Ira Krakow's Color Gradient Blender Tutorial

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I show how to combine the image of President Obama in the foreground, with the image of the White House in the background, so that the White House shows behind the President. This is a common layering technique in image editors such as Adobe Photoshop or the GIMP. It's possible in Blender using its built in Blend texture. I also demonstrate how to position the active camera to the 3D view and to adjust the lamp so that specular highlights - the bright spot in the default Blender lamp - are eliminated.

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Film & Animation

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[a2zhandi]

excellent Ira. I've needed this for a long time.

Thanks a lot

[irakrakow]

@a2zhandi You are quite welcome. Please visit my Blender 3D Forum and my Youtube channel for other Blender tutorials. Best, Ira

[FanofBewitched]

How do I do this in gimp? I'm working on a book cover. I wanted to blend a picture within a tear drop. Help please. Thanks:)