6. Making Selections
In This Chapter
Selecting Areas Using the Lasso Tools 103
Making Selections by Color 106
Using the Selection Brush Tool 109
Softening the Edges of a Selection 114
Modifying Selection Borders 116
One of the advantages of using Photoshop Elements to edit photos is the ability to apply corrections and enhancements to selected areas in an image. Most photo-editing programs instead apply fixes to the entire image.
You can also use selections to create a protective mask for specific portions of an image. It’s easy to select one area of an image, apply a change to the rest, and keep the selected area untouched.
In this chapter, you learn about all ...
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