Selections and Cutouts - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 63

Figure 1.74
Tip
The Rubber Band option allows you to see exactly where each line will be when
you click to add points. To turn it on, select its checkbox in the options bar ( Fig-
ure 1.75 ) .
Figure 1.75 The Rubber Band option shows you exactly where each new line will be.
Note
You can always use the Edit > Step Backwards command to go back a few steps if
you find that things start to go wrong; this is extremely useful and quickly gets
you back on track.
Channels for Selections
Channels are a great way to make selections, but I tend to use them in combination with
other methods to get the best possible result.
Here I'll show you how I use channels to select the tail hair on the giraffe in Figure 1.76 .
I've already used the Pen tool to select the head, neck, body, and legs, and I used Refine