{"id":18956,"date":"2017-07-31T13:37:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T17:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=18956"},"modified":"2024-03-28T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T18:57:13","slug":"make-selections-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/make-selections-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Selections In Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"summary-novideo\">\n<p>Learn how to make selections using Photoshop's selection tools! You'll learn how to use the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools, the Magic Wand Tool, the Quick Selection Tool, the Color Range command, the Pen Tool, Focus Area, and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 20px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photoshop basics top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"     \n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7310008691\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<section>\n<p>Photoshop is the world's most powerful image editor. But to unlock that power, there's a few essential skills we need to have. One of them is knowing <strong>how to make selections<\/strong>. Without selections, we'd have no way to adjust or edit specific areas of an image. All we could do is adjust the entire image as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Photoshop gives us lots of selection tools to choose from, and each tool is designed for a specific task. Basic selection tools, like the <strong>Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/strong> and the <strong>Elliptical Marquee Tool<\/strong>, are perfect for selecting simple, geometic shapes. Want to draw freehand selections? The <strong>Lasso Tool<\/strong>, <strong>Polygonal Lasso Tool<\/strong> and <strong>Magnetic Lasso Tool<\/strong> are what you need. The <strong>Magic Wand Tool<\/strong> and the <strong>Color Range<\/strong> command are great at selecting areas based on color. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Quick Selection Tool<\/strong> lets us quickly select objects just by painting over them. Or spend a little time with Photoshop's <strong>Pen Tool<\/strong> and you'll be making surgically-precise selections around just about anything! We can even select just the areas of an image that are in focus using Photoshop's new <strong>Focus Area<\/strong> command!<\/p>\n<p>Once you've made your initial selection, it doesn't stop there! As we learn in the <strong>Full Power of Basic Selections<\/strong> tutorial, Photoshop makes it easy to add more areas to a selection, remove parts of a selection, or even keep or remove only the part where two selections overlap!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Free Transform<\/strong> command lets us scale, rotate, skew, and distort objects we've selected, while the little-known <strong>Transform Selection<\/strong> command lets us reshape and resize our selection outlines before we've actually selected anything!<\/p>\n<p>There's lots to learn when it comes to making selections in Photoshop. In this Learning Guide, we've rounded up all of our selection tools tutorials into one convenient place and organized them in the best way to learn, so you can gradually build up your selection making skills and get up to speed with Photoshop's selection tools as quickly as possible!<\/p>\n<p>All of the tutorials in this series are available to download as <a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\" title=\"Download the PDFs\">print-ready PDFs<\/a>! Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-why-make-selections-f.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/why-make-selections\/\">01. Why Do We Need Selections?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>There&#8217;s lots of ways to make selections in Photoshop, some simple, some advanced, but having lots of ways to do something doesn&#8217;t explain why we need to do it in the first place, so in this tutorial, we&#8217;ll look at why we need to make selections in Photoshop at all, and why Photoshop doesn&#8217;t see things like we do.<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/why-make-selections\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-Why_Do_We_Need_Selections.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-rectangular-marquee-tool-f.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/rectangular-marquee-tool\/\">02. The Rectangular Marquee Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Being able to select objects or areas in a photo is one of the most important Photoshop skills you need, but not all selections need to be complex or time consuming. The Rectangular Marquee Tool, one of Photoshop&#8217;s basic selection tools, is perfect for making selections based on simple geometric shapes.<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/rectangular-marquee-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Rectangular_Marquee_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-elliptical-marquee-tool-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/elliptical-marquee-tool\/\">03. The Elliptical Marquee Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Rectangular Marquee Tool may be one of the easiest Photoshop selection tools to use, but it isn&#8217;t much help to us when we need to draw oval or circular selections. That&#8217;s where the Elliptical Marquee Tool comes in. In fact, the Elliptical Marquee Tool is really just the Rectangular Marquee Tool with extremely rounded corners!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/elliptical-marquee-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Elliptical_Marquee_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-basic-selections-full-power.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/basic-selections\/\">04. Unlock The Full Power Of Basic Selections<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If all you&#8217;ve been doing with Photoshop&#8217;s basic selection tools is making a new selection every time, you&#8217;ve been missing out. In this tutorial, learn how to unlock their full potential by adding to, subtracting from, and intersecting selections!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/basic-selections\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Full_Power_Of_Basic_Selections.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-lasso-tool-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/lasso-tool\/\">05. The Lasso Tool In Photoshop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Photoshop&#8217;s Lasso Tool is probably the easiest of the selection tools to use, allowing us to draw freehand selections around objects in a photo as if we were outlining them on paper with a pen or pencil. We&#8217;ll also learn how to fix up problem areas and dramatically improve your results!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/lasso-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Lasso_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-polygon-lasso-tool-tutorial.jpg\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/polygonal-lasso-tool\/\">06. The Polygonal Lasso Tool In Photoshop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Polygonal Lasso Tool, another of Photoshop&#8217;s geometry-based selection tools, allows us to easily select objects with straight, flat surfaces with just the click of a mouse!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/polygonal-lasso-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Polygonal_Lasso_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-magnetic-lasso-tool-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/magnetic-lasso-tool\/\">07. The Magnetic Lasso Tool In Photoshop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Magnetic Lasso Tool is one of the best selection tools in Photoshop, giving us much better results than what the standard Lasso Tool offers in less time and with less effort and frustration. In fact, with a little practice, you may find yourself hopelessly attracted to it!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/magnetic-lasso-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Magnetic_Lasso_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-transform-selection-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/transform-selection\/\">08. Transforming Selections In Photoshop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Tired of drawing selections in the wrong size, shape or location you needed and trying again and again until you get it right? Learn how to fix the selection you&#8217;ve already made with Photoshop&#8217;s Transform Selection command, and create a fun picture-in-picture effect while you&#8217;re at it!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/transform-selection\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-Transforming_Selections.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-quick-mask-feather-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/feather-quick-mask\/\">09. Feather Selections With Quick Mask<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>There are lots of times when we need to feather, or soften, our selection edges, but Photoshop&#8217;s Feather command gives us no way to preview what we&#8217;re doing. In this tutorial, learn a better way to feather selections using Quick Mask mode!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/feather-quick-mask\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-Feather_Selections_With_Quick_Mask.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-magic-wand-tool-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/magic-wand-tool\/\">10. The Magic Wand Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Magic Wand, one of the oldest and most basic selection tools in Photoshop, selects pixels in an image based on tone and color. Learn how it works and how a tool so simple can make replacing the sky in a photo quick and easy!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/magic-wand-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Magic_Wand_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-quick-selection-tool-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/quick-selection-tool\/\">11. The Quick Selection Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using Photoshop CS3 or higher, you&#8217;ll definitely want to learn all about the Quick Selection Tool and how it lets us select objects in an image simply by painting over them!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/quick-selection-tool\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Quick_Selection_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-color-range-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/color-range\/\">12. The Color Range Command<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to making color-based selections in an image, most Photoshop users turn to the Magic Wand Tool because it&#8217;s easy and it&#8217;s right there in the Tools panel. But if you dig a bit deeper, you&#8217;ll find the Color Range command, and in this tutorial, you&#8217;ll learn why it&#8217;s time to wave that Magic Wand goodbye!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/color-range\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Color_Range_Command.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-pen-tool-selections.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/pen-tool-selections\/\">13. Making Selections With The Pen Tool<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Still using the Lasso Tool to select everything that isn&#8217;t a rectangle, square or circle? It&#8217;s time to take your selections to a whole new level! Learn how to outline objects with paths using the Pen Tool, and then how to easily convert those paths into professional quality selections!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/pen-tool-selections\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Selections-The_Pen_Tool.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photoshop-focus-area-selections-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/cc\/2014\/focus-area\/\">14. Focus Area Selections<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) has been updated with exciting new features for 2014! In this first tutorial, learn how Focus Area lets us make selections based on the in-focus areas of an image!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/cc\/2014\/focus-area\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/CC_2014-Focus_Area_Selections.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/photoshop-refine-focus-area-selections-tutorial.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/selections\/cc\/2014\/improving-focus-area-selections-refine-edge\/\">15. Improving Focus Area Selections With Refine Edge<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In this second part of our tutorial on the new Focus Area selection tool in Photoshop CC 2014, learn how to improve and fine-tune your initial focus-based selections with Photoshop&#8217;s powerful Refine Edge command!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/selections\/cc\/2014\/improving-focus-area-selections-refine-edge\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/CC_2014-Improving_Focus_Area_Selections_With_Refine_Edge.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/photoshop-free-transform-tutorial.png)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/basics\/photoshops-free-transform-essentials\/\">16. Free Transform Essential Skills<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Our complete guide to learning the many ways of transforming objects and selections with Free Transform in Photoshop, from Scale and Rotate to Skew, Distort, Perspective, Warp, and more!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/basics\/photoshops-free-transform-essentials\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Free_Transform_Essential_Skills_and_Shortcuts.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"learning-guide\">\n<section class=\"entry cf\">\n<div class=\"tutdesc\">\n<div class=\"postsummary-largethumbs cf\" style=\"background-image: url(\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-select-hair-refine-edge.jpg)\">\n<h3><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/selecting-hair\/\">17. Selecting Hair with Refine Edge in Photoshop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Selecting hair in a photo was once strictly for the pros, but in this tutorial, learn how the improved and powerful Refine Edge command in Photoshop CS5 makes selecting hair easier than ever!<\/p>\n<p>        <a title=\"View tutorial\" href=\"\/photo-editing\/selecting-hair\/\">View tutorial<\/a> <span class=\"divider\">|<\/span> <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photo-retouch\/CS5-Selecting_Hair_With_Refine_Edge.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Download the PDF<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<aside>\n<p>Looking for more Learning Guides? See our <a href=\"\/basics\/\" title=\"View our Photoshop Basics tutorials\">Photoshop Basics<\/a> section for more guides and tutorials!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to make selections using Photoshop&#8217;s selection tools! 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