Went through this tutorial today while working on a new project… fun getting back into photoshop. Of course it’s been fun getting into jquery, javascript, and regular expressions too. If there was enough time in the day I could start playing with python or php. hmm. So I’d like to remember this technique so I’m posting the hightlights from this tutorial here. Original tutorial http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/design-an-innovative-portfolio-site-using-alternative-uiux/   Step 11 …Making Vignettes.. ( an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border. ) . . Example: Make a solid layer above the image  you want to fade…. make a selection…. Select > Feather > 60px > [...]