Skip to main content
A
ATP Textures
Participating Frequently
September 15, 2019
Question

Quick mask selection always feathers.

  • September 15, 2019
  • 2 replies
  • 4579 views

I use quick mask to select my main subject, create a new layer mask, and then add blur, to make my main subject stand out.

I have recently upgraded to CC2019, from CS6. Big jump, I know.  In CS6 quick mask selection, it has always kept a hard edge, unless I add feathering via the slider, which prevented hazing between the main subject and the background. 

PS 2019, with the same settings ( Feather 0%, Contrast 100%, Hard Brush 100% ) always feathers, no matter what I do!  I use the quick mask for almost all my images and the problem is very frustrating.

Am I missing a key point somewhere? I don't understand why everything I select is always feathered when feathering is not on.  Please help! Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Cheers.

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

F
federico platon
Legend
September 15, 2019

I think you are talking about a tool, namely Quick Selection Tool, as described.

Quick Mask is a View Mode, that allows editing using paint tools..

I think I understand the situation, if you are assured the tool has 100% hardness, but it does not work correctly:

1. Reset Tool or All tools (icon tool at left)

2. Reset Preferences (Restart Photoshop while holding Ctrl/Cmd+Alt+Shift

A
aaacikbas
Participant
April 13, 2020

I did all those but whenever I use quick selection or lasso tool it always feathers like 3 pixel in and out even though hardness is set to 0 and anti-aliasing is off. However when I do a rectangular selection it's absolutely perfect without any feathering whatsoever. I don't recall it doing this in the past but for some reason it does now ! Please help me !!

F
federico platon
Legend
April 13, 2020

Reset the Tools.

Select each tool that it's feathering and in the left end of the Control bar on top, right to its icon there is a menu to Reset that tool.

Please try this.

Namely, for Quick Selection tool in the Size menu, check that Hardness is set to 100%.

For the lasso Tool, which uses a Feather value on the Control bar, check is 0px

 

Or else reset the Preferences of Photoshop if that does not work.

Bojan Živković11378569
Community Expert
Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
Community Expert
September 15, 2019

Which technique you are using in Quick Mask mode? Painting with Brush? Perhaps your brush has soft edges which are retained when converting to selection.

Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices