Quickmask Tutorial. Text and images Copyright (C) 2002 Zach Beane and may not be used without permission of the author.
Intention This tutorial shows how you can do vignette effects using a feature of GIMP called QuickMask. The fade effect. Many screenshots in the HelpSetMaker manual use a "fade" effect on the screenshot.
We will create this now in a step-by-step fashion. First, some words about the concepts: The concepts For our effect, we need two powerful concepts of GIMP: Layers and layer masks. Adobe Photoshop Tutorials.