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05/31/2008 12:35:16 AM · #1 |
I want to apply a Gaussian blur along a gradient -- i.e. the top part of my image would be most blurry, the bottom part not at all blurry. I figure I must need to use a mask. I added a mask from my image and flood filled it with a gradient. Now what? Am I even going in the right direction here? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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05/31/2008 12:45:21 AM · #2 |
Sounds like the right thing to do. Is it not doing what you want?
I just tried it in Photoshop and it worked great. Here were the steps.
1) Copy the background layer
2) Apply Gaussian Blur to that new layer
3) Add a mask to that new layer
4) Click on the mask thumbnail and select the gradient tool, then drag the mouse on the image creating a gradient in the mask
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05/31/2008 01:09:47 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Moose408:
Sounds like the right thing to do. Is it not doing what you want?
I just tried it in Photoshop and it worked great. Here were the steps.
1) Copy the background layer
2) Apply Gaussian Blur to that new layer
3) Add a mask to that new layer
4) Click on the mask thumbnail and select the gradient tool, then drag the mouse on the image creating a gradient in the mask |
I'm using PSP X2, but close enough. That worked. I was creating a new mask from the image, and wasn't getting the effect I expected. And I couldn't get rid of the checkerboard background (there's a name for it that escapes me just now). I guess copying the raster layer and working on it is the way to go then?
I haven't worked much with masks, so thanks for your patience. |
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05/31/2008 01:23:47 AM · #4 |
Sounds like you're getting there. Here's a tutorial I wrote on layer masks in Photoshop. I'd guess that the same concepts would apply to PSP. Instead of using a brush to select, use a gradient. Here's another tutorial that specifically addresses using gradients for blurring.
Message edited by author 2008-05-31 01:25:01.
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05/31/2008 01:29:54 AM · #5 |
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05/31/2008 07:01:26 PM · #6 |
Okay, thanks to everyone. The advice and the tutorials all helped. I kept trying to use "Create mask from image" which I'm guessing is something very different.
A simple mask over a copy of the background raster layer seems to give me a lot of options.
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