One word to both of you: fantastic! Raijer, getting warm is an understatement. Lyonesse, the middle pic is so expressive. Dunno what to ask next, really love Lyonesse's flare combined with Raijers last pic. And as Raijer said it does very well lend itself to a beam-effect!
The easiest way is to simply go to your Layers pallet, choose the layer you want fainter, and then go to the top of the Layers pallet and slide the Opacity slider down from 100%.


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