Patrick Bell Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I have cut out an oval from an image but I want to soften the outline so it blends with the background on the webpage I want to use it on. Something like a graduated border of increasing transparency to its edge (the border being oval). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Which software are you in Patrick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Actually it's pretty much the same in either software. Create an oval shape using the oval shape tool. In Photo you can use the gaussian blur live filter on it to get the softness, in designer you use the fx gaussian blur. Then use the rasterise the mask on that oval layer and it will mask anything on the layers below. Then export as a PNG with transparency in order for that to work on the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Or you can make an oval selection then feather the edge to soften it before copying or cutting out the selection. You can then choose File > New from Clipboard. Again, you must export as PNG with transparency. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Using the Blur Brush Tool around the border of the oval image may be enough Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 50 minutes ago, carl123 said: Using the Blur Brush Tool around the border of the oval image may be enough Sorry Carl, hate to disagree, but I wouldn't do this - it's inaccurate, and will take you a heck of a lot longer. Wrong tool for the job! The blur brush tool is really for specific case uses, such as softening a tiny detail on a photo - it's not really for large scale even softness. Using Gaussian blur gives a much cleaner and very consistent result. Same goes for the burn-in / dodge tools. They are tools that mimick traditional media before there were much better ways of doing things in the digital realm. If you want to burn-in / dodge make an adjustment layer and use the brush on the mask, that way you get control over where the effect is applied, as well as control over the amount of affect even after you've applied it. If you try and do the same using the dodge / burn-in tools you are destroying your original picture and the only way to go back is to hit the history and undo, not a very good way of working. I know a lot of people struggle with masking and adjustment layers with masks etc, but it really is worth the effort to learn how it all works, as it'll save you so much time in the long run, and you'll find you'll hardly ever need to use the history to undo stuff. Everything just stays much more adjustable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 In AD "Mask to below will work either: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bell Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 No. Not getting it. I cannot single out the shape to select separately so gaussian blur applies to the whole selection, not the edge. Nor can I figure out how to remove the (now irrelevant) screen shots I uploaded. Because I am just now stuck with being unable to isolate the maskeded outline lemasferatmain.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Almost there. Just select the "mask shape" and add layer effects->Gaussian Blur: lemasferatmain4U.afdesign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Dan C Posted August 19, 2019 Staff Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 minute ago, PixelPest said: Just select the "mask shape" I've attached a quick recording showing this, as you need to select this layers thumbnail to select the mask only, not the pixel image! 2019-08-19 15-23-41.mp4 Quote Please note - I am currently out of the office for a short while whilst recovering from surgery (nothing serious!), therefore will not be available on the Forums during this time. Should you require a response from the team in a thread I have previously replied in - please Create a New Thread and our team will be sure to reply as soon as possible. Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bell Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Thanks, little things can help! Dan C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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