Fading Grid in PS7

[DyersEve]

This might be a stupid question, but im still pretty new. How can i make a grid in Photoshop that smoothly fades to transparent, something like the top picture here http://www.phong.com/tutorials/grid/

Any help is much appreciated, thanks

[lostinbeta]

Well they teach you how to make the grid in the tutorial, so do that:)

Then the next step would be to use the marquee tool and select the part you want to fade out, then go to Select/Feather (I believe that is it) the select the amount. Then hit delete the selection. This will cause some fading.

I hope this helps, this is a very basic form, but it works:)

[DyersEve]

Awesome, it worked great....god this forum is great. w00t :)

[lostinbeta]

Glad I could help=)

[eilsoe]

Actually lost, that's not a basic form, i do it all the time!! :P

It's the easiest way really. The gradient tool sometimes gives you weird colors when fading to tranparent..

Nice one lost! :P

[lostinbeta]

Thanks :) I while back I wrote an Action that produced the effect because I used to use the fade out effect a lot, but my Photoshop got screwed up somehow and I had to remove it. So I don't have that Action anymore:(

Maybe I should remake it, I don't know, I don't use the effect as much anymore. I think I could just do it by hand.

[eilsoe]

I don't use actions... I'd rather have the procedures in my head.

Although I LOVE styles...

[lostinbeta]

I don't use Actions unless I write them myself. Sometimes I don't feel like doing effects over and over so I write the action and use that.

Styles are great and you can come up with some really nice effects with them.... like in my phio miral wallpaper right eilsoe:)

[eilsoe]

Yep!! :P

About that, I wanted to place something on the left side.. just dunno what, and i changed yer bubbles to an aqua style instead, with a "big" color dodged glow...

looks weird...

[lostinbeta]

Weird is cool in my book =)

[eilsoe]

yeah, check my post "What grids can look like" in the "Drawing and design" threads...

THAT looks weird... notice how the grid pattern fits perfectly with a mosaic render...! :)

[lostinbeta]

I replied to that thread :)

[eilsoe]

did ya...?

Hmm, must check it then....

[lostinbeta]

You checked it.... now I am just spamming :P

SPAM

::::runs away:::

[eilsoe]

Man you're weird too....


SPAM SPAM SPAM


:::::runs away too::::: (HA!)

[lostinbeta]

:::whistling:::

SPAM*INFINITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:::runs away again::::::


:::evil chuckle in background:evil: :::

[eilsoe]

:::snicker:::

SPAM*INFINTY+1!!!!!


::::runs like h*ll::::


:::::evil laughter scares peasants:::::

[lostinbeta]

HEY.......YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!

Well fine, if you want to play like that.....

SPAM*(INFINITY*(INFINITY+1)*(INFINITY^INFINITY))

:::Runs and ducks behind a building in a dark alley, gets mugged by some thugs:::

:::evil chuckle is still heard, but is much fainter than before:::

[eilsoe]

Allright....

SPAM*MATH.ACOS(POW(INFINITY,INFINITY))/2*3+SIN(INFINITY+1)


::::eerie laughing is heard briefly, then a loud choking sound::::


::::mistyfying silence covers the land::::

[lostinbeta]

That isn't fair. I don't know trig like that.

:::weeps in corner::::(

[eilsoe]

neither do I...

:::::evil:::::

[lostinbeta]

Well then for all you know, your equation could equal less than mine :evil:

[eilsoe]

OR... more... :evil:

[lostinbeta]

Or...... less :evil:

Ah, let us stop spamming. This poor guy is going to come back and be in tears with all the useless crap we posted in here.

[eilsoe]

Yes... someone should start a SPAM thread...

to let off some agressions that is...


ahh what the h*ll.. we answered his question in the beginning...

[lostinbeta]

mwwwwwahahahahahhahahhahhhaaaaa :evil:

[eilsoe]

I have a feeling this could get evil...

[lostinbeta]

<FONT FACE="Verdana" STYLE="font-size: 10px">Very Evil:evil:</FONT>
<div style="width: 300; font-size: 10px; font-family: Verdana; color: #9E9E9E; Filter: FlipV">Very Evil:evil:</div>

[eilsoe]

Absolutely horrific...

[lostinbeta]

horrific....... um...... ok...... if you say so :P

Alright dude, I gotta go now. I can't spam anymore. My girlfriend awaits :)

[eilsoe]

hehe, I hear ya! :P

Have fun... :evil: