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Hi All,
I am looking to apply a Gaussian blur to the inner radius of a circle using the blur/gaussian tool. I'd like the depth of the blur to be pretty thick, see arrows as a guide in the attached image.
I've attached a short video of my attempt. Any ideas where I am going wrong here. I'm sure this is simple and a gentle pointer in the right direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou
Rob 🙏🏼
Rob
The screen recoding does not show you applying Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency.
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What are you selecting?
Why do you switch to Quick Mask Mode?
To edit the Transparency indespendently from the pixels’ color values convert it to a Layer Mask (Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency) and edit the Mask.
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Thanks for replying I did attach an image to show you the effect i was trying to achieve. I would like to apply a deep faded edge to the inner circle on the coloured layer. Hope you follow what I am trying to ask for help with.
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If a plain Feather (see Properties Panel) on a Layer Mask doesn’t suffice, maybe you should focus on non-destructive techniques like a knock out Smart Object, that maintains editability.
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Sorry I posted a reply to quickly below.. Let me look through what you have so kindly shared above and see how I get on. Brb soon..
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I followed exactly what you said above yet still i cannot see the faded knock out feather effect.. I must be missing something you are saying here Ive followed what you said word for word...
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What is the content of Layer 1?
Edit: My screenshot should show that the knock-out Layer has a circular shape and Smart Filters applied to it.
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The screen recoding does not show you applying Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency.
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Thanks for the screenshot CP.
Now at least I have the correct layer masked transparency. I tried the same technique as in my first post and still the edge of the rainbow coloured circle has a sharp edge and no gaussian blur transistion.. Photoshop can be so frustrating to use sometimes 😉
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The Layer Mask needs to be selected to be edited/filtered.
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I guess my advice so far may be too complicated here.
So a different approach:
No Quick Mask.
Just load the transparency as a Selection.
Apply it as a Layer Mask to the Layer.
Apply Feather in the Properties Panel.
Apply Filter > Other > Minimum if the sharp edge of the original transparency is noticable.
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I think perhaps whene you give advice you may be thinking everyone is on your level.. Your screenshots definitley help and I am grateful for you trying to help.
So for the sake of clarity. Just load the selection as transparency. Are you referring to my Rainbow png file ?
The option to apply a layer mask from the menu bar is no longer there.
Where would I find the properties panel. I looked this up on youtube but its really misleading.
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Hi
I am very grateful for you trying to help me still and also your video. As you can see, I put my Photoshop screen alongside your video and you can see your mask has a black hole in the middle of it. When I add a mask layer as you did it has no black hole in it. From that point I was unable to follow what you have shown in the video.
Any ideas why my layer mask might be different to yours ?
Thanks again
Rob
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OMG.... champagne moment 😮 Not sure how this happened but.. Im sure its down to you !!
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