Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 29
The Subtract from Selection option
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 19 User Guide Select with the magic wand The magic wand tool ( ) lets you select a consistently colored area without having to trace its outline. To use the magic wand, first enter a tolerance value in the options bar. (A higher tolerance selects a broader range of colors.) Then click the area in the image you want to select. Modify a selection border The selection tools come with several options for enhancing or modifying an existing selection border. These options can help you select areas that are difficult to define with a single selection. First, make a selection. Then, using any selection tool, specify an option in the options bar: • The Add to Selection option ( ) adds the new selection to the first selection. • The Subtract from Selection option ( ) subtracts the new selection from the first selection. • The Restrict Selection option ( ) selects only the intersection of the two selections. (Photoshop) Quick Mask mode A quick mask lets you refine an existing selection border with the aid of painting tools. This technique is useful for selecting areas that are more easily defined with a painting brush. Use any selection tool to select the desired image area, and then click the Quick Mask mode button ( ) in the toolbox. In Quick Mask mode, everything outside the selection appears masked by a color overlay. Do any of the following to modify the selection border: • To add to the selection, use a painting tool to paint with white. (See "Painting" on page 26 for more information.) • To subtract from the selection, paint with black. • To create a semitransparent selection area, paint with gray. This is useful for creating a selection with feathered edges. Click the Standard mode button ( ) to turn off the quick mask and display the modified selection border.