Selections and Cutouts - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 59

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The Pen Tool
Without a doubt, using the Pen tool is the best way to make clean, sharp selections and
cutouts.
I'm not talking about selecting hair, because there are other methods more suited for that,
but when you want to select something with straight lines and curves, nothing beats the Pen
tool. But it's also the tool that most frustrates new users of Photoshop.
In this short section I give you a few pointers to help you get the most out of the Pen tool.
With a little practice, the tool is actually very simple to use.