# Really quick fade bottom

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [October 31, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346 "2003-10-31T18:26:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![amp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@amp1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amp1)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346/1 "2003-10-31T18:26:02Z")

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Hey, how do I fade out the bottom of an image? I want to use it as a background…

Please respond quickly someone

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346/2 "2003-10-31T18:31:00Z")

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use a gradient mask

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346/3 "2003-10-31T18:32:48Z")

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Umm… how do I do that… with the gradient tool?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/really-quick-fade-bottom/34346/4 "2003-10-31T18:46:30Z")

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make a layer with lets say a color blue…then make a new layer on top of that one. Place your image in that layer. At the bottom of the layers pallete is a make layer mask button click it. The select your gradient tool make sure the colors being black and white. Then apply a gradient in the layer mask. you will see how to adjust your gradient when you see the effect. The photoshop help files have a bunch of stuff on that. That shoud always be your first step.