How to feather edges of layer

[abc-illustrator-fan]

Hi, I am trying to feather the edges of the image in layer 1.

Thanks.

[abc-illustrator-fan]

the selct modify feather tool is not available

[D Fosse]

Feather is only available when you have an active selection, which you don't.

In this case I'd probably make a mask on that layer, and blur the mask edges using Select and Mask. This way you can also contract the mask edge a bit, which will likely be needed to conceal the hard edge you have now.

To mask the exact area of the pixel content, ctrl-click the layer thumbnail in the Layers panel. This gives you a selection which you turn into a mask by clicking the mask icon.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Using a layer mask works best if you make the mask a little bit smaller than the object.

So Ctrl/Cmd click the object to load it as a selection, and Contract.  The Conextual Task Bar is very handy for this.

Click on the Layer Mask icon and add feather fropm Mask Properties.

If the layers are combined, then create a workpath that follows the edges you want to blur, and right click the path and choose Blur.  You need to set up the blur tool cursor size and strength before dsoing this.

The effect will be a lot more subtle than a feathered mask, but having stroked the path once, you can click on the Stroke Path icon several more times to to increase the feather.