Making Selective Changes in Photoshop CC - Adobe Photoshop CC - page 71

5 Once a selection is saved, you can easily reselect it by choosing Select > Load Selection, or by
Ctrl+clicking (Windows) or Command+clicking (Mac OS) on the channel in the Channels panel. The
duck selection is reactivated.
You can save multiple selections in an image, but take note: your file size will increase each time
you save a new selection. When multiple selections are saved, you will need to click the Channel
drop-down menu and choose which saved selection to display.
Copying and pasting a selection
There are many different methods for moving a selection from one image to another. In this lesson, you
will simply copy a selection and paste it into another image.
1 Choose Edit > Copy, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C (Windows) or Command+C (Mac OS).
2 Choose File > Browse in Bridge, and navigate to the ps04lessons folder. Double-click the file named
ps0406.psd to open it in Photoshop. A photograph of penguins appears.
3 Choose File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the ps04lessons folder and type
ps0406_work in the File name text field. Leave the format set to Photoshop and click Save.
4 With the image of the penguins in front, select Edit > Paste, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+V (Win-
dows) or Command+V (Mac OS). The duck selection is placed in the penguin image on its own inde-
pendent layer, making it easy to reposition.
A new layer is created when the selection is pasted.
The result.
5 Select the Move Tool ( ) and reposition the duck so that it is flush with the bottom of the image.
6 Choose File > Save, then choose File > Close to close the file. Close any other open files without sav-
ing.
Using the Pen tool for selections
The Pen tool is the most accurate of all the selection tools in Photoshop. The selection that it creates is re-
ferred to as a path. A path utilizes points and segments to define a border. Paths are not only more accurate
than other selection methods, but they are also more economical, as they do not increase file size, unlike
saved channel selections. This is because paths don't contain image data; they are simply outlines. In this