How to make these faded feather effects ?

[zoe20]

How to make these faded feather effects ? Which is common now a days on the header slider images ? is it gradients .Any help will be highly appreciated.

cheers

 

[IamSam]

Zoe, this is a layer added above the photo/image with a foreground to transparent gradient added from right to left. White set as the foreground color.

 

[zoe20]

Zoe, this is a layer added above the photo/image with a foreground to transparent gradient added from right to left. White set as the foreground color.

Thank you IamSam .

 

[zoe20]

Any help on it please ??

 

[sprucemagoo1]

I'd do it like this.

 

[zoe20]

ok this is my attempt as i followed IamSam tutorial.but i think that fuzziness and the faded effect missed out some thing wrong any help will be highly appreciated.Attached is the source psd.

Source PSD:

View attachment zoe_faded_effect.psd

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[zoe20]

This is i made withspurce's tutorial

Source PSD:

View attachment zoe_faded_effect1.psd

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http://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/members/sprucemagoo1.html

 

[IamSam]

Zoe, you did great with both versions!

I prefer Spruces technique of using the layer mask over my technique of using a gradient. They both work, using the layer mask is much more editable and customizable.

I think the reason why your not thinking its working is due to the lightness of the background. There's not enough contrast to make it look more like the example you posted.

Lets try it with a contrasting hue so you can see what I'm referring to.....

 

[dv8_fx]

Just to add to your arsenal of tricks, zoe....

Id use a layer mask with a gradient applied to it....

Create new layer fill white. Apply a layer mask.

Click on the layer mask icon to select it...

Make sure default foreground and background color is selected. Select gradient tool. Click and drag from left of monitor to right of monitor. Done...



The beauty with this technique is you can create a variety of masking effects with the other shape gradients (radial, angle, reflected and diamond) used with any combination of gradient colors or color pattern. Just make sure to apply the gradient on the mask and not the layer itself.

Try it.

 

[zoe20]

sure i try it dv8_fx .Thanks a lot.

Source_psd:

View attachment zoe_faded_effect2.psd

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[dv8_fx]

I forgot to add... lower the layer opacity to expose a bit of the background image.

 

[zoe20]

really look nice. i addicted to this great forum.Learnign so many tricks. Thanks once again

 

[IamSam]

Thanks dv8!

I'm so sorry Zoe, I thought that the technique Spruce used was with the layer mask! That's what I get for glancing and not reading.....the text was too small.

On the record, I prefer the layer mask technique.
As you can see, it's what I did in the example I posted to you earlier!