Use These Timesaving Tricks to Master Selections in Photoshop
summary
There is no single best selection method; the image decides. Use Select > Color Range with Sampled Colors, low Fuzziness and click‑and‑drag plus‑eyedropper when color is the divider; prefer Channels only when contrast clearly wins. Use Blend If (Layer Style) to remove skies or add graded masks by channel and split sliders, convert to a Smart Object to make a real mask. For hair use Overlay/Multiply combos, Select and Mask with Feather+Contrast to smooth, Object Selection + mask density to check misses, and Smudge/Clone to remove halos.
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chapters (29)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:37Best Selection Method
- 3:10Examples
- 8:15Select Sample Colors
- 8:45Make a Better Selection
- 10:20Invert
- 13:17Close Others
- 13:50Color Range
- 14:40Reduce Fuzziness
- 15:05Mask
- 15:35Fix Mask
- 17:30Fix Brightness
- 18:35Final Result
- 19:00Questions
- 20:20Magic of Blend
- 21:25Remove Bright Areas
- 23:50Add Curves
- 24:30Blend Images
- 25:40Clipping Masks
- 26:20Making a Selection
- 27:25Adding a Night Sky
- 27:55Any Questions
- 28:35Logo Design
- 30:20Convert to Mask
- 32:35Color Grading
- 40:20Blend Modes
- 47:47Masking Fur Hair
- 53:07Selecting Masks
- 57:47Smooth Selections
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