the specific application about which I inquired. I am grateful.

HEY we appreciate your gratitude
That’s one of the nicest thank yous ever on the NG!

On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:45:42 -0500, "KatWoman" wrote:

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Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
I am self-taught in PS and as such could be considered relatively advanced in some areas of the app; in others, I have missed too many of the basics.
Big, BIG sincere thanks to Johnny Walker and tacit who took the time to reply to my inquiry and assist me. Your knowledge and generosity in sharing it has taught me beyond the specific application about which I inquired. I am grateful.

HEY we appreciate your gratitude
That’s one of the nicest thank yous ever on the NG!

Aw shucks, KatWoman it’s downright kind of you to mention it. Not the unique contribution I should like to make to this august forum however I am pleased to have it to my credit, based on your compliment, until I am in the position to make more practical ones.

Best wishes
J-M

It’s always a pleasure to help a colleague 🙂

JW

Y dijo , el 29/10/2006 20:46:<br>

Big, BIG sincere thanks to Johnny Walker and tacit who took the time to reply to my inquiry and assist me. Your knowledge and generosity in sharing it has taught me beyond the specific application about which I inquired. I am grateful.