Digital BW, The Print

Yup, If you have a very high res image, you might need to feather 3 or 4
times. I also use this method for dodging and burning several similar
areas in an image at the same time.

Jerry




Michael Kravit wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> Ah, so that has been my problem....I had no idea that you could feather a feather. That will really spread out the edge. The problem I was haveing was I would feather 250 and it always looked too severe.
> 
> Thanks dude!
> 
> Mike
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Jerry Olson
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 5:15 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] OT-Edge Burining Techniques
> 
>   Hi Mike, It's easy!
> 
>   draw an appropriate size oval in the middle of your image. Feather 250
>   pixels, then feather again at about 100 pixels.
> 
>   Invert the selection
> 
>   Then, just use an adjustment layer and an overall curve adjustment to
>   darken the edges the exact amount you want them. Works like a charm.
> 
>   Jerry
> 
>   mkravit wrote:
>   >
>   > I guess this is a bit off topic, but in the realm of digital printing
>   > is part of the process. I would like to know how people are
>   > accomplishing edge burning techniques in Photoshop?
>   >
>   > I find this to be one difficult task. Not because it is hard, but
>   > because I never asked nor learned how to do it. It is not covered in
>   > the texts that I have read.
>   >
>   > Mike
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