Fotopers FPGH photoshop uitleg en tips

· 02 Feb 2021

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Create Collage with Gradient

Step One

Open the photo you want to use as a base for the collage. This picture serves as a background.

Step Two

Open the second photo you want to add to the collage.

Step Three

Press the V key for the Move tool. Click and drag the newly opened photo directly into the background photo.

You can also copy the second photo (Cmd-A (select all), Cmd-C (copy) and Cmd-V (paste) in the first open photo). It appears on its own layer in the collage document.

Step Four

Click the Add Layer Mask symbol at the bottom of the Layers palette. Press the G key for the Gradient tool and press Return (PC: Enter) to open the window with the different gradients. Choose the gradient from black to white (the third gradient in the overview.

Step Five

Using the Gradient tool in the photo, click the point where the photos overlap (the divider). In this case, drag to the left with the mouse pressed down to the point you want to make transparent. Outside the drawn line, everything remains opaque.

Step Six

As soon as you release the mouse button, the top picture flows smoothly from the right (completely opaque) to the left (completely transparent).

Step Seven

Open another photo you want to add to the existing collage. Use the Move tool (V) to drag this photo into the collage in progress.

You can also copy the third photo (Cmd-A (select all), Cmd-C (copy) and Cmd-V (paste) in the first open photo). This will appear on its own layer in the collage document.

Step Eight

Click the Add Layer Mask symbol at the bottom of the Layers palette to add a layer mask for the new layer.

Step Nine

Using the Gradient tool, click just past the dividing line between the overview photo of your chosen photo and drag left to the center of the detail photo. So also the new photo flows nicely into the collage. As soon as you release the mouse button, the gradient appears in the layer mask.

Step Ten

If the subjects are too close to each other in the photo, use the Move tool (V) to drag a little left to the right place. Keep in mind that you can drag only the layers, not the background. To update the blend, press B for the Brush tool. Choose a large brush with soft edge and paint over the layer mask. Where you paint with white, more of the subject appears.