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Today's Manip Academy article was written by Cinnamoncandy (https://www.deviantart.com/cinnamoncandy). I am posting it for her, but the full credit for the tutorial should go to her. Please take a moment to share some love and gratitude on her page! :heart: Softening Effects In today’s Manip Academy blog I’m going to teach you how to achieve a softening effect with your photomanipulations.  This is a trick that I often use, especially for fantasy and emotional style pieces. NOTE: When I do this technique it is usually my finishing step, so my image is duplicated and my layers are already merged. Step One:  Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.   I usually set the Rad