Making Selection in Photoshop

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Today, we will discuss about making selection in photoshop.
Depend on me, There are 5 ways to make selection in photoshop, such as :
1. By Marquee Tools
2. By Lasso Tools
3. By Quick Selection Tools
4. By Pen Tools
5. By Editting in Quick Mask Mode

Ok, we will discuss about them one by one.

1. First is using the Marquee Tools


Marquee Tools are divided to 4parts, they are : Rectangle Marquee Tool, Elliptical Marquee Tool, Single Row Marquee Tool, and Single Column Marquee Tool. These Marquee Tools are used for selecting the objects which of shapes are consisted by rectangle and ellips, and just a line. Like selecting frame photo, tire, and so on. Weakness is : Cannot do selection for a multishape objects or polygon objects.

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2. Second is using the Lasso Tools



Lasso Tools are divided to 3parts, they are : Lasso Tool, Polygon Lasso Tool, Magnetic Lasso Tool. These Lasso Tool are used for selecting the multishape object, such as : person, motorcycle, and so on. So, what are their differences? We discuss it one by one :
a. Lasso Tool
It is used for doing selection but, we must press our mouse continuously Don’t release your mouse. If you release your mouse, the selection will be done.

b. Polygonal Lasso Tool
A Selection Tool that is consisted by straight line and we can make polygon selection from it. It means that if you klick one side to the other side, it will be made a straight line or selection. So, how we make the round selection or the polygon selection? Yup, just doing it click by click and little by little. Lets see this picture for the example.



The red ellips are the areas where you click with Polygon Lasso Tool.

c. Magnetic Lasso Tool
This Lasso Tool can make the fastest selection among the other lasso tools. But It has a requisite. The Requisite is “The object must have the clear border to make it different with its border”. If the requisite is fulfilled, you can do selection with this methode. Just move your mouse throughout the object border.
Look at this Picture.



We can doing selection with this methode because this object have the clear border and the contrast different color from its background.


We cannot do selection with this object ( i’ve sign it with red pen ) because why? You know the reason. Because we have discussed the reason above.


3. Third is using Quick Selection and Magic Wand Tool


a. Quick Selectin Tool.
For use it, klick and drag object that have same color.

Like photo above, klik on the first ellips klick and drag your mouse to the second ellips. It’s automatically selecting that area.

b. Magic Wand Tool
It’s different with Quick Selection Tool. To use Magic Wand Tool, just click the object that has same color and clear border. For example.

For select the shoe, just click on the white background, and press CTRL + I on your keyboard.


4. Forth is using Pen Tools
It’s same with Polygon Lasso Tool, you do click per click. But to do this methode for ellipse object or polygon object, you must do some tricks.
Look at this picture.
First, click the angles of the object.


Second, choose Add Anchor Point Tool.


Click on the first ellips, release your click. Then click it again and drag it to the second ellips.




Next, click and drag the both trunk and make it suitable with the object.


The Final result is


Then, with Path Selection Tool, Click on your canvas. Choose “Make Selection”, and Cklick OK.
Your Selection is done.

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5. Fifth is using Editting in Quick Mask Mode
First, Click Edit in Quick Mask Mode and make sure the foreground is black and background color is white.

Use Brush Tool, and spread it on the object that want to be selected.


If you have finished brushing all of that object, klick Edit in Standard Mode.


Your Selection is done.


Yeah, That's all our tutor today. I hope it will be usefull for you..
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