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Shading the Selection in Adobe PhotoShop

Author: Nataly Tikhonovich More by this author

Added: May 23, 2008 Rating:  Average Rating: 3.5 Votes: 4 Position: 3562 of 13009Average Rating: 3.5 Votes: 4 Position: 3562 of 13009Average Rating: 3.5 Votes: 4 Position: 3562 of 13009Average Rating: 3.5 Votes: 4 Position: 3562 of 13009Average Rating: 3.5 Votes: 4 Position: 3562 of 13009 Level: Beginner Software:  Photoshop

Whether you've made a selection by Photoshop tools or used a plug-in you'd want  your selection to look nice and smooth on a new background. If the edges of the selected image were not softened or feathered during the process of selection you may shade them in Photoshop.

To do that open Select menu and choose Feather

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In the opening dialogue window type in a number of pixels to be feathered (2-5 are usually enough)

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Now you can copy your selection, paste it into a new environment and evaluate the result

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No feathering

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Feather 5px

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Feather 15px

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Feather 50px


About the Author:

Nataly Tikhonovich

Nataly Tikhonovich, author of digital photo software reviews and Photoshop tutorials at www.myphotosoft.com, press@myphotosoft.com.


Author's URL: www.myphotosoft.com

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