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Sharpening Edges

Author: FotoFects More by this author

Added: July 13, 2005 Rating:  Average Rating: 3.2 Votes: 50 Position: 6123 of 12364Average Rating: 3.2 Votes: 50 Position: 6123 of 12364Average Rating: 3.2 Votes: 50 Position: 6123 of 12364Average Rating: 3.2 Votes: 50 Position: 6123 of 12364Average Rating: 3.2 Votes: 50 Position: 6123 of 12364 Level: All levels Software:  Photoshop

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Open the image for editing.

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Duplicate the current layer (Ctrl+J) and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All).

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With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Layer: Merged
Channel: RGB
Invert: Unchecked
Blending: Normal
Opacity: 100%

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Apply a Find Edges filter (Filter> Stylize> Find Edges)

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Invert (Ctrl+I) the current layer mask.

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Click on the thumbnail of the top layer to deselect the layer mask. With the top layer selected, use the Unsharp Mask filter (Filter> Sharpen> Unsharp Mask) to sharpen the image.

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To improve the image quality, select the layer mask in the Layers pallet and apply a slight Gaussian Blur (Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur).

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Sharpening Edges Tutorial: Final Result
Sharpening edges only

Sharpening without layer mask
Rollover the images to see the image used before this Photoshop technique was applied.


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