lesson#3.1: blending methods

Feathering : 

O1. Open the image you are going to blend. Blending is very useful for the romantic, angst, drama posters which give off that 'mood' however, to create this mood, the image MUST match the theme. In this case, this is a soft/happy/romance. 

O2. Use the 'Lasso' tool to roughly outline the character. It doesn't need to be perfect or anything, you can fix it later. 

O3. Select > Feather; 95.000

O4. Select>Invert>Delete 

O5. This is the result when the 'Feathering' Technique is used. It's quick and easy for those who are not as experienced with the easer/paint brush tool.  I personally, use this method alot when I was starting out. 

Textures used for poster: 

       Normal                   Soft Light                   Multiply: 37.6 %          Lighten Only 34.1 %