May 2004
Beginner
1128 pages
27h 27m
English
book
Inside Photoshop® CS
by Gary David Bouton, Mara Zebest, Gary Kubicek, Dave Huss, Christian Verhoeven
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Chapter 5. Harnessing the Power of Selections
In this chapter, you'll learn
How to perform basic selections in Photoshop
How to use the Marquee tools and options
How to use the Lasso tools to select image areas
How to use the Magic Wand tool to select areas containing similar colors
How to use a layer mask
How to make the best selections—fast
How to combine selection methods
How to save and load selections
How to use a number of selection tools to replace an overcast sky with one you've created in Photoshop
All photo-editing work can be lumped into two general categories: You are working on an entire image (removing a color cast, cropping, rotating, and so on), or you're working on a portion of an image (perhaps removing backgrounds from people or objects, ...