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Notes on Lesson 06 - Selections | PiXimperfect

• Links
  • timestamps
• Notes
  • selection tool intro
  • how to make selections
  • lasso & polygonal lasso tool

Links

• TOC | Photoshop for Beginners
• Downloadable Practice Files
• Curr: https://youtu.be/jBCDKCpsmso?si=cCOx-TmvAuvk5FXj&t=370

timestamps

• 00:00 - What are Selections?
• 02:50 - Important Announcements
• 03:49 - Ways to Make Selections
• 06:05 - Lasso & Polygonal Lasso Tool current
• 12:17 - Quick Selection Tool
• 16:39 - Select Sky
• 18:02 - Select Subject
• 22:07 - Color Range
• 27:14 - Select and Mask
• 32:02 - Obsolete Techniques
• 32:43 - Save and Load Selections
• 33:56 - Modifying Selections: Contract
• 35:38 - Modifying Selections: Expand
• 38:41 - Modifying Selections: Feather
• 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
   • /notes/graphics-piximperfect/src/commit/b78e0fa56fbfab2320b6b3eafcab78257a523ea0/_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

       

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