Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 112

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 107 User Guide To use the Magic Selection Brush tool The Magic Selection Brush tool makes a selection based on color and texture similarity when you draw, scribble, or click the area you want to select. The mark you make doesn't need to be precise, because when you release the mouse, Photoshop Elements draws the selection border. A B C D E Magic Selection Brush tool options A. Magic Selection Brush tool B. Selection Brush tool C. New selection D. Indicate Foreground E. Indicate Background 1 In the Editor, select the Magic Selection Brush tool . 2 In the options bar, choose an option: New Selection Lets you draw a new selection. This option is selected by default. Indicate Foreground Lets you add to an existing selection Indicate Background Lets you subtract from an existing selection. This option is only available after you make a selection. 3 Choose a brush size from the Size menu in the options bar. If you want to scribble over a large area, you can use a larger brush. For a smaller area, choose a smaller brush size to keep the selection marks inside the area. 4 Click an area or draw a line that covers the range of colors in the object you want to select, and then release the mouse button. The selection border appears. 5 Do any of the following to refine the selection: • To add to the selection, click the Indicate Foreground brush in the options bar and click or drag across the area you want to add. By default this brush draws red lines and becomes the active brush after you make a new selection. • To remove an area from the selection, click the Indicate Background brush in the options bar and click or drag across the area you want to subtract from the selection. By default this brush draws blue lines. Note: You can change the color for these brushes by selecting the brush and choosing a new color from the Color menu in the options bar. • Use the Selection Brush tool to fine-tune the selection. • To start a new selection, click the New Selection brush in the options bar and click or draw to specify the new selection area. To use the Selection Brush tool The Selection Brush tool makes selections two ways: you can paint over the area you want to select in Selection mode, or you can paint over areas you don't want to select using a semi-opaque overlay in Mask mode. You can first make a rough selection with a marquee tool, Magic Selection Brush, or other selection tool, and then fine-tune your selection with the Selection Brush tool. You can add to the selection using the Selection Brush tool in the Selection mode, or subtract from it in Mask mode.