Lesson A: Rectangular Marquee
Much of what we’ll see with this tool applies very well to the other tools, so please don’t skip this lesson! I will assume you’ve done it later.
- Open the image “A rectangular marquee.psd” from the folder “03 Selections and Masking.”
- Choose the Rectangular Marquee tool in the Tools panel by clicking it or tapping the M key (as in “Marquee”) on your keyboard. That’s right, more letters to learn!
Our objective is to select the central part of this image where the dog carving is and then lighten that area, leaving the outer parts of the image dark.
Basic Use
Before we attempt the final selection, let’s see what this tool is about.
- Press and drag diagonally with the Rectangular Marquee tool. It doesn’t matter whether ...
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