Five uses for gradient masks in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Pixelmator<article>
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Sitting quietly in the Tools panel of the popular image editors Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Pixelmator, is the Gradient tool, a wonderfully useful painting tool that lets you create a soft, gradual transition from one color to another (or several). But besides using the tool to add color to your designs, you can use it inside a layer mask (referred to as a gradient mask). By setting the two colors of the gradient to black and white—to conceal and reveal, respectively—the tool lets you fade layer content in interesting ways. In this column, you’ll discover six handy uses for this creative technique.</p><h2>Fading images together</h2>
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The gradient mask is circled here. A color tint was added to the top example to introduce color consistency between the two images.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2992537/software-photography/five-uses-for-gradient-masks-in-photoshop-photoshop-elements-and-pixelmator.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Five uses for gradient masks in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, and Pixelmator
