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Old 01-04-2008, 06:03 PM
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Depending on what version of elements you have masking may not be possible. So duplicate the layer add Gaussian blur and then erase with a soft brush the bits you want to keep then flatten it. Same principle but i am sure Elements doesnt support masking like photoshop.
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