Use the object selection tool to quickly create a selection in Adobe Photoshop

The original title ：「Adobe International Certification 」 Application “ Object selection ” Tools 、 stay Adobe Photoshop Quickly create a selection .

“ Object selection ” Tools

The object selection tool simplifies the selection of a single object or part of an object in an image （ figure 、 automobile 、 furniture 、 Pets 、 Clothes, etc. ） The process of . Just draw a rectangular area or lasso around the object , The object selection tool will automatically select the objects in the defined area . Compared with no comparison / Area of contrast , This tool is better suited for dealing with well-defined objects .

Photoshop“ Choose the subject ” Tool improvements 、 newly added “ Object selection ” Innovation of tools , as well as “ Content recognition padding ” Enhancements for .

You can access the object selection tool at ：

• Photoshop The main applications in -“ Tools ” panel .
• Select and mask the... In the workspace “ Tools ” panel .

start-up “ Choose and mask ” work area

stay Photoshop Open the image and do the following ：

• choice “ choice ”>“ Choose and mask ”.
• Ann Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows) or Cmd+Option+R (Mac).
• Enable the selection tool , for example “ Choose... Quickly ”、“ Magic wand ” or “ Lasso ”. Now? , single click “ Options ” Column “ Choose and mask ”.

• stay “ layer mask ” Of “ attribute ” The palette , single click “ Choose and mask ”. You can set the default tool behavior , For example, double click the layer mask to open “ Choose and mask ” work area . Just double click the layer mask for the first time and set the behavior . perhaps , choice “ Preferences ”>“ Tools ”>“ Double click the layer mask to start ‘ Choose and mask ’ work area ”.

To use Object selection Tool to select objects in the image , Please perform the following steps ：

1. from “ Tools ” Select... In the panel Object selection Tools .
2. Select a selection mode and define the area around the object .

In the options bar , Pick a choice Pattern ： rectangular or Lasso .

Rectangle mode ： Drag the pointer to define a rectangular area around the object .

Lasso mode ： Draw a rough lasso outside the boundary of the object .

Photoshop The objects will be automatically selected in the defined area .

3. Delete from or add to a selection

In the options bar , Click one of the selection options ： newly build 、 Add to 、 Abridge , or Cross with the constituency . newly build Is the default option when no selection is selected . After creating the initial selection , This option will automatically change to Add to .

Add to constituency ： Hold down Shift Key or select... From the options bar Add to constituency , Then draw a new rectangle or lasso around the missing area . For all missing areas to be added to the selection , Repeat the process .

Subtract... From the selection ： There are two options to delete from the selection ：

• Use... On the options bar “ Subtract from the constituency ” Options

Turn off... In the options bar Subtract the object Options .

Hold down Option Jane (Mac)/ Hold down Alt key (Win) Or select... From the options bar Subtract from the constituency , Then draw a precise rectangle or lasso around the boundary of the area to be subtracted from the selection .

• Use... On the options bar “ Subtract the object ” Options

When deleting the background area in the current object selection , Subtract the object Particularly useful . You can think of , Subtract the object Options and inverted Object selection The effect is equal to . therefore , You can draw a rough lasso or rectangle around the area you want to subtract . Include more backgrounds in the lasso or rectangular area , Will produce better pruning results .

Set... In the options bar Subtract the object Option set to “ open ” state .

Hold down Option key (Mac)/ Hold down Alt key (Win) Or select... From the options bar Subtract from the constituency , Then draw a rough rectangle or lasso around the area to be subtracted from the selection .

4. Select the object selection option

Sample all layers ： According to all layers , Not just the currently selected layer to create the selection .

Enhance edges ： Reduce the roughness and block effect of the selected area boundary . Automatically flow selection to image edge , And apply some edge adjustments that you can manually apply in the select and mask workspace .

5. stay “ Choose and mask ” Further adjust the selection edge in the workspace

To further adjust the selection boundary or view the selection according to different backgrounds or masks , Click the selection in the options bar and mask .