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Unit 4: Selecting Tools in Photoshop

Subtracting and Intersecting Selections Notes

Just like it is possible to add to an existing selection, you can also subtract from a selection (Hold
Alt when drawing a new selection) and intersect selections (Hold Shift and Alt while drawing a
new selection).

Move Tool

The Move Tool is used for moving selected areas of an image, layers, shapes, and other objects.
To move a selected part of an image, simply select the move tool, and then click and drag your
selection as you please. This will Cut the selection out from its current location, and reposition
it to wherever you release the mouse button.

Figure 4.18: Move Tool

Source: http://tutorial9.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2008/04/move-tool.gif

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Caution The right tool is very essential in order to create the perfect picture.

Self Assessment

State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. The Marquee tool creates geometric, selection shapes like squares, rectangles, and circles.
2. Use the keyboard shortcut Alt+M is used to select the marquee tool.
3. Fill a selection with any foreground color by quickly pressing Alt+Backspace.
4. Feathering nicely blends the edges of a selection with pixels of the background, which in
turn softens the transition.

4.2 Editing Selections

After getting the general outline of your selection or mask down pat, Photoshop provides the
help in order to perfect your selections at the single pixel level.
Basically all selections are actually gray scale masks underneath, you need to use the right tools
that can control the boundaries of a mask in order to make your selections more precise.
4.2.1 Refine Edge

Refine Edge is a very useful tool for all kinds of users like photographers and home users. It
easily helps you replace tricky backgrounds and fine details (soft edges and hair) from a photo.

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