How to Use Photoshop’s Fade Command

1. Mike Lippeth permalink

   March 20, 2009 6:25 am

   I use the fade command all the time. Especially with different blend modes.

   Thanks for sharing Nicole!
2. Edu Grebe permalink

   March 20, 2009 7:23 am

   I love your tutorials Nicole, really helpful. Thanks
3. Vern permalink

   March 20, 2009 7:43 am

   Thank you, I really enjoy these video tutorials
4. Steve Nixon permalink

   March 20, 2009 8:26 am

   What an awesome little trick :)
5. Ron permalink

   March 20, 2009 10:25 am

   Nicole,

   Great video, as usual! What are the benefits of this approach to sharpening versus using unsharp mask? The ability to do localized sharpening?

   Ron
6. Beth permalink

   March 20, 2009 2:27 pm

   Thanks! I appreciate all of your video tutorials. You make it very easy to follow!
7. Nicole Young permalink

   March 20, 2009 3:00 pm

   I prefer to use the High Pass filter when I do my sharpening, mostly just because I feel like I have more control over the effect when I do it that way. It can also give your photo a neat grungy look if you over-do it, which can be appealing for some subjects if done right.

   I don’t know all the technical stuff behind how the unsharp mask works in Photoshop, but from what I do know they basically work the same … they make the image appear sharper by increasing the contrast to the edges. BTW it is a little easier to understand (and basically the same process only in digital form) if you know how it is done in a wet darkroom.
8. Michael McNett Photography permalink

   March 20, 2009 3:09 pm

   Thank you for posting this.
9. Michal permalink

   March 20, 2009 3:25 pm

   Thank you for the tutorials. :)
   I do this edit: I use ctrl+J (for PC) or cmd+J (for mac) to copy the layer, then I go to filter>other>high pass and I apply the filter. Then I can change the opacity of the layer. The efect is the same but your workflow looks quicker.
   Thanks. :)
10. JYB permalink

    March 20, 2009 8:13 pm

    More stuff from Nicole!
11. Nicole Young permalink

    March 20, 2009 8:55 pm

    Yes, I do this a lot too, especially when I want to use a mask to only sharpen a specific part of the image, like the eyes.

    I was mostly trying to show how to use the fade filter in the tutorial, and thought I’d throw an extra tip as well, instead of just using a random filter I never use for the demonstration. :)
12. Ron permalink

    March 20, 2009 9:20 pm

    Thanks, Nicole.
13. Jose Palad permalink

    March 22, 2009 3:04 am

    Thanks for the tips Nicole! :)

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