aBOut thIS leSSOn
Before beginning the exercises, make sure
you’ve downloaded the lesson files from
http://www.oreilly.com/go/Deke-PhotoshopCS5,
as directed in Step 2 on page xvi of the
Preface. This means you should have a
folder called Lesson Files-PsCS5 1on1 on
your desktop (or whatever location you
chose). We’ll be working with the files in-
side the Lesson 03 subfolder.This lesson examines ways to select a region of an image and edit
it independently of another region using Photoshop’s magic wand,
quick selection, lasso, and marquee tools as well as a few commands
in the Select menu. You’ll learn how to:- Isolate an image with an irregular shape....... page 66
- Make selections based on color value........ page 74
- Extract a problematic element with a
combination of selection tools............ page 80 - Understand the mercurial magnetic lasso tool.... page 83
Project files
Photoshop’s selection tools rank among the program’s most
fundamental capabilities. Simply put, unless you want to
apply an operation to an entire image or layer, you have to
first define the area that you want to affect with a selec-
tion tool. In this video lesson, you’ll see a range of selection
tools employed to move a model from one background to an-
other—from the straightforward marquees and flexible lasso
tools to the edge-detecting magic wand and quick selection
tools. Then we’ll finish with the fine-tuning refine edge com-
mand.
To see selections in action, visit http://www.oreilly.com/go/deke-
PhotoshopCS5. Click the Watch button to view the lesson
online or click the Download button to save it to your com-
puter. During the video, you’ll learn these shortcuts:video lesson 3: the Selection tools
OperationWindows shortcutMacintosh shortcut
Deselect the imageCtrl+D �-D
Reposition a marqueespacebar-dragspacebar-drag
Subtract from a selectionAlt-click or drag with toolOption-click or drag with tool
Add to a selectionShift-click or drag with toolShift-click or drag with tool
Inverse (reverse the selection)Ctrl+Shift+I �-Shift-I
Hide or show the selection outlineCtrl+H �-H
Copy an entire imageCtrl+A, then Ctrl+C �-A, then �-C
Paste an image into a selectionCtrl+Shift+V �-Shift-V64 Lesson 3: Making Selections