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Notes Unit 4: Selecting Tools in Photoshop

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

4.1 Making Selections
4.1.1 The Marquee Tools
4.1.2 Lasso Tools

4.2 Editing Selections
4.2.1 Refine Edge
4.3 The Painting Tools
4.3.1 Paint and Edit Tool Options
4.3.2 Drawing

4.3.3 Retouching Tools
4.4 Summary
4.5 Keywords

4.6 Review Questions
4.7 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
z Explain how to make selections

z Discuss how to edit selections
z Discuss the painting tools

Introduction

Learning about Photoshop is also a good way to learn imaging concepts. Whether you are
working on a webpage, Powerpoint presentation, or a document to be printed, Photoshop can
be used to enhance your images. Participants will learn about image file types, cropping images,
compositing (putting several images together), ghosting images (for use as webpage
backgrounds), using layers, creating masks, applying filters, and formatting text with bevels
and other effects.

4.1 Making Selections

The selection tools are used to facilitate the process of making selections of shapes, colors, and
objects inside of Photoshop, and positioning them in the working image area. With tools like
the magnetic lasso and magic wand, Photoshop packs a powerful array of selection gadgets.

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