Explore a comprehensive 20-minute video tutorial on Photoshop selections, covering their purpose and providing an overview of every selection tool available. Learn about marquee and lasso selections, deselecting techniques, and converting selections into layer masks. Discover how to feather masks, use the magic wand and quick select tools, and refine edges with Select and Mask. Delve into color range and focus area selections, modify options, and transform selections. Master luminosity selections via channels and create luminosity masks by painting through selections. Gain valuable insights on showing or hiding marching ants and enhance your Photoshop skills with practical demonstrations and tips from Greg Benz Photography.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction and the purpose of selections
Marquee selections
Deselecting
Lasso selections
Converting a selection into a layer mask
Feathering layer masks
Converting selections into feathered masks with Lumenzia
Adding or subtracting from a selection
Magic wand
Quick select
Refine Edge Select and Mask
Color Range selections
How to deselect and reselect
Focus Area selections
Modify expand, contract, feather
Transform selection
Luminosity selections via channels
Creating a luminosity mask by painting through a luminosity selection
Showing or hiding the marching ants
Taught by
Greg Benz Photography
