I'm looking for a quick and dirty way to apply a very subtle vignette. Didn't see a tutorial. Actually I could figure something out (dodge with a large brush), but I'm wondering how most folks here are doing it. Any ideas?
Download the free plugins from Xero. They have a soft vignette filter and they also have slider control which allows you to customize it how you like.
Their site seems to be down at the moment so try the download from here:
On a new layer fill the layer with black. Drag your Marquee tool over the area you want to be see through. Add a large Feathering to this selection. Press delete OR invert your selection and click on Mask. Now lower your layer opacity until it looks subtle.
Download the free plugins from Xero. They have a soft vignette filter and they also have slider control which allows you to customize it how you like.
Their site seems to be down at the moment so try the download from here:
here is a method I use, very similar to judi and escapetooz 's way
use the rectangle lasso/marquee tool (you can just eyeball it, or view the ruler to get precise if you want)
feather set at 200 (this also turns the rectangle into a nice oval)
invert
levels adjustment layer
slide dark and mid slider to taste
Lets you do a lot of things: Vignette (foreground or Background color), invert, zoom-in/out, blinds, radials all kinds of cool shiznit.
I use it in PSPX2 all the time.
Dup your background layer, apply the Vignette of your choice on that layer. If you really want to have some fun... try the different blend modes on that layer. Better yet do a Effects > Photo Effects > Time Machine to the Vignetted layer for some wicked fun.
I do the same as taterbug, except I use the elliptical marquee tool instead of the rectangle. After making the selection and inverting it, I use a color fill adjustment layer set to black and adjust opacity to taste.
The problem with using a layers adjustment layer is that very light areas will not be affected very much, so the vignette isn't very uniform. The problem with using a new layer is that you're adding a lot of extra (and unnecessary) file size (especially if you do this to hundreds of PSD files).
