 Posted 3/11/2008 4:22:03 PM
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My question has to do with a project I'm trying to complete for school. The part I'm having trouble with isn't the part that is from a photo but using gradients. Sorry if I shouldn't be asking this but I couldn't find a more appropriate topic on the forum and I didn't have luck finding a tutorial by googling. I am making a promotional fan like you see at outdoor fairs and festivals for a nonprofit organization. I'm doing mine for sheltie rescue and I made an outline drawing with a sharpie and scanned it. Each area has a gradient that I made to the selections and then did a gradient as an adjustment layer. I want to know the best most efficient way to adjust the gradients and blend where each color changes in the gradient to look more natural. Like for the face and head selection I used a radial gradient to make the ears and mane dark and then gradual get lighter and more sable colored on the face. The radial actually works pretty good but I need to make some adjustment so it is not totaling circular.
I'm suppose to show my instructor it completed and printed tomorrow morning and she will make suggestions if changes are needed and then I have a week to do the final during Spring break. If no one knows how to do that do you know a good website or forum to go to find an answer?
Thanks,
Linda
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Posted 3/12/2008 10:29:55 AM
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| I not totally sure what you mean without seeing the file, but you can try a mask to your gradient layer, then brushing in or out what you want.
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Posted 3/12/2008 8:36:26 PM
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Thanks for responding. I showed my instructor and she thought I wouldn't be able to manipulate the gradient even with the mask and suggested I break my selections down even more and use different gradients for each. I need to go back to school sometime tomorrow to show what I came up with and printed since the final is due after break. I can see where it would be easier if you saw it. If your willing to take a look at it I can make a flatten jpg copy and put it on my website for you to see. Just let me know and I'll check back tomorrow. I worked on it until late last night so I'm beat and going to bed.
Thanks again!
Linda
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Posted 3/13/2008 3:38:46 AM
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| I'm curious why you don't just mask it and use the paint brush for shading.
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