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Tommie Green
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October 18, 2024
Question

Image won't feather

  • October 18, 2024
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I'm trying to edge the feathers of an image, but it's not working.

 

The image mode is RGB.

I select by right clicking the layer and selecting 'Select Pixels'.

I go to Select > Modify > Feather

I feather my heart away but the image will not blur, fade, or move at all.

However, the marching ants change shape as if the feathering should happen to the image but it doesn't. 

Same thing happenes when I selec then go to 'Select and Mask'

 

I don't understand what's going on with this image or feature please help. Thanks.

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Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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October 19, 2024

I don't see a mask in your first screenshot. To automatically create a transparency mask, drag the layer onto the layer mask icon. Then, use the Select & Mask workspace.

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Tommie GreenAuthor
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October 19, 2024

Hello, thanks for responding. 

 

I do not understand why I have to use a mask to feather the edges of this image. Does anyone mind explaining the purpose of layers? Despite that, I have been using layers, I just did not incorporate them in my subject because I was hopinh it was possible to feather the edges without creating a mask. 

 

However, in my subject I did mention that the 'Same thing happens when I select go to 'Select and Mask'. If you refer to my second image, I create the mask and feather it but still nothing happens to the image. I know it's something small I'm missing but I've been up for 3 days trying to figure it out, I can't. 

Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
Community Expert
October 19, 2024

I downloaded your image, and after adding the mask, I was able to use the Feather tool in the Select & Mask workspace. Everything worked as expected.

You might want to try resetting your preferences, as your Photoshop could be malfunctioning for some reason.

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