Learning Pixelmator

The Lasso tools

When selecting objects in real life, you normally aren't going to have the luxury of having a rectangular or circular selection to make. For selecting objects that don't have a shape that would fit into the marquee tools, the lasso tool might be the best choice. There are two lasso tools, namely the Lasso tool and the Polygonal Lasso tool.

• The Lasso tool: Let's start with the Lasso tool and walk through how to best use this selection tool. First you can go to the Lasso tool with the keyboard shortcut L. The Lasso tool is the most helpful selection tool when making a free-form selection. Just click-and-drag your mouse around the image to make any type of free-form selection. If you get a little off the line that you are trying to ...