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HinesMCR
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January 12, 2018
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Smoothing/blending edges of a placed image

  • January 12, 2018
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Probably a very amateur question but iv tried the healing tool and spot healing and can't seem to get their to work.

Just want to blend/smooth the edges off around the image that I have placed into my project, remove the white and slightly blend it into the background so it sits better.

Im not 100% sure what the tool is that I want to use so you tube hasn't helped and can't search the forums because I don't know what the term is im looking for.

Thanks in advance and have a great Friday everyone!


c.pfaffenbichler​
You seem like the go to man of the forum aha, any advice?

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

I discourage Healing on additional Layers above the object’s Layer because then changing the background becomes troublesome.

Was the image clipped already when you got it?

If so I would recommend:

• Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency

• then you can paint (black to hide, white to show) to improve the Mask

• or load it as a Selection, disable it and use Select > Select and Mask to improve it and set »Output« to »New Layer with Layer Mask«

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c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 12, 2018

I discourage Healing on additional Layers above the object’s Layer because then changing the background becomes troublesome.

Was the image clipped already when you got it?

If so I would recommend:

• Layer > Layer Mask > From Transparency

• then you can paint (black to hide, white to show) to improve the Mask

• or load it as a Selection, disable it and use Select > Select and Mask to improve it and set »Output« to »New Layer with Layer Mask«

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    HinesMCRAuthor
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    January 12, 2018

    I have gotten into the bad habit of using the magnetic lasso tool to drag and drop objects instead of Clipping mask > Magic wand the background > Invert.

    I just reclipped the imagine and its near perfect now.

    Rookie mistake, need to relearn good habits aha.


    c.pfaffenbichler​

    That would have done the trick though, are there any online tutorials that you can recommend to getting a better understanding/develop my knowledge of masking, I hardly use it and would like to utilise the feature as much as possible as its such a capable tool.

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    January 12, 2018

    Sorry, I have no current knowledge about good tutorials.

    Lynda.com has a good reputation and, I I remember correctly, offers a free trial.

    One thing I forgot to mention: If you have to scale the image it might be beneficial to mask it at full resolution, convert it to a Smart Object and scale that.

    That way scaling or otherwise transforming it will not increase the image degradation as it always is being calculated based on the original.

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