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1. Re: Photoshop - Homepage matching with profile picture
Silkrooster Feb 12, 2013 8:59 PM (in response to casalazar)There are several ways to fade an image.
- First place the background image in the same document and make sure it is the bottom layer. This will help you verify that it will look OK.
- If the profile image is a locked background layer. Unlock it by dragging the lock icon to the trashcan in the layers panel.
- Probably the easiest way to create a fade is to use the gradient tool on a mask.
- So make sure the profile layer is the layer selected
- Click on the small icon at the bottom of the layer panel that looks like a circle inside of a square.
- Click on the new thumbnail that was created in theprofile layer. That makes sure that you are editing the mask.
- Select the gradient tool
- In the top left corner of the top tool bar, click on the down arrow next to the gradient
- Select the black to white gradient (third icon)
- Just to the right of the gradient in the top tool bar are some icons that set the type of gradient. Click on the radial gradient
- Drag the gradient from the center of your image in the document to the edge
- Repeat until it looks right
- When done click on the image thumbnail on the profile layer (just to the left of the mask thumbnail that you click on earlier)
- Save your image
If you have any issues or questions post back. (Hopefully all the instructions are there as I am recalling from memory)

