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4 - Five Tips

Here are five tips that'll make selecting easier.

Tip #1 - Keep It Simple, at First

Beginners should start with an easy selection.

What's easy?

A Red Frisbee™ on green grass?

Yes!

A multi-colored snake slithering across multi-colored rocks?

No!

Tip #2 - Zoom In

Enlarge the area that you're selecting with the Zoom tool.

Tip #3 - Change the Brush Size

If the selection tool uses a brush, vary its size to fit the needs at the moment.

A bigger brush has a bigger effect.

If you only need to nudge the selection, make the brush smaller.

Tip #4 - Not All at Once

If the selection tool uses a brush, don't try to make the selection in one swoop.

If you do, and you make a mistake, you've got to start over.

Instead, do an easy part of the selection, and then let go of the mouse button.

Proceed with adding to the selection, releasing the mouse periodically.

If you, or the tool, make a mistake, undo it.

When you do so, you won't loose the entire selection.

Tip #5 - Use More than

One Selection Tool

You often need to use more than one tool to make a selection.

For example, the Selection Brush tool is often used to "mop" away unneeded parts of a selection.

You can alternate between the Lasso tool (operates free hand) and the Polygonal Lasso tool (makes straight lines).

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