Blurring Photo Edges in PSP

[jamesmc]

Hi again,

The lasso tool is also known as the Freehand Selection Tool. It's just easier to call it the lasso tool. See the picture below demonstrating where are the PSP Tool Bar this tool would be. I have Version 9 of PSP Pro, so yours may be in a different location.

Use the Lasso tool to trace around the portion or selection of your photograph which you want to blur. Notice in the picture below there are three stages to the Gaussian Blur applied to the Lassoed Selection. (The Gaussian Blur tool is located under

Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur...shown in picture.

In the first picture on the bottom left shows the lassoed selection with no blur applied. The middle portion of the picture on the bottom shows a gaussian blur of five (5) percent. The bottom right portion of picture 1 shows a fifty (50) percent gaussian blur applied.

On the middle left there is a Gaussian Blur done on that lassoed selection of fifteen (15) percent. I believe this is what you initially wanted to do?

You may have to zoom in to get those last bits of the graphic you wish to blur or just simply grab a tiny bit of the adjoining graphic and blur it as well.

The second picture shows the navigation to the Gaussian Blur Tool.

The third picture in the next post displays the Gaussian Blur Tool itself. Notice the slider bar used to adjust the percentage of blur.

Hint: If you are using layers and the lasso selection tool, make sure you type Control D (hold the control and D keys down) to de-select the lasso tool. or you can go to the Selection menu on top and select none.