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247CHAPTER 10 • Edge Effects
Painted Edges Technique
This technique, where you essentially hide the photo and then paint it back in, is particularly popular for landscape and portrait
photographers; but it works so well, for so many different styles of photos, that you’ll be amazed at how many other uses you’ll
find for it.
STEP ONE: Open the photo you want to
apply the effect to.
STEP TWO: Create a new blank layer by
clicking on the Create a New Layer icon
at the top of the Layers palette. Press D
and then X to set your Foreground color
to white, then fill this new layer with
white by pressing Alt-Backspace (your
image will disappe ...