Graphics Programs Reference
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7.
When you finish tracing the tip and reach the lower side of the mussel,
first press Alt or Option again, and then release the mouse button. Click
along the lower side of the mussel with the Polygonal Lasso tool as you
did on the top. Continue to trace the mussel until you arrive back at the
starting point of your selection near the left end of the image.
8.
Click the starting point of the selection, and then release Alt or Option.
The mussel is now entirely selected. Leave the mussel selected for the
next exercise.
Note
To make sure that the selection is the shape you want when you
use the Lasso tool, end the selection by dragging across the start-
ing point of the selection. If you start and stop the selection at dif-
ferent points, Photoshop draws a straight line between the start
point of the selection and the end point of the selection.
Rotating a selection
Now you'll rotate the mussel.
Before you begin, make sure that the mussel is still selected.
1.
Choose View > Fit On Screen to resize the image window to fit on your
screen.
2.
Press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) as you drag the selected
mussel to the section of the shadowbox labeled “D.”
The pointer changes to the Move tool icon when you press Ctrl or Command.
3.
Choose Edit > Transform > Rotate.
The mussel and selection marquee are enclosed in a bounding box.
