Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
5
See Lesson 5 in action!
Use the accompanying video to gain a better understanding of how to use some of the features
shown in this lesson. You can i nd the video tutorial for this lesson on the included DVD.
The importance of a good selection
“You have to select it to af ect it”
is an old saying in the image-editing industry. To make
changes to specii c regions in your images, you must activate only those areas. To do this,
you can use selection tools such as the Marquee, Lasso, and Quick Selection tools, or
you can create a selection by painting a mask. For precise selections, you can use the Pen
tool. In this lesson, you'll learn how to select pixels in an image with both pixel and pen
(vector) selection techniques.
You'll start with some simple selection methods and then progress into more dii cult
selection techniques. Note that even if you are an experienced Photoshop user, you will
want to follow the entire lesson; there are tips and tricks included that will help all levels of
users achieve the best selections possible.
Using the Marquee tools
The i rst selection tools you'll use are the Marquee tools, which include Rectangular,
Elliptical, Single Row, and Single Column tools. Some of the many uses for the
Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee tools are to isolate an area for cropping, to create a
border around an image, or simply to use that area in the image for corrective or creative
image adjustment.
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In Photoshop, choose File > Browse in Bridge. Navigate to the ps05lessons folder
and double-click on ps0501_done.psd to open the image. The completed image i le
appears. You can leave the i le open for reference, or choose File > Close to close it.
The completed selection i le.
