How to Do Dual Fades in Photoshop
A real photograph left in the sun can be destroyed by the fading effects of the outside rays but in some cases adding a fade to an image can make it more alluring. With Adobe Photoshop you not only get to add fade to an image without disrupting the original integrity of the picture, but you can pick and choose what and where to fade. By using Photoshop’s on-screen tools to separate your picture into two digital parts you can create a dual fade look with a bold appearance.
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Instructions
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Start Photoshop. Click “File” and click “Open.” Browse to the image to do the dual fade on and double-click the file name.
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Click the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” which looks like a dotted square and is the second icon from the top of the “Tools” column on the left side of the screen.
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Draw an outline around one half of the picture. Right-click inside the outline and select “Layer via Copy.” The picture doesn’t change but you’ll see a new Layer one in the “Layers” palette on the left side of the screen.
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Click the Background layer in the palette to give it focus. Repeat the “Rectangular Marquee Tool” process, outlining the other half of the image. Repeat the “Layer via Copy” process, adding Layer two to the palette.
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Right-click the Background layer and select “Delete Layer.” Click “Yes” at the warning window. The Background layer is deleted but the canvas doesn’t change because you still have the picture in two layers.
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Click Layer one and slide the “Opacity” bar to “25%.”
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Click Layer two and slide the “Opacity” bar to “75%.”
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Experiment with the two opacity levels to get your preferred degree of fading.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also achieve dual fades in several other ways. Instead of doing a left-to-right fade, try separating the picture from top and bottom, then fading vertically. You can also do dual fades where you go from darker or more opaque to nearly transparent.
