Autodesk 62205-051408-9001 User Guide - Page 522

19 Paint: Drawing Selections You can see a selection that is lower than other selections in the stacking order by turning off all selections above it. You can still add effects to the original selection, but to do so, you have to add it to the top of the stack, then drag it down to the appropriate position above the first selection (and below the second). You can combine multiple selections using the Add, Subtract, and Intersect modes. For more information, see Adding, Subtracting, and Intersecting Selections. always need to fine-tune a selection after drawing freehand. For information on editing control points, see "Editing Object Shapes" in Chapter 17, "Paint: Drawing Basics''. 3. Draw the shape around the object to select. Creating a Lasso Selection Use the Lasso to draw a freehand selection around the outline of an object. Use this tool when you want to select a specific element of your image (such as a person) without affecting any other part of the image. Negative effect applied to a freehand selection around woman's head. The selection object is outlined with a marquee (dotted line). Brightness effect applied to a freehand selection. To create a lasso selection: 1. In the Toolbar, click the Lasso tool . The Lasso options appear at the bottom of the Toolbar. 2. Enable Make Curve to create a smooth curve with control points that you can edit. Generally, you should enable this option because you almost Creating a Magic Wand Selection Use the Magic Wand to select portions of your image based on the hue and brightness similarities of adjacent pixels. This tool is useful for quickly selecting an element of your image that has a consistent color (without having to trace the image). Combustion determines how similar adjacent pixels are using the Tolerance value in the Magic Wand options. 506