Photoshop tutorials provide a comprehensive guide on how to smooth edges of selection and cutout images. The Magic Wand tool is used to blend different elements into a single image, with the aim of reducing jagged edges. To achieve this, users can use anti-aliasing, feathering, and the Blur tool.
When selecting an image using the Magic Wand tool, the tool looks at the pixel you are selecting, which can sometimes appear harsh and jagged due to the square shape of the pixels. To smooth out these edges, users can use anti-aliasing or feathering. Anti-aliasing softens the color transition between edge pixels and smooths the jagged edges.
To smooth edges, users can choose from Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Elliptical Marquee, or Magic Wand tools in the toolbar. To apply the anti-aliasing option, click the checkbox beside it in the Options bar at the top of the screen.
Feathering can be used to blur edges by building a transition between the selection and the selected areas. To lock layer transparency, paint directly on the lines layer to replace the color, or add a new layer above the lines. To make the Magic Wand tool “part select” edge pixels, users can lower the tolerance in the upper tool bar.
In summary, Photoshop tutorials provide a comprehensive guide on how to smooth edges of selection and cutout images. By understanding the process and adjusting settings, users can improve their image quality and overall aesthetic appeal.
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Steps: 1. Ctrl + Click thumbnail of desired object 2. websites tab (windows ->channels) 3. click new mask (at the bottom. “Japanese flag” 4. Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur (blur rough edges) 5. Image -> adjustments -> levels -> Adjust to make sharp 6. Ctrl + Click mask thumbnail 7. Select original layer 8. If selection area is smaller -> leave as is, or select -> modify -> contract -> contract by 1 or more pixels If selection is bigger -> select -> modify -> contract -> contract by 1 or more pixels 9. Selection tool -> right click -> select inverse – delete 10. magic
5 years later and this still helped me, YOU’RE A LEGEND! The thing this article helped me for is this: I needed mockups of hoodies both black and white, I found the mockups great, but the white hoodie had white background which blended with the hoodie itself, so I had to adjust the brightness, levels, curves, exposure etc to make the outline of the hoodie possible at least so that the quick selection tool can pick it up. At the end it did…. Great but the edges are horrible and this hoodie is for an online clothing store so it has to be high quality at the edges, so I stumbled to your article and you fixed it. So again THANK YOU for that.
Nice tutorial, but this doesn’t really work for PNG’s with no background. I’m having an issue, while following step by step, once the mask is created, the background simply turns black and the logo turns white, making it impossible to see the changes made. It was already hard because of the selection rounding the logo, plus this black background makes it literally IMPOSSIBLE. Yes, I tried ctrl+i and the logo just disappears.
:54 My Mask after hitting the “Japanese Flag” is always white with a black background. I cannot figure out how to change it. If I invert the selection so it does have a black object with a white background then the websites are not correct at all. This really seems like I’m missing some steps. Everyone else who is thanking this article, please tell me what I’m doing wrong.
I don’t like the fact that I can’t select the add layer mask (Japanese Flag under the websites tab) and for some reasons many people here reported this issue and no solution was provided. Even after following exact same steps, this doesn’t make any sense, regardless thanks for the tutorial but it’s not simple enough. Edited: Found out why it wasn’t working, at 0:24 you said “Press down control” it should be control for Windows and Command for MAC Users, Pressing Control on Mac like you said didn’t select anything.
I’ve been using Photoshop for years, and I just wanna say that you’ve got some of the best articles on how to use it that I’ve ever seen. I like that you quickly and briefly explain different keyboard shortcuts without going off topic. And thank you, because I had no idea about clipping layers. I’ve been doing things like that the hard, complicated way all this time. That simple feature is going to save me a lot of time.
I’ve been using photoshop for years but never quite perfected this problem as there is no one to teach you how to fix these nuisances so it’s always been frustrating. this tutorial is amazing and knocked out 5 things at once! everything mentioned should be something beginners should know about. thank you so much, you just saved me from a lot of trouble and time!
Thank you so fricking much! I am used to older photoshop where Select and Mask wasn’t a thing, and from what I remember it would automatically make very sharp edges. And I couldn’t figure out for the life of me how to get sharper edges at all. I’ve been editing pokeballs for days now, and always there would be this little bit of red at the top and white at the bottom coming through the pattern I put over it. And then I came across this article. Now I know how to make those blurred edges sharp so I get no weird color bleeding! Kina sad that I now know how to get it perfect so I want to go back and redo them all, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Thanks a bunch!
Another magical tool to help remove unwanted pixels is (for more organic forms) Layer>Matting>Defringe (usually I follow up with a copy layer (alt+drag) with a File>Other>High-pass and blend as overlay to create a sharper edge). Terrific tutorial outlining some great secrets that (upon accidental discovery over the years) have saved this arch. Student hundreds of editing hours 🙂
I’m not sure if you regularly include a ‘Recap’ segment, but I feel it would be better served at the start of the article for people who just want a refresher. Obviously instead of ‘Recap’ it would be called ‘Overview’ or something like that. This was by far the greatest tutorial I have seen in a long time
Thank you so much for this clear description. I am a bit thick and am struggling with getting back to my selection only to allow this to be moved into a new background. So ones the smoothing has been completed I want to get back to the original selection which I can the use dragging into a new background image. Your article was so easily to follow but maybe completing this bit will help others who struggle with the creative side of photoshop.
You could narrate children’s shows. Your voice is incredibly friendly, yet not condescending. I’m a PS artist myself but thought I’d take a look at a few articles to see if I’ve missed anything. I already knew about the method you had, but I still greatly enjoyed listening and perusal, thanks to your lovely voice.