Introduction
The tips, tricks, and techniques for selecting areas of an image in Photoshop
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Using the exercise files
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A selection makes everything better
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1. What Are Selections?
Using selections for color and tone adjustments
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Using selections to create masks
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The Select and Mask workspace
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2. Getting Started with Photoshop Selection Tools
Select all, deselect, and reselect
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Tips, tricks, and techniques for selecting areas of an image in Photoshop
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The Photoshop Marquee tools
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The Photoshop Selection Lassos
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Moving a Photoshop selection and Sky Replacement
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Using the options bar for advanced selection control in Photoshop
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3. The Wand Tools
The Photoshop Magic Wand tool
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The Photoshop Quick Selection tool
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Using the options bar for advanced wand control in Photoshop
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Saving tool presets
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4. Refining a Selection
Using Expand and Contract in Photoshop
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Grow, smooth, and feather a selection in Photoshop
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Transforming a selection in Photoshop
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The Inverse command in Photoshop
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Adding and subtracting from a selection
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Refining a selection with the Quick Mask command in Photoshop
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Improving selections with the Select and Mask command
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Advanced control with the Select and Mask command
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5. Power User Techniques
Using the Color Range command to select a color
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Using the Color Range command to select a tonal range
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Using the Color Range command to select skin tones
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Creating a selection based on focus area
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Selecting a sky in Photoshop
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Using the Select Subject command
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Making a selection with the Pen tool
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6. Creating Selections with Channels
What are channels?
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Creating a selection from a single channel
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Saving a selection as an alpha channel
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Refining channels with the Save Selection command
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Creating a selection from two channels with the Calculations command
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7. Creating Selections in Raw Files
Setting the Mask view in Adobe Camera Raw
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Selecting a subject in Adobe Camera Raw
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Selecting a sky in Adobe Camera Raw
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Selecting a background in Adobe Camera Raw
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Selecting an object in Adobe Camera Raw
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Selecting a range in Adobe Camera Raw
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Combining and subtracting a selection in Adobe Camera Raw
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8. Content-Aware Fill
Making an initial selection for Content-Aware Fill
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Refining the sample area for Content-Aware Fill
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Controlling Content-Aware Fill output
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Using selections and Content-Aware Patch
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Using selections and Content-Aware Move
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9. Face-Aware Liquify
Adjusting the selection points for Face-Aware Liquify
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Refining an image with Face-Aware Liquify
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