how to soften edges?

[emilym97893750]

A is an image i had designed in SketchUp and B is it touched in Photoshop, edges are softened up, image is better quality. how do I get my image that currently like the quality in image A and get it to the quality in image B? Thank you!

A:

B:

[macpawel]

You can use many different tools for example:

you can use Selective Colors - select Blach and adjust settings

You can use Curves (ctrl+M) and adjust settings

You can use Shadows/Hightlights and remove some blacks

or/and

Burn (O) to add some shadows - easy

Dodge (O) to add some lights - easy

You can also use new empty layer to add some black areas - Brush tool (B) and finally decrease layers opacity and use different color modes to see nice colors

The same is true with white - you can use another new layer to add some lights - changing opacity lets you adjast lightness

You can also select areas you want to improve and use Curves (ctrl+M) or Selective Color or other adjustements tools

You can select table (top) and use gradients to add depth

many. many optiopns

pawel

[emilym57868051]

Thank you for the detailed response! I will see what I can do. Still learning photoshop:)

[JJMack]

If you used scetchup rendered your image check if it can render an image more like image B do some antialiasing rendering lines.

[emilym57868051]

How do I do that? Sorry very new to all this:)

[JJMack]

I do not know.  I played around with Free Sketchup a few years ago  I see there is still a free version but it is web based these days.  I opened a  Sketchup I created when I played with it years ago.  I can move around  the model of  my home I made back then for google earth and  Download PNG views of my model.  The rendered PNG file looks very good in Photoshop.  However I forgot how to use Sketch so I can not edit my model which is not grate to begin with.  I find 3D to be too much work though sketchup UI was easier to create models then Photoshop 3D feature. Even the old MP4 I had sketchup render back thne was not as bad as your image A: http://www.mouseprints.net/old/dpr/House.mp4

[davescm]

I agree with JJMack.  B looks like a different 3D render rather than just a tidy up in Photoshop.

Dave

[Norman Sanders]

The first step, after duplicating the layer, is to eliminate the black lines. To do that make the light gray near the man your Foreground color.

Then, place a layer below the top layer and fill with the light gray. Return to the image layer and double-click the layer to bring up Layer Style. In the Blend If section adjust the top left slider like this:

The result will be as seen above. Choose the top layer and Merge down to combine the top two layers.

Then use a Mask to bring back such things as the stove range & knobs, floor and the man. Select areas, such as the counter for darkening and to add dimension. Then fuss with the lamp shade and other details.

[Trevor.Dennis]

When you export your 2D model from SketchUp, click on Options.  The default file resolution is your screen (view) size, so if you are using a lowish resolution screen like you might have if using a small notebook computer, then one pixel line thickness is going to be a bit clunky.  So uncheck  Use view size and enter a reasonable size.  The higher the resolution you chose, the more subtle your lines will look.

Also make sure that Anti-alias is checked, or lines will look like pencil lines in Photoshop (i.e. nasty).  That is turned on by default.

Using best quality JPG compression (if that is your chosen format) is a no brainer.

I have a feeling that this will dramatically improve your 2D exports from SketchUp

[emilym57868051]

Very kind of you to give such detailed instructions. This is very helpful!