Sunday, 27 March 2011

Adobe Photoshop & Photoshop Elements Tips Selection Shading

Whether you've made a selection with Photoshop tools or used a plugin you'd want your selection to look nice and smooth on a new background. This happens when the edges of the object blend with the background colors. If the edges of the selected image were not softened or feathered during the process of selection you may shade them in Photoshop.
All you have to do is:
  • Step 1. In Adobe Photoshop have your selection loaded. Open Select menu and choose Feather.
    Select menu in Adobe Photoshop
  • Step 2. In the opening dialogue window type in a number of pixels to be feathered (2-5 are usually enough).
    Feather selection
  • Step 3. Now you can copy your selection, paste it into a new environment and evaluate the result.
    Unshaded rose
    No shading
    Rose shading 5 px
    5 px shading
    Rose shading 15 px
    15 px shading
    Rose shading 50 px