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[ 53 ]Step One: After duplicating the Background layer, apply
the D-map to your duplicate masked layer, ensuring that the
mask is linked to the layer content.
Step Two: Hold Command (PC: Ctrl) and click on the dupli-
cate layer’s mask thumbnail to load it as a selection.
Step Three: Go to Select>Modify>Contract, enter 1 px for
the value, and click OK.
Step Four: Go to Select>Modify>Feather, enter 0.5 px for
the value, and click OK.
Step Five: Go to Select>Inverse to load the outside area of
your mask. Trust me!
Note: Instead of creating a mask, you could alternatively
cut out your subject, then apply the D-map and continue
with the steps above. Doing so creates your displacement
effects against transparent surroundings, which may make
some tasks easier, such as rearranging and tweaking indi-
vidual pieces of the displacement results, or copying-and-
pasting to fill in sparse areas. This gives the same effective
result as the next set of instructions.
Masked layer ready for displacement Mask result after displacement