December 2012

Using Vector Mask for best quality

You must have noticed that when you use layer mask, it creates a soft edged mask around the selected area of the object. Later when you transform such masked area, you will get jagged edged object. The quality of the image degrades if such image is transformed or converted into higher resolution later on. We can avoid this by using vector mask. Make a selection using a path or take an object created using shape tool. Then convert the path or shape into vector mask (Layer > Vector Mask > Current Path). Like layer mask, vector mask is only applied to layers not to backgrounds. So, now if you transform the image to higher sizes, you won’t get jagged edge.

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Using Tilt-shift blur in CS6

Today’s  Tilt-shift blur topic would be our last articles on blur series that we have been discussing since last two weeks. It’s an easier feature to use and helpful to give miniature effect to the images. Raw Image: As other blur options, you can find tilt-shift also in Filters > Blur > Tilt Shift. You will see two straight lines, two dotted lines and circle appear in between of the image. As in other blur options, with circle in between we can adjust the amount of blur to be applied. By simply clicking  and dragging any of the lines, you can make selection area smaller or larger. Also you can roll over the white dot on the inside line and then drag to

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