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Ps Selectiontools Notes

Selections in Photoshop allow users to isolate parts of an image so that edits only affect the selected area. There are several selection tools for making different shaped selections including rectangular, elliptical, free-form, and edge-detecting selections. These selections allow applying effects, adjustments, or manipulations to only the selected portion of an image.

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Ps Selectiontools Notes

Selections in Photoshop allow users to isolate parts of an image so that edits only affect the selected area. There are several selection tools for making different shaped selections including rectangular, elliptical, free-form, and edge-detecting selections. These selections allow applying effects, adjustments, or manipulations to only the selected portion of an image.

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PrinAAVTC Photoshop Selection Tools

Introduction

1. What is a selection?

A selection is a way to isolate part of an image so your edits will affect only that area.

2. Why make a selection?


 Change the appearance of part of an image by applying a filter or other effect to
the selection;
 Adjust part of a photograph by making a correction to the lighting or color of the
selected area;
 Replace a background by selecting and deleting the initial background and
adding a different background instead;
 Manipulate part of an image, such as copying or moving selected content.

Tools

1. The Move tool moves selections, layers, and guides.


2. The Rectangular Marquee tool is used to make rectangular and square selections.
3. The Elliptical Marquee tool is for making oval and circular selections.
4. The Lasso tool is for making free-form selections.
5. The Polygonal Lasso tool is used to make straight-edged segments of a selection.
6. The Magnetic Lasso tool snaps to the edges of defined areas in the image.
7. The Quick Selection tool quickly “paints” a selection using an adjustable round brush
tip. As you drag, the selection expands outward and automatically finds and follows
defined edges in the image.
8. The Magic Wand tool lets you select a consistently colored area.

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