Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Saving a selection
You should always save your selection because you might accidentally delete it or you
might need to reactivate it at another time.
1
Choose Select > Save Selection; the Save Selection dialog box appears.
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Ty p e
Snowboarder
into the Name textbox, and then press OK. Anytime that you
might need to reactivate the selection, choose Select > Load Selection, and then
choose the Channel named Snowboarder. Keep the other settings at the default and
press OK.
You can save a selection and then reload it when needed.
3
Choose File > Save to save this i le. Keep the i le open for the next part of the lesson.
Feathering the selection
In this part of the lesson, you will feather your selection (don't worry if your selection is less
than perfect). Feathering is the term that Photoshop uses to describe a vignette, or fading of
an image around the edges of a selection. There are many ways to feather a selection; in this
section, you will learn the most visual method, which is the Rei ne Edge feature.
1
With the Lasso tool still selected, click Rei ne Edge in the Options bar. The Rei ne
Edge dialog box appears.
2
Use the Feather slider to change the feather amount to about 5 pixels. By using the
Rei ne Edge feature, you see a preview of the vignette immediately.
