[thelist] graphic design :: fade out?

Julian Voelcker asp at tvw.net
Fri Nov 22 06:16:01 CST 2002


Dave,

You are looking at a 'gradient fill' - look in the help file of your favourite
graphics app for info on how to do it.

One word of warning, they are a right royal pain in the a** when it comes to
optimisation due to the vast range of colours that will be required for the
gradient.

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 11:59:15 -0000, Dave Stevens wrote:
> oh right sorry, I've not made this clear!
>  I didn't mean I wanted the image to start off normal and then fade  to
>  nothing - though I can see why you thought that! (erk - my apologies!)
>
> I just want a static image that is solid colour on the left, getting fainter
> to the right so that it merges in to the background colour by the end...
>
> Like if you push hard down on a pencil when you draw a line, and then
> release pressure as you go along, so that it gets fainter... Hope that
> explains it :D
>
> Cheers,
> Dave Stevens,  www.stemfiction.com
>


Cheers,

Julian Voelcker
Cirencester, United Kingdom





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