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The Photoshop Layers and Selections Workshop

by Glyn Dewis

May 2021

Beginner

240 pages

9h 3m

English

Rocky Nook

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The Home ScreenCreate a New DocumentSetting Up the Photoshop WorkspaceRearranging the WorkspaceSaving a Custom WorkspaceResetting the WorkspaceDeleting a WorkspaceKeyboard Shortcuts and MenusToolbarOptions BarAnd Finally . . . Screen Modes
Layer BasicsCreating a New LayerRepositioning Layer ContentsCopying the Contents of a LayerLayer GroupsChanging the Order of LayersOpacityMerging LayersLayers Panel OptionsDisplaying Specific LayersBlend ModesLayer MasksFillClipping MasksTitle Bar
Selection BasicsRepositioning a SelectionShift Key – Constrain ProportionsSpace Bar – Drag SelectionAlt/Option Key – Grow Selection from CenterAdding To and Creating More SelectionsShift Key – Add to SelectionAlt/Option Key – Reduce or Remove Parts of SelectionSo Where Would I Use This?Applying an Adjustment Layer to a SelectionFeathering a SelectionHiding a SelectionWhy Would I Use This?Resizing a SelectionSaving SelectionsAnti-AliasQuick Mask
The Magic Wand ToolThe Quick Selection ToolShift and Alt/OptionThe Object Selection ToolEnhance EdgeObject SubtractSample All Layers (and Select Subject)Quick MaskQuick Mask ExtrasChannel PullColor RangeFocus AreaSingle Row and Single Column Marquee ToolsPolygonal Lasso and Magnetic Lasso Tools

Doing It WrongDoing It RightCommand (Mac)/Ctrl (PC) KeyOption (Mac)/Alt (PC) KeyEscape KeyPaths PanelAdding (More) Anchor PointsTurning a Path Into a SelectionPen Tool ExtrasPen Tool WorkflowVector Masks
Global RefinementsOutput SettingsOutput ToView ModeOutputting the Selection
SkyShift EdgeFade EdgeSky AdjustmentsBrightnessTemperatureScaleFlipForeground AdjustmentsLighting ModeLighting AdjustmentColor AdjustmentOutputNew LayersDuplicate LayerSky BrushUsing Your Own Replacement SkiesTip for Best Results
Removing HalosTechnique 1Technique 2Select > ModifyOverlay Blend ModeTechnique 1Technique 2
Workflow 1Workflow 2Workflow 3Workflow 4: Selecting Hair—Faking It!Technique 1: Hair BrushesTechnique 2: Use Hair from Another Person
Facebook Image SettingsAdding Depth and DimensionPhotoshop BIGPinchAuto Blend LayersOnwards and Upwards . . .

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CHAPTER 4 SELECTION TOOLS

In this chapter, I’m going to take you through some of the tools in Photoshop that are designed specifically for (although not limited to) making selections. Some you’ll use often and some you’ll probably never use, but I want to show them to you anyway.

The tools and methods for making selections are constantly being developed and improved within Photoshop, with new technology including the evolution of Adobe Sensei (Artificial Intelligence), which is getting better and better.

That being said, I still firmly believe that there is a need to know the tools, what they do, and how to use them. In fact, the real skill in Photoshop is not just in knowing the tools, but also in knowing how to use them together to achieve ...