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whiteknight202020
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May 12, 2010
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Blending two pictures together without outlines

  • May 12, 2010
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I seem to have for

gotton the selection for blending an image from one picture onto another

picture so it looks part of the same.

Like a collage but without outlines on each image.

I recall you could adjust it so the image could be more or less invisable on the main picture.

Hope this helps.

Paul

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    Mark_Sand
    Inspiring
    May 12, 2010

    This is basically what hatstead said, but with pictures:
    1. Position the 2 layers with an overlap where the blend will occur.
    2. Add a blank layer between the 2 layers, and group the top two.
    3. Set Gradient tool options: Linear Gradient, Foreground-to-Transparent, Normal Mode, Opacity 100%, Transparency box checked.
    4. Draw a gradient, left to right, within the overlap area. The length of the drawn line determines the amount of blending. In this example I drew the gradient from the left edge of face 1 to his right eye:

    Important!  Be sure to draw within the overlap or else the pictures edges will show through.
    Here's the result:

    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    May 13, 2010

    Paul,

    Perhaps this is what you are after:

    http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tSuOnpRn6zjQsDQl0Ksqh1d4ZW6UB1

    1. Make a selection with one of the selection tools. I used the selection brush tool
    2. Go to Layer>new>layer via copy. This will put the selection on its own layer. Shut off the visibility of the other layers
    3. Press CTRL on the keyboard + left click the layer thumbnail of the selection on its layer to make it active
    4. Go to Select>refine edge, and in the dialog you can adjust with the sliders, especially the degree of feather
    5. Go to Edit>copy
    6. Open the picture to which you wish to add the selection
    7. Go to Edit>paste
    8. Access the move tool and position the added selection
    9. I reduced the opacity of this layer to 59%
    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    May 12, 2010

    Paul,

    Try this:

    • File>new>blank file of appropriate size and resolution of pictures
    • Position the images with overlap
    • Add blank layer between these two
    • Access gradient tool

                    Linear gradient

                    Foregrouind to transparent

                    Normal mode, opacity=100%

                    Be sure transparency box is checked

    • Draw gradient left to right within the overlap area
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    whiteknight202020Author
    Participant
    May 12, 2010

    Hi,

    Tried it but couldn't get it to do what I wanted. It basically split the

    picture where part was gone with a black fill in. Couldn't make add on extra

    image appear which I lassoed from other picture.

    Again, this is what I want to do. Maybe I am still missing something. Sorry.

    Call up two pictures on the photoshop screen.

    Then take one of those pictures and lasso part of that picture,IE a face.

    Take that face and move it over to the other full picture.

    Then try and blend that image into the existing one. Like a transparent

    setting or such.. Like an overlay but blended into the picture without

    lines. A control to make it blend in or stand out more or less.

    Paul

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