How it works is very simple, you simply ‘join-the-dots’. I tend to use this method alot, as it gives me the most precision. If you don’t see it, simply hold the Lasso Tool down to show more selections, and choose Polygonal Tool. As you can see, my outline isn’t very precise haha.
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However if you use a tablet, feel free to ‘draw’ around your object. I don’t really recommend this method if you’re using a mouse, as it can be rather unsteady and you will have a hard time outlining your object.
How it works, is simply you draw the selection around whatever you want to outline. If not when you try to duplicate the layer, it will duplicate the outline, but of another layer that you have selected previously.įirst, there’s Lasso Tool. IMPORTANT: Before outlining, make sure you have selected the correct layer that you’re outlining on. After your outline is completed, simply press Ctrl+J (Cmd+J) to do so. NOTE: After you have selected your object using whatever means, you may duplicate the outline and turn it into a layer, so that you can further edit it, or save it.
There’s a number of ways to outline your object, and depending on your photo/image, there are obviously preferred methods for each. We can then do whatever we want with our outlined object, from changing its color, to transforming it, etc. So what do we do? We simply have to outline out the object that we want, and save it as another image file so the computer recognises it. The trouble is that although we can see and differentiate the object that we want, the computer cannot. You will find that in many situations, you may want to change the color of a certain object in a photograph, or you want to crop out a single object from a poster. This can be done by choosing 'Invert' under the 'Select' menu.Īfter inverting you can now use the eraser and the region outside your selected object will be erased.This tutorial is very important, and almost essential in most Photoshop situations.
To remove the area outside the selection you have to invert the selectedĪrea. Will remove the portion of the image inside the lasso selection, which is not what you want. If you erase or clear immediately after selecting with the lasso tool you will notice that you Tool or use the 'Clear' command under the 'Edit' menu to remove the selected region. You can use the lasso tool for quick background removal. If for example you select the brush toolĪnd paint over the selected area you will see that the brush strokes will only change color in the area bounded by theĪny edits you make to the image will only affect the selected region whether you apply a filter or change the brightness. With an active selection you can apply edits that are restricted to the selected area. A marching antsĭashed line will outline your new selection. When you have completed surrounding the desired area release the mouse to complete the selection. On the area you want to surround or 'lasso' with a selection, press anywhere along the edge of your desired area to start.Ĭontinue tracing around the edge of the area by keeping the mouse pressed and carefully following the edge with the mouse.Ī line will be draw to show the path that is being made by the lasso tool. Look for the area or object in the image you want to make a selection around.
You can set the mode for selecting in the tool options.Īssuming you have loaded an image and activated the lasso tool, creating a selection is simple and intuitive. Clicking the icon will activate the tool and load the tool optionsīar with the settings for the lasso tool. It is easily recognized by the looping rope icon. The tool can be found in the toolbar in the cluster of tools that are used for selecting. That allows you to trace shapes without much difficulty. Make a selection in an image, provided you have a steady hand and command a satisfactory level of artistic dexterity You may find the lasso tool to be the tool of choice for quickly tracing irregular forms to The lasso tool allows you to create a selection of any shape you desire by tracing with your freehand. Nor does it use an algorithm based routine to automatically make a selection like the magic wand tool. The lasso tool does not select with geometric or predefined shapes as with the rectangular, elliptical marquee or polygon lasso tools, The Lasso tool is one of several basic selection tools available for you to perform selective editing.
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