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Author:  brcisna [ Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:27 am ]
Post subject:  two gradients two photos
GIMP Version: 2.10
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: linux 10
GIMP Experience: Basic Level


Hello ALL,

GIMP-2.10 Have used GIMP for many years now. It seems this should be possible but surely cant figure what I'm doing wrong.

Trying to do a smaller picture 1/4 size inside a background picture and use the gradient tool. I can of course do the 'vertical' gradient but can not figure out how to do a horizontal gradient to blend smaller photo to background. This seems should be very common but have not been able to find a tuut to cover this?

Thank You
Author:  Wallace [ Sun Jan 05, 2020 2:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
brcisna wrote:
GIMP Version: 2.10
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: linux 10
GIMP Experience: Basic Level


Hello ALL,

GIMP-2.10 Have used GIMP for many years now. It seems this should be possible but surely cant figure what I'm doing wrong.

Trying to do a smaller picture 1/4 size inside a background picture and use the gradient tool. I can of course do the 'vertical' gradient but can not figure out how to do a horizontal gradient to blend smaller photo to background. This seems should be very common but have not been able to find a tuut to cover this?

Thank You

By dragging the Gradient tool horizontally.
If I'm not mistaken,
this should put the gradient along a horizontal axis.

Image
Author:  rich2005 [ Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
Two gradients blend? Depends to a certain amount on the position of the small picture.

With Gimp 2.10 a layer mask can be applied to a layer group.
One layer mask with horizontal gradient for image, another layer mask with vertical gradient for the layer group.

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2gradient.jpg
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If the small image is somewhere in the center of the image then a single layer mask with the gradient tool in 'square' mode works.
Author:  brcisna [ Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
Thank You,

This is what i'm looking for.
Surprised this wasn't explained many times,,as i think this would be a fairly common situation for photoing.
I sure couldn't find this very topic discussed previously.


Thanks again
Author:  brcisna [ Mon Mar 09, 2020 3:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
Hi Rich,

Could you tell me what i am doing wrong here? I was able to make this work exactly like you explained in GIMP-2.8, but in GIMP-2.10,, I'm not sure if something is changed in the 'layer group' arrangement or ,,,more likely ,,i am not doing the sequence correctly to do a two gradient ,, horizontal & and a vertical gradient on a picture in picture arrangement?
Have attached a screenshot of what I see in GIMP-2.10

Thank You

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File comment: gimp-2gradients
gimp-2gradients.png
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Author:  rich2005 [ Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
In Gimp 2.10, a layer group can take a mask, so using two gradients, apply one to the group and one to the inset image. (as earlier reply) Why it does not work like Gimp 2.8, I do not know.

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with group.jpg
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That is for the original question, using two gradients, however remember you can achieve much the same, using a large fuzzy on a single layer mask.

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fuzzy brush.jpg
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Author:  brcisna [ Mon Mar 09, 2020 6:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
Thank You Rich2005 ,

I went with your second option.
Was about going crazy with the layer group,not jiving.
I bet i messed with it for two hours two different times.
One of those,,"im going to figure this out if i have to stay up all night to make it work"! && of course never did make it work

Thanks again.(for photos showing examples)
Author:  sallyanne [ Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: two gradients two photos
Not done this before or even thought about it. Thanks for asking the question

First try using dimpled mode I got this. Need to tweak a bit more to get the edges so they don't show at all
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