Selections: Limiting the Damage
Photoshop possesses many tools for designating which pixels in a document are affected by the next action performed. Since pixels can be partially selected, selections can also designate how affected those pixels will be.
The steps are almost always the same:
- Make a selection with one of the tools discussed on the following pages.
- Refine that selection, if necessary.
- Perform some task, often resulting in a mask that reveals the result where desired and hides it elsewhere.
- Refine the mask, if necessary.
Selection Tools
Picture or recall a stencil. It could be made of cardboard or plastic and has carefully ...
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