Fade Out Images with GIMP

[ Thanks to Linerd for this link. ]

"One of the features that gives images a web 2.0 kind of look is fading out the edges. This is most commonly seen in the image reflection effects. I’m not going to cover a reflection in this post. I’ll just cover the image fade out part for now.

"I’m going to start out with an image of our favorite Linux mascot, Tux. I’ve already trimmed out the white background and made it transparent."

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