How do I blend two images using Photoshop?

Coleslaw (e2 Member)

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20 Apr 2011 - 9:41 PM

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Gerry,
Give us an example what images you want to blend, or better still upload some for us to see.
Plenty of video tutorials here for all sorts in CS5

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AmandaBroughton (e2 Member)

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20 Apr 2011 - 9:41 PM

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You tube Try this..? Just going to have a mooch in the EPZ tutorials for you. There is probably one in there.

Try this?
Epz blending toots

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AmandaBroughton (e2 Member)

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20 Apr 2011 - 9:47 PM

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or this Blending

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Coleslaw (e2 Member)

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20 Apr 2011 - 10:16 PM

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Quote: I can't see what difference it makes if I were to show you the images I'm working with?

There are many ways to kill a cat in CS5. It would just make suggesting ways/methods easier.
For example, if one of your images involves fine hair etc, it would be different compare to image of hard edge object. Or tone, or colour. Plain bg or busy bg etc etc.

For example, would this video helps?

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LeftForum

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20 Apr 2011 - 10:19 PM

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Laurel,

What you have described is not what most of us would think of as "blending" but, rather, as "stitching".

I suspect that the reason you got no meaningful reply to your earlier query was that we did not really know what you were asking and, had we guessed, we would have guessed wrong.

Blending tends to be used to describe mixing two images, one on top of the other, rather than joining them side by side.

Or, am I still missing your point?

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Pete (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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20 Apr 2011 - 10:22 PM

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If it's not stitching and you just want two different images side by side with overlapping (cross fade) You can do that by creating layer masks and using the gradient tool to fade out. It does help if we know what you are using or exactly what you want to do.

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Pete (ePHOTOzine Staff)

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20 Apr 2011 - 10:43 PM

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In brief
Open both pics.
Enlarge the canvas on one to twice the width
Copy and past the other (or drag it from one window to the other) so Both are on the enlarged canvas
Add a layer mask
Select the gradient tool and a black to transparent gradient draw from one position to the other to reduce the fade the edge.
I'll see if I can find a tutorial (edit we don't seem to have done one so specific, so I'll make a note to write one soon.)
Heres a forum thread on the same Gradient mask

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Chris_L

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20 Apr 2011 - 11:06 PM

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Those pesky computers eh

This guy is good at the digital side, he's offering it professionally, maybe he could help you.

Oh! It is you!

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Chris_L

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20 Apr 2011 - 11:19 PM

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Couldn't resist Gerry

Here's a tutorial that might help?

This one is a bit more involved but is better, but you might have to watch it twice

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