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electing part of an image may seem to
a beginner like one of Photoshop’s
most basic functions, but as any
seasoned user will tell you, it’s actually
one of the most complex.
There’s really no shortage of ways to select
items in an image using Photoshop. You can go
from simple geometric selections using the
Rectangular Marquee tool or Elliptical Marquee
tool; to freehand selections with the Lasso,
Polygonal Lasso or Magnetic Lasso tool; to
selecting areas of similar colour or brightnesswith the Magic Wand or Color Range command.
You can even paint a selection manually with a
brush in Quick Mask mode or head in to make
pixel-perfect selections using the Pen tool.
Even that paragraph only scratches the
surface of what is possible with the selection
tools. There are many ways indeed to
experiment with the options on offer, with artists
all over the world utilising them in thousands of
different ways.
Whether you’re a retoucher, a graphic
designer, a digital artist or a photo editor,selections will be a core component of your
workflow. That’s why we’ve turned the spotlight
on them here, asking a range of top Photoshop
artists how they use them in their work to
achieve a number of goals.
Throughout this feature you’ll gain insight into
how Photoshop’s selection tools are used in a
professional environment, and how they can
help to achieve stunning results while also
improving overall productivity. So read on and
discover how using selections correctly can
completely transform your workflow.DANIEL HAHN
WWW.BEHANCE.NET/DAYTONER
Hahn currently
works for BMW
Designworks
USA, where he
does designs
for Rolls Royce
and design
development of
the BMW brand.THOMAS BURDEN
WWW.THEREWILLBEUNICORNS.COM
Burden
describes his
style as 60s and
70s National
Geographic
meets the 80s
and 90s Argos
catalogue toy
section.BJÖRN EWERS
WWW.STUDIO314.DE
Ewers started
out as an
illustrator, then
became an art
director and
later an
advertising
photographer at
Studio314.MARTIN ARIEL DE PASQUALE
WWW.BEHANCE.NET/MARTINDEPASQUALE
De Pasquale is a
senior designer
at RDYA – a
design studio
based in
Argentina that
has worked for
Yahoo, Renault
and Ericsson.AJITH PRAN
WWW.BE.NET/AJITHPRAN
Pran is a CG
artist and
photographer.
He is currently a
senior graphic
artist and
retoucher at
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