Adobe Photoshop Visual QuickStart Guide

8. Further Selection Techniques

In This Chapter

• Selecting a Color Range

• Using Select Subject

• Using the Object Selection Tool

• Working with Select And Mask

• Replacing Skies

• Using Select Focus Area

• Using Quick Masks

• Saving Selections (Alpha Channels)

Some selections are fast and easy, so fast and so easy they seem like magic; others take time and patience. Sometimes all you need is a rough selection; sometimes you need a painstakingly accurate selection. It all depends upon the properties of the image and what you’re trying to achieve. This chapter explores more advanced selection techniques, such as how to use Color Range and the Select And Mask workspace to create—and save—more nuanced selections. You’ll see how to automatically identify and ...