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Unit 4: Selecting Tools in Photoshop
In Photoshop, selections are used to work in a specified area, while not altering any of the area Notes
around it. In many regards, a selection is a lot like a stencil. You basically are enabling yourself
to only paint in one area while the rest of your canvas is left unaffected.
4.1.1 The Marquee Tools
The Marquee tool creates geometric, selection shapes like squares, rectangles and circles. Select
either the elliptical marquee tool or the rectangular marquee tool, then click and drag to create
rectangles and ellipses. Use the keyboard shortcut “M” or Shift M to select the marquee tool.
Figure 4.1: The Marquee Tool
Fill a selection with any foreground color by quickly pressing Alt+Backspace or
Option+Backspace for the Mac.
Figure 4.2: A Selection
Source: http://artist.tizag.com/screencaptures/photoshop/toolcaptures/marquee/
marqueetoolselection.png
Alternating white and black dashes indicated what has been selected. Click away from a selection
to immediately start another selection.
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