Blending Photos Together in CS3

[Joseph Witchard]

Does anyone have any pointers they can share on blending photos together in photoshop? I followed two different tutorials: one online, and one in my photoshop layers guide. They both said to paste one photo on part of the other, create a layer mask for that layer, select the black and white gradient tool, and drag over the layer mask. For some reason, it never works for me; the edge of the photo on top keeps sticking out like a sore thumb.

[roondog]

Play about with the gradient settings and you'll soon have your desired effect.

[Joseph Witchard]

You mean stuff like the opacity?

[roondog]

If you click on where the gradient is displayed on the top left corner you can edit various settings this should help you get a better look from this effect. Also when applying the gradient you can change where you start it from and how long your line is to acheive the effect you want

[Joseph Witchard]

All right, thanks.

[Compguy Pete]

you can also use the feather options... to create teh fuzzy edges.

[bradcarter]

I usually use a soft brush while working within the mask, it gives a lot more control I find.

Brad
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