Workshop


Q&A

Q1:

Can I combine selections made with different Selection tools?

A1:

Yes. Make a selection with one of the tools, switch tools, and then press the Shift key before you add to your selection. As long as you hold down the Shift key (making a tiny plus sign visible next to the tool), you can add to your selection as many times as you want.

Q2:

How can I deselect part of a selection?

A2:

The easiest way to do this is to press Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows) key with the Selection tool active. You will see a small minus symbol next to the Selection tool. Select the part of the selection to deselect, and it is removed from the selection and added back to the picture.

Q3:

Can I use the marquee to draw a shape and then fill it?

A3:

Yes, and that's exactly how to do it. With the selection active, use the Paint Bucket to pour a color into the selected shape(s).

Quiz

1:

To change from the Rectangular to the Elliptical Marquee:

  1. Go back to the toolbox and select the other one.

  2. Press Shift+M.

  3. Either a or b.

2:

To select a single row or column of pixels:

  1. Hold down Control+C and the Return key, while double-clicking.

  2. Press Return as you drag the mouse.

  3. Use the Single Row or Single Column marquees.

3:

How do you make the Magic Wand more precise?

  1. Insult it.

  2. Set the Tolerance to a lower number.

  3. Set the Tolerance to a higher number.

Quiz Answers

A1:

c. Easy, huh?

A2:

c. (Answer a. isn't even possible unless you have three hands.)

A3:

b. A lower Tolerance setting means that the Magic Wand will select only the most similar pixels.

Exercise

Most pictures can be improved by careful cropping. Try this experiment. Cut two L-shaped pieces from a sheet of paper or cardboard, as shown in Figure 3.19.

Figure 3.19. How to use a cropping frame.


Use these pieces as a cropping frame and look at your snapshots or at pictures in a magazine to see how different cropping affects the picture. Try finding long, narrow compositions, square ones, and rectangles.



Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS 2 In 24 Hours
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS2 in 24 Hours
ISBN: 0672327554
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 241
Authors: Carla Rose

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