Fade Out Images with GIMP There's no need to go out and buy
Adobe Photoshop and take Photoshop classes. Just follow this
simple GIMP tutorial to learn how to fade out the edge of an
image. One of the features that gives images a web 2.0 kind of
look is fading out the edges. This is most commonly seen in the
image reflection effects. I'm not going to cover a reflection in
this post. I'll just cover the image fade out part for now. I'm
going to start out with an image of our favorite Linux mascot,
Tux. I've already trimmed out the white background and made it
transparent. Add a Layer Mask - Open up the Layers menu
[CTRL][L]. If you're opening just a basic jpeg or png there
should be just one layer at this point. - In the Layers menu,
right click on the layer and select Add Layer Mask. - Make sure
White (full opacity) is selected and click Add. You should see a
white box show up next to the thumbnail of your image in the
Layers menu. Create the Fade Effect - Right click on your layer
and make sure that Edit Laye