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Softening a mask with Feather

Softening a mask with Feather - Photoshop Tutorial

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Softening a mask with Feather

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- [Instructor] All right, now, the problem with integrating vector-based artwork into a photographic image, is that vectors have very abrupt transitions and photographs typically don't. So, notice if I zoom in on the shark here, that he looks extremely sharp by comparison to the neighboring objects. And so, what I need to do is soften things a little bit using the feather value. And to see what that looks like, I'll click on a shark. You want to make sure that the vector is selected right here, the vector base shape that is. And then you want to go up to the Window menu and choose the properties command in order to bring up the Properties panel, which is represented by this little cube right here. And notice these two options, this guy selects the Vector Mask, which is currently selected. And did you get that, Vector Mask. And so Photoshop thinks of the path outlines that surround a vector-based shape layer are…

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