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#+title: Notes on Lesson 06 - Selections | PiXimperfect
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* Links
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- [[../photoshop-for-complete-beginners.org][TOC | Photoshop for Beginners]]
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- [[https://bit.ly/3O2a4IB][Downloadable Practice Files]]
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*** timestamps
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:PROPERTIES:
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:CUSTOM_ID: timestamp
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:END:
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#+ATTR_HTML: :class playlist
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=0s][00:00 - What are Selections?]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=170s][02:50 - Important Announcements]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=229s][03:49 - Ways to Make Selections]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=365s][06:05 - Lasso & Polygonal Lasso Tool]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=737s][12:17 - Quick Selection Tool]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=999s][16:39 - Select Sky]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1082s][18:02 - Select Subject]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1327s][22:07 - Color Range]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1634s][27:14 - Select and Mask]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1922s][32:02 - Obsolete Techniques]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=1963s][32:43 - Save and Load Selections]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2036s][33:56 - Modifying Selections: Contract]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2138s][35:38 - Modifying Selections: Expand]] *current*
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2321s][38:41 - Modifying Selections: Feather]]
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+ [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBCDKCpsmso&t=2471s][41:11 - Important Reminder]]
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* Notes
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** selection tool intro
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1. a selection is an area we are targeting
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2. the quick selection tools try to find edges
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3. you can increase or decrease the size of the brush via the ][ keys
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4. select with the brush by painting over what you want
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- to deselect hold the ALT/OPT key
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[[file:../_share/data/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson06/example-01.psd]]
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** how to make selections
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1. lasso tools
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- marquee tools
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- quick selection tool
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- object selection tool
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- click on the icon
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- choose the mode (rectangle or lasso)
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- circle the object
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E01.png]]
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E02.png]]
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2. pen tool
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- takes a long time
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- precise
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- used in commercial
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3. color
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4. select and mask
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5. adobe AI masking
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- select subject
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- select sky
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6. misc
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- brush tools
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- channels
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** lasso & polygonal lasso tool
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- select anything with the lasso tool
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- to switch between lasso and polygonal hit ALT
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*** lasso tool
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**** close the selection
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- double click
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**** deselect
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- CMD+D
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**** create a new layer with selection
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- go to layers and select the layer you want
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- hit CMD+J
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**** content aware fill
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- Edit-> Content Aware Fill
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**** fill the area with a color
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- OPT+DELETE
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*** polygonal
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**** deletes last point
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- CMD+DELETE
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*** adding and take away
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- subtract: ALT
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- add: SHIFT
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**** you can also do this using buttons
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#+attr_html: :width 300px
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file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E03.png
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** quick selection
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- file:../_share/data/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson06/examples/example-04.psd
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- tries to find the edges of the object
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- all you have to do is just paint over it
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#+attr_html: :width 300px
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file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E04.png
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*** sample all layers
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- when checked off it only looks at the currently selected layer
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- when check on, it looks at all layers under the cursor when making a selection
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*** make a mask
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just click the mask button in selection
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*** place image on top of another
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1. create a new layer based on the original by dragging the original layer down to the plus button
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- the cursor will change to a hand symbol and you will have to move that over the correct button
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#+attr_html: :width 300px
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file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E05.png
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2. click the mask button on the new layer
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3. add an image between the original and the new selected one
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4. pick a different blending mode (ie linear burn) that will affect the background of the original image but not the selected section which you place above
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5. use curves to lighten parts of the image
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- you can limit the curve effect using masks
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1. select the mask icon
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2. click CMD+I
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3. paint the white area you want to use
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4. use a gradient white-black
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** select sky
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exactly what it sounds like
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** select subject
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in the top bar under 'select subject' you can drop down and choose to use adobe's servers
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** color range
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1. select->color range
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2. color range dialog box
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- file:../_share/data/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson06/examples/example-04.psd
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- in the Color Range dialog box click the Select dropdown
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- select a default color / pattern
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- leave on default 'sampled colors'
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- in selection Preview at the bottom, you can choose to use one of the previews, or turn it off
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- eye dropper
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- you can clic, hold and select an area of colors
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3. at this point turn on the mask ALT+mask button
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4. there may still be shades of the color - remove it via HUE ADJUSTMENT LAYER
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1. add hue adjust ment layer
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2. create a clipping mask to apply the adjustment layer to the image
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- ALT KEY
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- click on the clipping mask button in the Properties dialog for the hue adjustment layer in the lower left corner
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E06a.png]]
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3. click on the 'Master' drop down and pick a color
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E06b.png]]
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E06c.png]]
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4. set hue and saturation over to the right (that's what he suggests) so you can more easily see what you are doing
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5. adjust the color dimensions in the lowest tab
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E06d.png]]
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** select and mask
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file:../_share/data/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson06/examples/example-07.psd
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*** initial mask
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1. use select subject
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#+attr_html: :width 500
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07a.png]]
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2. click on the mask button
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07b.png]]
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3. select the mask
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4. click on select and mask button
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*** create mask from select and mask
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1. select layer
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2. click select and mask
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- pick a view method to display selection
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07c.png]]
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3. select the quick selection brush
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- adjust brush via ][ or Ctl+Opt+Drag
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4. select basic area you want
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#+attr_html: :width 100
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07d.png]]
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*** refining selection
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- click refine hair if there is hair
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#+attr_html: :width 300
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07e.png]]
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- select refine brush and paint over area
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#+attr_html: :width 100
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[[file:../_share/media/img/piximperfect/photoshop/lesson-06/E07f.png]]
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** Save Selection
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- Menu->Select->Save Selection
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*** to regain the selction
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**** channels
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- in the Layer section, select the channel tab
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- in the channel list should be the selectin
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- CMD+thumbnail of selection
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**** load selection
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Menu->select->Load Selection
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** Modify Selection
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*** Contract
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- have a selection
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- Select->Modify->Contract
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- choose number of pixels
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**** to invert the selection
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CMD+SHIFT+I
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**** to fill up the space
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OPT+DELETE
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*** Expand
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- Select->Modify->Expand
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- expands the size of the selection
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*** Feather
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- softens selection
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