If you’re like me, you may find it tough to get the perfect selection the first time around. I mean, all it takes is one too many cups of coffee, and that Lasso tool seems to take on a mind of its own. That’s okay. Photoshop is way too benevolent to leave you hanging with a mediocre selection. A multitude of techniques are available to modify and transform your selections.
You can add or remove pixels from your selection, scale your selection outline, smooth out jagged edges, or switch what is selected for what isn’t. Knowing how to clean up and modify your selections helps you to nail your desired element with precision.
If you haven’t already thumbed through the previous posts and gotten a good grasp of how to create selections by using the mighty Photoshop Toolbox (more formally known as the Tools palette), go ahead and browse those posts now.
Achieving Selection Perfection
Although the selection tools, such as the Lasso and Magic Wand, usually do a pretty fair job at capturing the bulk of your selection, making a really accurate selection often requires another sort of tool — concentration. Give your selections a little extra attention, and you’ll be amazed by the results. By adding and subtracting from the outline here and there, you can refine a selection and ensure that you capture only what you really want — and nothing that you don’t.
The following few sections show you how to use keyboard shortcuts, along with your mouse, to make perfect selections. If you’re not one for keyboard shortcuts, you can use the four selection option buttons in the Options bar to create a new selection, add to a selection, subtract from a selection, or intersect one selection with another. All you need to do is grab the selection tool of your choice, click the selection option button you want, and drag (or click if you’re using the Magic Wand or Polygon Lasso tool).
You can add or remove pixels from your selection, scale your selection outline, smooth out jagged edges, or switch what is selected for what isn’t. Knowing how to clean up and modify your selections helps you to nail your desired element with precision.
If you haven’t already thumbed through the previous posts and gotten a good grasp of how to create selections by using the mighty Photoshop Toolbox (more formally known as the Tools palette), go ahead and browse those posts now.
Achieving Selection Perfection
Although the selection tools, such as the Lasso and Magic Wand, usually do a pretty fair job at capturing the bulk of your selection, making a really accurate selection often requires another sort of tool — concentration. Give your selections a little extra attention, and you’ll be amazed by the results. By adding and subtracting from the outline here and there, you can refine a selection and ensure that you capture only what you really want — and nothing that you don’t.
The following few sections show you how to use keyboard shortcuts, along with your mouse, to make perfect selections. If you’re not one for keyboard shortcuts, you can use the four selection option buttons in the Options bar to create a new selection, add to a selection, subtract from a selection, or intersect one selection with another. All you need to do is grab the selection tool of your choice, click the selection option button you want, and drag (or click if you’re using the Magic Wand or Polygon Lasso tool).
When adding to a selection, a small plus sign appears next to your cursor. When subtracting from a selection, a small minus sign appears. When intersecting two selections, a small multiplication sign appears.
Modifying and Transforming Selections and Paths in Photoshop
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