Making A Gradient Mask

Please could someone advise me how to make a gradient mask. This is useful 
for example if the top of a picture is darker than the botom of a picture 
and I want to increase the brightness at the top more than the bottom in a 
gradennt fashion by applying a gradient mask and then adjusting the 
exposure. I suppose in principle, a gradient mask is the same as a mask with 
a gradient transparency effect on the mask or a feathered mask. I have tried 
to use the feather mask function but the problem is it only goes up to a 
maximum of 300 units and is not enough for the gradient to run from one end 
of the image to the other end.

Your advice would be appreciated.

Kind Regards

Chris 

Try "Paint On Mask" (Ctrl-K). Fill with a gradient fill, do Ctrl-K
again
and you'll have your mask done ..

Huib


On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:21:31 +0300, "Chris Nicola"
<chrisnicola@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>Please could someone advise me how to make a gradient mask. This is useful 
>for example if the top of a picture is darker than the botom of a picture 
>and I want to increase the brightness at the top more than the bottom in a 
>gradennt fashion by applying a gradient mask and then adjusting the 
>exposure. I suppose in principle, a gradient mask is the same as a mask with

>a gradient transparency effect on the mask or a feathered mask. I have tried

>to use the feather mask function but the problem is it only goes up to a 
>maximum of 300 units and is not enough for the gradient to run from one end

>of the image to the other end.
>
>Your advice would be appreciated.
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Chris 
>
>

Thanks very much for the advice. I have been trying for months to figure 
this out and I didn't know it was so easy.

Kind Regards
Chris

"Twieker" <lose.this.h.spek@chello.nl> wrote in message 
news:lvqd13tlcg7i71ddk21lhk9nkl07jg044l@4ax.com...
>
> Try "Paint On Mask" (Ctrl-K). Fill with a gradient fill, do
Ctrl-K again
> and you'll have your mask done ..
>
> Huib
>
>
> On Fri, 6 Apr 2007 15:21:31 +0300, "Chris Nicola"
> <chrisnicola@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>Please could someone advise me how to make a gradient mask. This is
useful
>>for example if the top of a picture is darker than the botom of a
picture
>>and I want to increase the brightness at the top more than the bottom in
a
>>gradennt fashion by applying a gradient mask and then adjusting the
>>exposure. I suppose in principle, a gradient mask is the same as a mask

>>with
>>a gradient transparency effect on the mask or a feathered mask. I have 
>>tried
>>to use the feather mask function but the problem is it only goes up to
a
>>maximum of 300 units and is not enough for the gradient to run from one

>>end
>>of the image to the other end.
>>
>>Your advice would be appreciated.
>>
>>Kind Regards
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>