Quick Selection (Shift-W) amount. Increase or decrease selection in the option bar The quick select tool recognizes similar pixels and quickly selects area to be edited. *The magic wand tool, allows you to click the color you want to select in the active image area. Best used for solid colored objects Identifies what part of a layer or photo will be edited. User should decide what selection tool based on the type of editing that will be done * Cmd/Ctrl+Shift + J to Move a selection to a new layer Layer Mask Option 1 Click quick select tool – select part of image to keep Layer – Add layer mask – reveal all/hide all Click move tool – place bottom image to desired spot Option 2 Layer – Add layer mask Brush tool – select brush size/hardness/style type – opacity Set foreground color to black (inverse black to white to reverse mask; gradient tool to fade mask) Hides or reveals parts of different layers for purposes such as separating an object from its background or combining parts of two different photos; Allows you to paint away parts of your layer without damaging your original image. * Hold Option/Alt while adding a mask to create an inverted layer
Quick Selection (Shift-W) amount. Increase or decrease selection in the option bar The quick select tool recognizes similar pixels and quickly selects area to be edited. *The magic wand tool, allows you to click the color you want to select in the active image area. Best used for solid colored objects Identifies what part of a layer or photo will be edited. User should decide what selection tool based on the type of editing that will be done * Cmd/Ctrl+Shift + J to Move a selection to a new layer Layer Mask Option 1 Click quick select tool – select part of image to keep Layer – Add layer mask – reveal all/hide all Click move tool – place bottom image to desired spot Option 2 Layer – Add layer mask Brush tool – select brush size/hardness/style type – opacity Set foreground color to black (inverse black to white to reverse mask; gradient tool to fade mask) Hides or reveals parts of different layers for purposes such as separating an object from its background or combining parts of two different photos; Allows you to paint away parts of your layer without damaging your original image. * Hold Option/Alt while adding a mask to create an inverted layer
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