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how do i fade a photo in corel 12/ photo paint please?
hi, i need to fade a photo which will be printed and put onto a silver car, as per here https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=30695,
how can i do this in corel photo ? i’ve tried messing with brightness, colours, hue, etc but just succeed altering the colour / image properties, and not making it fade, i know i could put a transparency layer over it in coreldraw, but wondered if i can do it in photo, i rarely use it so mucho help would be appreciated.
TIA,
Hugh
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13 Replies
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If you want to just fade the whole thing evenly then you should adjust the opacity of the layer. If you want to fade just the edges then one way is to use a big eraser with a soft edge and lowered opacity and rub out the edge. Loads of ways…..
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If you mean fade to the edge hugh, try use the Vignette filter Effects/creative/vignette
Peter
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Or feather for just the edges.
Alan D -
Or create a mask.
Then:
Mask
Mask Outline
Feather (Adjust the width etc) OK
Cut to the clipboard then paste in as a new object from clipboard. -
thanks all, i’ll have a play using your suggestions.
Hugh
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hmmm, as Andy first mentioned, i want to simply fade the whole image, i’ve used the vignette filter with some degree of success, but still need to fade the rest of the image, another way is to place a layer over the top and use the transparency tool in draw.
i can’t find a tool or anything named ‘opacity’, so do not know how to alter it,
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Use the transparency tool in Draw.
Nick.
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Hugh create a mask over the whole image, select the interactive transparency tool, then flat then adjust, if you are trying to make the picture "see through" then if you are printing to clear vinyl, the silver of the van/car will make the image partially see through anyway, and not very clear
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Hugh, in Paint (X3) it’s referred to as an object. There should be a slider on the right of the page that lets you adjust opacity under the objects tab.
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hi andy, i’m using 12, i guess it’s still referred to as object, but it couldn’t figure it as i was looking for opacity!!
Peter and Nick, thanks, pretty much as i was trying to do, have rarely used the transparency tool so i’ll have a play with it’s settings.
thanks.Peter… is there any way of demonstrating how much different it’d be if printed on clear, to std vinyl or is it a case of doing samples ?
cheers.
Hugh -
hugh, samples would be the only reliable way, the silver of the van being the factor that would most influence the appearance, a very light silver, could almost, but not quite, look like white, whereas a dark silver would not really be good for a clear print.
Peter
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Hugh, in Photopaint V12 (same for X3)
Open image
Open object docker (windows tab – dockers – objects or ctrl+f7)
Look to icons at bottom of docker
2nd icon from left ‘creates an object from the background’
Transparency slider will appear at top of docker, just slide until desired transparency is achieved.
This will make the entire image transparent.
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cheers Pete, and Alan, many thanks, i’ll give that a go in a mo.
Hugh
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