How to blend image in to background color

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(11-07-2019, 12:53 AM)akovia Wrote:

(11-07-2019, 12:37 AM)Ofnuts Wrote:

(11-07-2019, 12:20 AM)getsignups Wrote: Yes!
How did you do that?

In this very simple case (you hand is black), just create a white to black gradient, after setting the gradient tool to "Darken only" Since, expect at the bottom, the gradient is always lighter than the arm the arm is not changed.

In more complicated cases (random colors for arm and background), you would have to isolate the arm on a transparent layer, and create a gradient in a layer below it (or use the gradient tool in "Behind" mode).

I would add that I cleaned up the arm image a bit as it had some white around the edges. Lock the Alpha channel on the arm layer and paint the edges with a black paint brush to get rid of the white edges.

This was without cleaning the edges up.

Thanks!
Appreciated