Need help on something

[Hiigara]

hi i have photoshop but i haven't used it in a while, and i forgot how to make it so that u can get to images to blend into each other. i don't really know how to explain it... but how do u make it so that an image is the actual gradiant and say on the right side of the image the opacity is 100% but on the left its 0% like a transparent gradient, but its not a single solid color like if you were to create a gradient... its the image. i know it has something to do with masks, but i don't remember how to do it, can somebody either tell me how or tell me of a tutorial that could teach me?

Thx!

[Hiigara]

yes it did help alot, exactly the effect i was looking for, thx!

[Jomama]

Hmm, I'm doing something wrong. It sounds like a cool effect, but after I go back to standard mode I have no selection or whatever you're talking about.

[-proteus-]

Hmmm.....
I never thought of trying that.
Now I have a new technique to play with.
Thanks for asking that question Hiigara.
And thanks for that answer marwan.

[Hiigara]

i think i did something a little differntly. Jomama i hope this helps... what i did was i went to the channels tab and clicked the create new layer button at the bottom and then i put some white/black gradients on the new layer. once i had it how i wanted it i dragged the layer to the little dotted circle button at the bottom of the channels tab (i think its called load channel as selection) and then i went back to the layers tab and selected the layer that i wanted to apply the effect too and just hit delete until i got the effect i wanted. it ended up showing the pic on the top layer where the black is still showing on the new channel i made, but it showed the underlying layer where i put the white :p

[Jomama]

Thanks Hiigara, I had to do a couple other little things, but after a few trys I was able to get it. Thanks again.