| Faded Edges |
| First open your image. Mine is below: |
| Now go up to LAYERS>NEW RASTER LAYER. Hit OK. Click on the SELECTION TOOL from the tools palette, and create a rectangle on the edge of the image where you want it to be faded. Now click on the FLOOD FILL TOOL, choose a color you want to be faded and fill the selected part of your image. Go up to SELECTIONS>SELECT NONE. Now go up to EFFECTS>BLUR>GAUSSIAN BLUR and play around the with numbers. Remember, the higher the number, the more intense the blur is going to be. Here's how mine turned out: |
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| Note: you can also use an image with a solid background to make it easier for you to choose a color. Here's an example: |
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