Hoe to feather a picture to background color

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Eitan_Teomi
Sep 8, 2007
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Hi all –
This is very easy to do in programs such as Fireworks (using masks) but cannot figure this out in PS.

I simply have a canvas with a blue background color and a photo on a different layer that is smaller than the canvas.
All I want to do is to feather the edges of the photo so they could blend to the color of the background. I am sure this is a very simple task.

Can anyone give me step-by-step instructions on how to do this?

Thanks,

Eitan
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chrisjbirchall
Sep 8, 2007
Use the marquee too (oval or rect) to draw the position for your vignette.

Feather the selection (the amount will depend upon the effect you are after and the resolution of the image. Experiment.

Invert the election, then click the "Layer Mask" icon in the layers palette.
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John_Joslin
Sep 8, 2007
Invert the election

Is that Chinese contlaception?
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Sep 8, 2007
Inverse the selection.
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chrisjbirchall
Sep 8, 2007
Chinese contlaception?

I’ve been meaning to ask, John. Do you have some sort of "web spider" which searches out spelling mistakes – my spelling mistakes? 😉

Ed. John’s was humorlus. Your’s was pedantic. 😉
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chrisjbirchall
Sep 8, 2007
Anyway. How come no-one pulled up the OP for requesting a garden implement to feather is nest selection?
EH
Ed_Hannigan
Sep 8, 2007
I wasn’t going for humor. Using the correct terminology is important.
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chrisjbirchall
Sep 8, 2007
Like I said 😉

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