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#+title: Notes on Lesson 06 - Selections | PiXimperfect

* Links
- [[../photoshop-for-complete-beginners.org][TOC | Photoshop for Beginners]]
- [[https://bit.ly/3O2a4IB][Downloadable Practice Files]]

- Curr: https://youtu.be/jBCDKCpsmso?si=cCOx-TmvAuvk5FXj&t=370

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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=0s][00:00 - What are Selections?]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=170s][02:50 - Important Announcements]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=229s][03:49 - Ways to Make Selections]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=365s][06:05 - Lasso & Polygonal Lasso Tool]] *current*
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=737s][12:17 - Quick Selection Tool]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=999s][16:39 - Select Sky]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1082s][18:02 - Select Subject]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1327s][22:07 - Color Range]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1634s][27:14 - Select and Mask]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1922s][32:02 - Obsolete Techniques]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1963s][32:43 - Save and Load Selections]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2036s][33:56 - Modifying Selections: Contract]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2138s][35:38 - Modifying Selections: Expand]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2321s][38:41 - Modifying Selections: Feather]]
+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2471s][41:11 - Important Reminder]]

* Notes
** selection tool intro
1. a selection is an area we are targeting
2. the quick selection tools try to find edges
3. you can increase or decrease the size of the brush via the ][ keys
4. select with the brush by painting over what you want
   - to deselect hold the ALT/OPT key
   -
     [[file:../_share/data/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson06/example-01.psd]]

** how to make selections
1. lasso tools
   - marquee tools
   - quick selection tool
   - object selection tool
     - click on the icon
     - choose the mode (rectangle or lasso)
     - circle the object
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        [[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E01.png]]

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        [[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E02.png]]

2. pen tool
   - takes a long time
   - precise
   - used in commercial

3. color
4. select and mask
5. adobe AI masking
   - select subject
   - select sky
6. misc
   - brush tools
   - channels

** lasso & polygonal lasso tool