Using Selective Blur to Isolate Your Subject by André Costantini |
As the eye is usually drawn to sharpness in an image, sometimes restricting what is sharp in an image helps to add focus. this selective blur technique is quick and easy to do. |
1. SELECT AN IMAGE. Preferably a sharp one. 2. DUPLICATE THE LAYER. (layer>Duplicate layer) 3. ADD A GAUSSIAN BLUR TO THE TOP LAYER. (Filter>Blur>gaussian Blur). Note you can add a pretty heavy one for now. 4. GRAB YOUR ERASER TOOL, WITH A SOFT EDGE ERASE OUT THE PART YOU WANT TO BE SHARP. (I usually pick a pretty big brush as the edge looks more natural.) 5. ADJUST THE BLURRED LAYER OPACITY TO AS MUCH OR LITTLE AS DESIRED. |
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