Using Adobe Photoshop, you can add a variety of effects to images: change color settings, add new fragments, change transparency. There are many ways to make a photo semi-transparent.
Instructions
Step 1
Open the photo to be the background.
Step 2
Minimize the image without closing and open another drawing that will become translucent. Hold Ctrl on your keyboard and click on the layer thumbnail. A selection appears around the image. Using the shortcut Ctrl + C, add the picture to the clipboard.
Step 3
Restore the first photo and paste another image from the clipboard using Ctrl + V. Press Alt on your keyboard, and at the bottom of the Layers panel - the Add Layer Mask button. A layer mask applied normally hides the bottom image, alternatively the top one.
Step 4
If you paint on a black mask with a white brush, the hidden image appears. The same effect will be obtained as a result of using other tools. Now we need to make sure that tourists see a mirage: the city of Paris, which is on the Seine River. On the toolbar, select the Gradient tool. On the property bar, set its parameters: Radial ("Radial"), from white to black. Extend a gradient line from the catamaran diagonally to the upper right corner.
Step 5
Using a brush of different shades of gray, you can make different details of the collage more or less distinct. Remove unnecessary details with a dark brush and, conversely, restore the necessary fragments with a light one. Just make sure to paint on the mask, not on the image.
Step 6
You can change the transparency of a layer without applying a mask by changing the values of the parameters Opacity ("Opacity") and Fill ("Fill"). Open the photo, duplicate it and create an upper transparent layer by clicking the Create a new layer button at the bottom of the layers palette.
Step 7
Use the Marquee selection tools to create a selection. Fill it with any color you like. Double click on the layer thumbnail and in the style settings set the transparency and fill to about 50%. Then go to the Stroke settings and increase the Opacity and Fill to 90%.
Step 8
Without removing the selection, go to the layer-copy of the main image. In the Filter menu, choose Gaussian Blur with a radius of about 2 px to achieve a frosted glass effect. On the toolbar, select Text, set the color and size of the font. Write any text on the background of a transparent table. Set the layer with the text to the Overlay blending mode ("Overlap") and set the values of opacity and fill.
