How to feather the remaining cutout after masking?

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February 11, 2023
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Hello.

I am working on After Effects to animate a still image. I masked the particular elements that I would like to animate (the hand). However, now the remaining cutout is too sharp. Is there a way to softly erase the edges of the cutout or feather it? Using a feather on my mask did not soften the remaining cutout's edges. Am I doing something wrong?

I am posting some images to reference what I mean by the edges of the remaining cutout.

Please let me know. Thank you.

macOS

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jane-e

Community Expert

@Su25133355sq5h wrote:

I am working on After Effects to animate a still image

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Since you said you are working in After Effects, I have moved your post from Photoshop where you posted.

Jane

Simmer1

Community Expert

Hi,

With the hand selected go Select> Select and Mask. Then you can soften the hand by feathering it or use the refine egdes tool, second down from the left.

Sim

Try using Select and Mask and Refine Edges

Jumpenjax

Community Expert

If you are talking clean the background of the mask where the cut marks show. Try using the, content aware or the patch or clone tool.

Lee- Graphic Designer, Print Specialist, Photographer

Mylenium

Legend

Load the selection, invert it, apply the result to your other layer, replacing the original layer mask.

Mylenium

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