The magic that Photoshop
Image Editing provides to your pictures is made possible by using some basic
selection tools at the first instance. Read to learn about these inevitable tools.
It would not be an exaggeration
to say that Adobe Photoshop has rapidly emerged as the de facto industry
standard as far as graphic designing and editing is concerned. Most of the
photos and images that you see in magazines, newspapers and other collaterals
have, in all probability, undergone Photoshop Image Editing to some extent.
Although there are many tools
along with a horde of latest apps used to pop up average images through Photoshop
Image Editing, but some basic, or key selection tools as they are called, have
to be used at every stage in this process.
As we open a file for Photoshop Image Editing, the first tool that we think of is the Marquee, which is used to mark an area or select a shape which has
to be edited. It is used in the same way as you select files on your computer,
by clicking and dragging. Once the area has been selected, it will be outlined
by dotted lines, referred to as "marching ants".
Another important too is Lasso, which works like the marquee,
but allows “freehand” selection of shapes. The main lasso is the fastest but least
accurate selection option, while the polygon lasso is similar but requires you
to click to create anchor points. The third option is the magnetic lasso, which
helps you follow the edge of an object. All three tools require you to close
the object before it can be selected.
Next comes the Magic Wand, through which you can select
areas based on pixels of similar values. It
selects all neighboring pixels of similar value within a tolerance level
set by the user. You can change the color by increasing or decreasing the
tolerance, allowing you to select only particular areas or entire objects. This
tool is inferior to the quick selection tool which works the same but with much
better controls and results.
As you move ahead with editing,
you may need to erase some content on the active layer, which can be easily
done by the Eraser. The eraser converts the pixels to transparent, unless the
background layer is selected. This tool is unique in that it can take the form
of the paintbrush and pencil tools
.
Finally comes the Quick Selection Tool, the most common
and highly useful selection tool for editing particular areas of an image. It
is a combination of the magic wand and magnetic lasso tools. You can click and
drag to select the contiguous areas of an image you would like to alter.
The above selection tools are inevitable
in Photoshop Image Editing for selecting all or any part of a picture to
perform cut, copy, edit, or retouching operations, thus imparting the
professional touch to your image.
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