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claireford23
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September 30, 2019
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Image blending

  • September 30, 2019
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Hi friends!

 

I am struggling to achieve a blended effect with collage images on the bottom of this document (left). I've tried feathering each image, but I'm unable to create a smooth transition between two images. I'm looking for something similar to the background images on this book cover (right).

 

Thanks for the help!

 

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

That looks like a job for Photoshop, blending image.

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federico platon
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September 30, 2019

In Illustrator had a Mask (Transparency panel) to a selected image. Then play with applying some gradients black to white, or using brushes on that (clipping) mask to learn and find out what can get achieved in your job.

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    claireford23Author
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    October 1, 2019
    I didn't think about applying a gradient with a mask. I'll have to mess around with it! Thanks, Federico.
    John Mensinger
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    John MensingerCommunity Expert
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    September 30, 2019

    +1 on Ton's advice.

     

    While it's possible to do some of this with opacity masking in Illustrator, Photoshop layer masking is the correct tool.

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      claireford23Author
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      October 1, 2019
      Thanks, John! I appreciate the support.
      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      September 30, 2019

      That looks like a job for Photoshop, blending image.

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        claireford23Author
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        October 1, 2019
        I dislike Photoshop, but I guess it will have to do! Thanks, Ton.
        Ton Frederiks
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        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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        October 1, 2019
        Claire, as others mentioned, there are ways of doing it in Illustrator, but your life will be easier when doing this in Photoshop.
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