Chapter 2. Selection Primer

Selection Primer

Courtesy of Tom Nick Cocotos, www.cocotos.com

 

I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.

 
 --François-Auguste Rodin, when asked how he managed to make his remarkable statues

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Selection Primer

The basic selection tools haven't changed in this version of Photoshop, but the Crop and Straighten Photos command is a welcome newcomer and worth reading about, especially if you scan many photos at once.

You've got to love the selection tools. I like to think of them as the chisels of Photoshop. With names such as Lasso, Magic ...

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