aldeng Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hi folks, I've been playing around with gradients in PDN and I'm sure this is a noob question, but I'm seeing a problem. I have an image. I want it to be completely transparent on one edge, then a transparency gradient to the opposite edge, where it is completely opaque. Seems a very common thing to do. But there always is a faintly visible hard edge between the point where the image is visible and completely transparent. It fades to nearly transparent, then suddenly becomes transparent. Against a solid color background, it looks very obvious. How do I fix this? I tried a gaussian blur over the edge and it's still there. But I guess that wouldn't effect the transparency, anyway. Help? Thanks a bunch! Alden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Some screen shots would help (they always help in my opinion)... But anyway, are your primary and secondary colors set to black and white? do you have any other layers with images? Quote "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldeng Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Do you see the faint line between the image and the white background? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldeng Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 Here's a better place to see this. http://hor.squarespace.com/ See the curve at the left of the image where it should fade to white. AldenG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 (edited) You mean the gradient? That's what a gradient is, a fade between two things. If your not looking for this, I would use the selection tool: And than invert the selection, than delete it and possibly ant-alias it. Or am I missing something? Edited May 18, 2010 by himself22 Quote "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm725 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 To make the image blend in with any background, delete the background (white) layer and save as a .png - is that what you mean? Quote My deviantART | Sig Battles | My Tutorials | csm725.com Click to enter or vote in the official Paint.NET competitions! COMPETITIONS: LOGO OF THE WEEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldeng Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 On my monitor, I see an abrupt edge between the blue background image and the white background. Yes, it is faint, but it is definitely noticeable. There are 2 linear gradients on the image -- one vertical and one horizontal. This has created a perfect asymptotic line along both x and y axes. Do you see it? It's easiest to see on the web link. AldenG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 More screen shots (with arrows)? Do you mean the end of the canvas, other than that I don't see it... Quote "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Try changing your monitor settings because it is perfectly fine on my computer...absolutely beautiful Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldeng Posted May 18, 2010 Author Share Posted May 18, 2010 You got me wondering if I was seeing things So I checked the web site on a different monitor (my crappy one) and I can't see the line. Only on my good monitor. Maybe I can hope my client has an old monitor. I guess you answered my question, though. I was wondering if there was something I was doing wrong, but I think I was doing it right. I will post here if I find a way to get a smoother transition to 100% transparency. Thanks Himself22! AldenG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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