I am using Photoshop CS3 Extended.
I have place layer 1 on a background.
I have cutout a picture (layer 2) and placed in on layer 1.
The edges of layer 2 are too sharpe. I want to soften the edges of layer 2 so that they merge/dissolve into layer 1.
I can't for the life of me figure out how to crop using a shape from a photo and then to soften the edges?
I know how to select and use invert to crop the outside of the sleected area but I don't want to use a square.
I am sure this is a simple thing to do but ... I am trying to copy and paste or to cut and move one image onto another. For example, say the background is a scenery photo showing lots of sky. If I move a new picture or a bird flying into the sky in the background it LOOKS pasted on top. I am sure there is some way of blending the edges a tiny bit to make it look more seemless but have not suceeded in finding it yet. I can put a spot of color into the sky then soften the edges ... but not soften edges of an added image that may have multiple colors.
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