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on—more on that in a sec—then your selected area looks the same as the rest of the
photo. If you're doing an inverse black and white, for example, the colored area be-
comes black and white like the rest of the photo till you let go of the mouse button.)
If you
still
need to modify the selection, then use the selection-editing tools explained
in
Figure 7-4
. If you're really unhappy with the Smart Brush's selection talents, then
head back to the Tool Options area and switch to the Detail Smart Brush instead.
You can invert a selection by turning on the Inverse checkbox in the Tool Options
area. Then what you brush over is
excluded
from your selection, and everything else
is included. You can turn on the checkbox before or after using the Smart Brush, as
long as it's still the active tool. If you come back to the Smart Brush after using anoth-
er tool, then you need to reactivate your Smart Brush selection by clicking the pin
shown in
Figure 7-4
before you can invert the selection.
