Chapter 5. Select
When a layer or part of a layer is selected, only that area is editable—the rest of the image is protected. A selection border has a “marching ants” marquee. This chapter covers the creation of selections using the Rectangular Marquee, Elliptical Marquee, Lasso, Polygonal Lasso, Magic Wand, and Magnetic Lasso tools, as well as the Color Range and Extract commands. You will also learn how to create selections of various shapes; how to select by color; how to deselect, reselect, invert, or delete a selection; how to move or hide a selection marquee; how to transform, add to, or subtract from a selection; and how to create a vignette.
Creating selections
A selection contains pixels from whichever layer is currently active. If the ...
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