Feathering not working properly

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October 1, 2019
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I have been using Photoshop for over 20 years, so I know my way around this tool pretty well.

I've been using Feathering for almost as long. But today, it appears broken.

I am trying to feather using the refine edge too and I am getting hard edges just beyond the feathered area. This has never happened before and is incredibly frustrating.

Here's an image with a preview and my settings.

And here's an image where I've deleted the selection. You can see the hard edge.

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Earth Oliver

Legend

If anyone runs into this issue, here's a link to the origins of the problem:

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/photoshop-wrong-gamma-when-blending-with-transparency-grid

https://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/transparency-renders-incorrectly-in-cc-2017-and-still-occurring-in-april-update

Earth Oliver

Legend

It never looks right on transparency... try putting a solid fill underneath.

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kimamelAuthor

Known Participant

That's the problem. I don't want a solid fill. I've been doing this for years and never experienced this problem.

Earth Oliver

Legend

You know, i think you might be onto something here. Even with a white layer below, i'm still seeing a lot of artifacts. Can you test converting your image to 16bit and see if the same problem pops up? You'll need to add some new brush stroke or masking after you convert.

Silkrooster

Legend

You can end up with a hard edge if it is the edge of a layer or previously selected with a selection too.

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kimamelAuthor

Known Participant

I used the selection tool, but never experience this ever before, and have done this a lot. How am I supposed to otherwise select the area if this is the way it works now?