"Gradient to transparency" in Photoshop

[ranguvar]

Hi,

I got an image of a button. That button's background is a simple linear gradient. On top of the gradient, there's a glyph. (The button looks somewhat like iTunes' "Shuffle" and "Repeat" buttons in the lower left corner.)

I want to extract the glyph from the button, so I can use it on another background. In GIMP, there's a feature called "Color to transparency", but what I'm looking for is a "Gradient to transparency" feature.

Is there anything such in Photoshop?

P.S.: I did use google, but it didn't come up with any solutions....

 

[Shoesy]

Any chance of a picture so we can see what you mean?

 

[MacBoobsPro]

Hi,

I got an image of a button. That button's background is a simple linear gradient. On top of the gradient, there's a glyph. (The button looks somewhat like iTunes' "Shuffle" and "Repeat" buttons in the lower left corner.)

I want to extract the glyph from the button, so I can use it on another background. In GIMP, there's a feature called "Color to transparency", but what I'm looking for is a "Gradient to transparency" feature.

Is there anything such in Photoshop?

P.S.: I did use google, but it didn't come up with any solutions....

In Photoshop you can create a gradient from a colour to nothing. i.e. 100% to 0% or anything in between.

EDIT: Seeing below I get what you mean now. Can't you just draw it in a vector program?

 

[ranguvar]

Sure:

Imagine I got this image of a button. After doing the "gradient to transparency" thing, I'd like to have the extracted glyph, somewhat like this.

 

[jampat]

Can't you just select the arrows, then invert and delete? They have a well defined edge that should be easy for photoshop to get.

 

[ranguvar]

Can't you just select the arrows, then invert and delete? They have a well defined edge that should be easy for photoshop to get.

Yeah, but imagine it was a more complex shape, e.g. with blurred edges.

 

[Kwill]

Can you draw the shapes with a vector illustration program? Do they have to be "selected?" You second example resembles the Photoshop bevel and emboss layer style.

 

[ezekielrage_99]

IMHO you'd be better off just tracing it in Illustrator or a similar vector program...