Simple Vignette part 1
Software : Photoshop 7.0
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

1. Vignette is a picture that smoothly fades into the background.

2. Open Photoshop. Press D to select white as a background color.

3. Open an image to apply simple Vignette effect.

4. Select Elliptical Marquee tool. Place the cursor in the center of an image and draw the circle pressing Shift + Alt

5. Select > Feather (9)

6. Select > Inverse

7. Press Delete and you get a Vignette. Press Ctrl + D to deselect.