Making Selective Changes in Photoshop CC - Adobe Photoshop CC - page 74

17 Choose File > Save, then choose File > Close to close the file.
Using the Pen tool to select an area of an image
1 Choose File > Browse in Bridge to bring Adobe Bridge forward. Then navigate to the ps04lessons
folder and open image ps0408.psd .
2 Choose File > Save As. When the Save As dialog box appears, navigate to the ps04lessons folder. In the
File name text field, type ps0408_work . Choose Photoshop PSD from the Format drop-down menu
and click Save. If the Photoshop Format Options dialog box appears, click OK.
3 On the keyboard, press and hold the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) key; then press the plus
sign (+) once to zoom in at 200 percent. You'll see the zoom % in the lower-left corner of your work-
space. Position the apple on the left side of the image that is in focus so that you can see the entire
apple in the document window.
4 Select the Pen tool ( ) and begin drawing a path around the apple using the skills you learned in the pre-
vious exercise by clicking and dragging at the top edge of the apple and dragging a handle to the right.
5 Move the Pen tool further along the apple, and click and drag again, dragging out directional handles
each time, creating curved line segments that match the shape of the apple.
6 When you get back to the area where you began the path, the Pen cursor will show a circle next to it, in-
dicating that when you click back on that first anchor point, it will close the path.
Creating a path around the edge of the apple.
7 If the Paths panel is not visible, select Window > Paths. Path information is stored in the Paths panel.
You see one path in the panel, named Work Path.
8 Double-click the name Work Path in the Paths panel. The Save Path dialog box appears. Type Apple in
the File name text field and click OK.
The Paths panel with the renamed path.
9 In the Paths panel, click below the name of the path to deselect the path. To reselect the path, click the
path name.