{"id":1321,"date":"2020-02-27T15:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/?p=1321"},"modified":"2020-02-28T01:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T01:07:04","slug":"how-to-soften-edge-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/27\/how-to-soften-edge-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to soften edge using Photoshop Selection and Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>With the image open, use selection tool to select the object.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"561\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-33-1024x561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-33-1024x561.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-33-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-33-768x421.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-33.png 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. To check the selection, click Add vector mask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"434\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-34.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-34.png 854w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-34-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-34-768x390.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. We can also create a background color to double check the selection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"435\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-35.png 858w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-35-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-35-768x389.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example white color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"639\" height=\"490\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-38.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-38.png 639w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-38-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: the layer is white. You need to move the top new white color layer under the image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"496\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-39.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-39.png 659w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-39-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Make the selection lager. You will see the edge is not smooth. Now, click Selection and Mask from the Properties or from Selection menu. Note: Make sure the layer 0 selected Layer Mask is highlight (CTL+click).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"609\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-40.png 863w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-40-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-40-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Adjust Smooth, Feather, Contrast, and Shield Edge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"620\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-42.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-42.png 786w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-42-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/image-42-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the image open, use selection tool to select the object. 2. To check the selection, click Add vector mask. 3. We can also create a background color to double check the selection. For example white color. Note: the layer is white. You need to move the top new white color layer under the image. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/27\/how-to-soften-edge-in-photoshop\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to soften edge using Photoshop Selection and Mask<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1321"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1339,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1321\/revisions\/1339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quicksetupguide.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}