{"id":32289,"date":"2022-07-03T11:56:50","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T15:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=32289"},"modified":"2023-06-07T23:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T03:06:04","slug":"resize-selections-with-transform-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/resize-selections-with-transform-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Resize a Selection in Photoshop with Transform Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"summary\">\n<p>Learn how to resize a selection outline, including how to skew, distort and even warp your selection, without resizing the pixels inside it using the Transform Selection command in Photoshop! A step-by-step tutorial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video3\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n    <iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oh9mpzT8Puo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"pdf-download-link\">Download the PDF: <a href=\"\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Resize_Selection_Outlines_With_Transform_Selection.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Resize Selection Outlines With Transform Selection<\/a> <\/p>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>Did you know that Photoshop has a feature that lets you resize a selection outline without resizing the pixels inside it? It's called <strong>Transform Selection<\/strong>. And in this tutorial, I show you how it works!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Which version of Photoshop do I need?<\/h2>\n<p>I'm using Photoshop 2022 but Transform Selection has been around forever so any recent version will work. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/adobe.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100lrdjJ\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Fphotoshop.html\" title=\"Get Adobe Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get the latest Photoshop version here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Opening the image<\/h2>\n<p>For this tutorial, I'll use <a href=\"https:\/\/adobe.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100lrdjJ\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fstock.adobe.com%2Fimages%2Fa-young-man-fashionably-dressed-standing-in-the-street-at-night-illuminated-signboards-neon-lights%2F234140674\" title=\"View this image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this image<\/a> from Adobe Stock.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original image used in the Transform Selection tutorial.\" width=\"806\" height=\"456\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Drawing an initial selection outline<\/h2>\n<p>Transform Selection works best with geometric selection outlines, the kind you draw with the <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-selection-basics-the-rectangular-and-elliptical-marquee-tools\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Rectangular or Elliptical Marquee Tool<\/a>. So I\u2019ll select the Rectangular Marquee Tool from the <a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-tools-toolbar-overview\/\" title=\"Learn more\">toolbar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/select-rectangular-marquee-tool.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool from Photoshop's toolbar.\" width=\"260\" height=\"233\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Rectangular Marquee Tool.<\/div>\n<p>Then I\u2019ll drag out an initial selection outline.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/draw-initial-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Drawing an initial selection outline with the Rectangular Marquee Tool.\" width=\"802\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Drawing an initial selection outline with the Rectangular Marquee Tool.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Resizing the image with Free Transform<\/h2>\n<p>To  show you the difference between Photoshop's <a href=\"\/basics\/transform-and-warp-images-with-free-transform-in-photoshop-cc-2019\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Free Transform<\/a> command and Transform Selection, I'll go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar and choose <strong>Free Transform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-free-transform-command.png\" alt=\"Selecting Photoshop's Free Transform command from the Edit menu.\" width=\"269\" height=\"144\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Free Transform.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop places a transform box and handles around the selection. And because I'm using Free Transform, if I drag one of the handles, I resize the image inside the selection.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/resize-image-with-free-transform.jpg\" alt=\"Free Transform resizes the image inside the selection outline.\" width=\"802\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Free Transform resizes the pixels that were selected.<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll click the <strong>Cancel<\/strong> button in the Options Bar to undo that.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/cancel-free-transform.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Cancel button to close Free Transform.\" width=\"389\" height=\"114\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Cancel button.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Where to find the Transform Selection command<\/h2>\n<p>To resize just the selection outline, go up to the <strong>Select<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Transform Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/photoshop-transform-selection-command.png\" alt=\"Where to find the Transform Selection command in Photoshop.\" width=\"219\" height=\"149\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Select &gt; Transform Selection.<\/div>\n<p>Or <strong>right-click<\/strong> inside the selection outline and choose <strong>Transform Selection<\/strong> from the menu.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-transform-selection-from-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Right-clicking in the selection outline and choosing Photoshop's Transform Selection command.\" width=\"412\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking in the outline and choosing Transform Selection.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Resizing the selection outline with Transform Selection<\/h2>\n<p>With Transform Selection active, the same transform box and handles that we saw with Free Transform appear around the selection. But this time when we drag a handle, the image remains in place and we resize the selection outline itself.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/drag-handle-to-resize-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Resizing the selection outline with Photoshop's Transform Selection command.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Transform Selection resizes the selection outline, not the pixels inside it.<\/div>\n<h3>How to unlock the aspect ratio<\/h3>\n<p>In the Options Bar, the <strong>link icon<\/strong> between the <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>Height<\/strong> fields is active by default, which is why dragging a handle resizes the selection outline with the aspect ratio locked.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/width-height-link-icon.png\" alt=\"The width and height of the selection outline are linked by default.\" width=\"375\" height=\"110\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">By default, the aspect ratio of the selection outline is locked.<\/div>\n<p>To unlock the aspect ratio, hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key on your keyboard as you drag the handles.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/resize-selection-outline-aspect-ratio-unclocked.jpg\" alt=\"Unlocking the aspect ratio of the selection outline by holding Shift while dragging the Transform Selection handles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Unlocking the aspect ratio by holding Shift while dragging the handles.<\/div>\n<h3>How to reposition the selection outline<\/h3>\n<p>You can click and drag inside the transform box to reposition the outline.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/reposition-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Moving the selection outline with Transform Selection.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Moving the selection outline by dragging inside the transform box.<\/div>\n<h3>How to rotate the selection outline<\/h3>\n<p>And you can rotate the outline by clicking and dragging just outside it. Hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key as you drag to rotate the outline in 15 degree increments.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/rotate-selection-outline-transform-selection.jpg\" alt=\"Rotating the selection outline with Transform Selection.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Rotating the selection outline by dragging outside it.<\/div>\n<h3>How to undo a transformation<\/h3>\n<p>To undo your last step with Transform Selection, press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> on a PC or <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> on a Mac. Press repeatedly to undo multiple steps.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">The Skew, Distort and Perspective options<\/h2>\n<p>If you right-click inside the transform box, you have access to the same options that you have with Free Transform, including <strong>Skew<\/strong>, <strong>Distort<\/strong>, <strong>Perspective<\/strong>, and even <strong>Warp<\/strong>. But with Transform Selection, these options apply to the selection outline itself.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/transform-selection-options.jpg\" alt=\"The Transform Selection advanced options.\" width=\"575\" height=\"341\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking inside the transform box to access the transform options.<\/div>\n<h3>Skew<\/h3>\n<p>If you choose <strong>Skew<\/strong> from the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-skew-transform-selection-option.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing the Skew option from the Transform Selection menu.\" width=\"473\" height=\"263\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the Skew option.<\/div>\n<p>You can drag the top or bottom handle left or right to skew the outline horizontally. Hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> key on a PC or the <strong>Option<\/strong> key on a Mac as you drag to move both handles together in opposite directions.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/skew-selection-outline-horizontally.jpg\" alt=\"Skewing the selection outline horizontally in Photoshop.\" width=\"799\" height=\"349\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Skewing the selection outline horizontally.<\/div>\n<p>And you can drag the left or right handle up or down to skew the outline vertically. Again hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> on a PC or <strong>Option<\/strong> on a Mac to move both side handles together in opposite directions.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/skew-selection-outline-vertically.jpg\" alt=\"Skewing the selection outline vertically in Photoshop.\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Skewing the selection outline vertically.<\/div>\n<h3>Distort<\/h3>\n<p>If you right-click inside the transform box and choose <strong>Distort<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-distort-transform-selection-option.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing the Distort option from the Transform Selection menu.\" width=\"459\" height=\"255\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing Distort from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>Then you can drag any of the <strong>corner handles<\/strong> on their own.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/distort-selection-outline-transform-selection.jpg\" alt=\"Transforming the selection outline with the Distort command in Photoshop.\" width=\"800\" height=\"359\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Distort lets you drag each corner handle independently.<\/div>\n<h3>Perspective<\/h3>\n<p>And if you choose <strong>Perspective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-perspective-transform-selection-option.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing Perspective from the Transform Selection menu.\" width=\"471\" height=\"235\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing Perspective from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>Then dragging a corner handle horizontally or vertically moves the opposite corner at the same time but in the opposite direction. <\/p>\n<p>Here I'm dragging the top left handle inward, which moves the top right handle inward as well. And I'm dragging the bottom left handle outward which also moves the bottom right handle outward.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/perspective-transform-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Transforming the selection outline with the Perspective command in Photoshop.\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Perspective moves the opposite corner handles together in opposite directions.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to warp a selection outline with Transform Selection<\/h2>\n<p>If you right-click inside the Transform Selection box and choose <strong>Warp<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-warp-transform-selection-option.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing Warp from the Transform Selection menu.\" width=\"456\" height=\"227\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing Warp from the transform menu.<\/div>\n<p>A grid appears in your selection outline. You can use the grid to warp the outline into different shapes.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/warp-selection-outline-grid.jpg\" alt=\"The warp grid around the selection outline.\" width=\"800\" height=\"332\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The warp grid.<\/div>\n<p>You can drag a <strong>corner point<\/strong>. Each point can be moved independently of the others.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/warp-selection-outline-corner-points.jpg\" alt=\"Warping the selection outline by dragging the corner grid points.\" width=\"802\" height=\"346\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Warping the selection outline by dragging the corner grid points.<\/div>\n<p>Or you can drag the <strong>direction handles<\/strong> that extend outward from the corner points.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/warp-selection-outline-handles.jpg\" alt=\"Warping the selection outline by dragging the direction handles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Warping the outline by dragging the direction handles.<\/div>\n<p>And you can even click and drag directly on the <strong>grid outline<\/strong> itself (although clicking exactly on the grid outline can be tricky). Here I'm dragging the bottom of the grid downward.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/warp-selection-grid-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Warping the selection outline by dragging the grid outline.\" width=\"802\" height=\"403\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Warping the outline by dragging directly on the grid.<\/div>\n<h3>How to reset the warp grid<\/h3>\n<p>If you totally mess things up while in Warp mode (it's easy to do), click the <strong>Reset<\/strong> button in the Options Bar to reset the grid and start over.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/warp-grid-reset-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Reset button to reset the warp grid.\" width=\"384\" height=\"117\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Resetting the grid by clicking the Reset button.<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll do a simple warp by dragging the left and right sides of the grid outward and the top and bottom in towards the center.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/redo-warp-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Warping the selection outline with Transform Selection in Photoshop.\" width=\"802\" height=\"353\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the left and right sides outward and the top and bottom inward.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to accept the transformation<\/h2>\n<p>To accept your changes to the outline and close the Transform Selection command, click the <strong>checkmark<\/strong> in the Options Bar. Or you can click the <strong>Cancel<\/strong> button next to the checkmark to close Transform Selection without saving your changes. But I\u2019ll click the checkmark.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/transform-selection-checkmark.png\" alt=\"Clicking the checkmark to commit the transfomations to the selection outline.\" width=\"364\" height=\"114\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the checkmark to commit the transformation.<\/div>\n<p>And now my selection outline appears with its new shape.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/selection-outline-warped.jpg\" alt=\"The selection outline has been resized and reshaped with Transform Selection in Photoshop.\" width=\"800\" height=\"331\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The selection outline has been resized and reshaped.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to undo Transform Selection<\/h2>\n<p>I'll  undo the transformation and restore the original size and shape of my selection outline by going up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Undo Free Transform Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/undo-free-transform-selection.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Undo Free Transform Selection command in Photoshop.\" width=\"367\" height=\"116\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Undo Free Transform Selection.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Resizing the selection outline into a diagonal strip<\/h2>\n<p>What I want to do with this image is select a narrow strip that runs diagonally from top to bottom, so I can then place the strip either on a transparent background or on a solid color background. <\/p>\n<h3>Selecting Transform Selection<\/h3>\n<p>So with my original selection outline back in place, I'll right-click inside the outline and choose <strong>Transform Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-transform-selection-from-menu.jpg\" alt=\"Right-clicking in the selection outline and choosing Photoshop's Transform Selection command.\" width=\"412\" height=\"482\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking in the selection outline and choosing Transform Selection.<\/div>\n<h3>Resizing the selection outline<\/h3>\n<p>Then I\u2019ll hold the <strong>Shift<\/strong> key on my keyboard to unlock the aspect ratio so I can drag the top handle to the top of the image and the bottom handle to the bottom of the image.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/drag-top-bottom-transform-selection-handle.jpg\" alt=\"Resizing the selection outline by holding Shift and drgaging the top and bottom transform handles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"543\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Holding Shift and dragging the top and bottom transform handles.<\/div>\n<h3>Skewing the selection outline<\/h3>\n<p>Since I want the outline to be diagonal, not vertical, I need to skew it. So I\u2019ll right-click inside the transform box and choose <strong>Skew<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-skew.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing Skew from the Transform Selection menu.\" width=\"455\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking and choosing Skew.<\/div>\n<p>Then I\u2019ll drag the top handle to the right. While I'm dragging, I\u2019ll hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> key on a PC or the <strong>Option<\/strong> key on a Mac so that the bottom handle moves along with it in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/skew-selection-outline.jpg\" alt=\"Skewing the selection outline into a diagonal strip.\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Skewing the selection outline into a diagonal strip.<\/div>\n<h3>Resetting Transform Selection back to the default mode<\/h3>\n<p>To adjust the width of the outline, I\u2019ll drag the side handles. But because I\u2019m still in Skew mode, I first need to right-click inside the transform box and reset Transform Selection back to its default mode which is <strong>Free Transform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/reset-transform-selection-back-to-free-transform.jpg\" alt=\"Resetting Photoshop's Transform Selection command back to Free Transform mode.\" width=\"555\" height=\"218\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Resetting Transform Selection back to Free Transform mode.<\/div>\n<p>Then I can hold <strong>Shift<\/strong> on my keyboard and drag the side handles as needed to resize the outline.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/drag-right-transform-handle.jpg\" alt=\"Adjusting the width of the outline by holding Shift and dragging the side handles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"541\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adjusting the width of the outline by holding Shift and dragging the side handles.<\/div>\n<h3>Accepting the transformation<\/h3>\n<p>To accept it and close Transform Selection, I\u2019ll click the <strong>checkmark<\/strong> in the Options Bar.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/click-checkmark.png\" alt=\"Clicking the checkmark to accept the selection outline transformations.\" width=\"422\" height=\"120\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the checkmark to accept it.<\/div>\n<p>And my selection outline is now at the size and shape that I need.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/selection-outline-transformed.jpg\" alt=\"The initial rectangular selection outline has been resized.\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The initial rectangular selection outline has been resized.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Completing the effect<\/h2>\n<p>At this point, we\u2019ve covered everything you need to know to resize selection outlines with Photoshop's Transform Selection command. But if you want to keep reading, I\u2019ll  quickly finish off the effect. <\/p>\n<h3>Converting the selection outline into a layer mask<\/h3>\n<p>I want to hide everything outside the selection outline and replace it with transparency. So I\u2019ll convert the outline into a <strong>layer mask<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Layers panel<\/a>, we see the image on the Background layer.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/layers-panel-background-layer.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the image on the Background layer.\" width=\"294\" height=\"230\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>To turn a selection outline into a mask, all you need to do is click the <strong>Add Layer Mask<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/click-add-layer-mask-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Add Layer Mask icon in Photoshop's Layers panel.\" width=\"294\" height=\"96\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Add Layer Mask icon.<\/div>\n<p>And everything that was outside the outline is instantly replaced with transparency.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/area-outside-selection-outline-masked.jpg\" alt=\"The areas around the selection are now transparent after converting the selection outline into a layer mask.\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The areas around the selection are now transparent.<\/div>\n<p>Back in the Layers panel, we see that Photoshop converted the selection outline into a <a href=\"\/basics\/understanding-photoshop-layer-masks\/\" title=\"Learn more\">layer mask<\/a>. The white part of the mask is where the image is visible and the black part is where it\u2019s hidden.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/layer-mask-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"The layer mask thumbnail in Photoshop's Layers panel.\" width=\"294\" height=\"231\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The layer mask thumbnail.<\/div>\n<h3>Adding a solid color background<\/h3>\n<p>But instead of a transparent background, I want to fill the background with a solid color. So I\u2019ll add a Solid Color fill layer by clicking the <strong>New Fill or Adjustment Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/new-fill-adjustment-layer-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon in the Layers panel.\" width=\"294\" height=\"114\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>And choosing <strong>Solid Color<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/choose-solid-color-fill-layer.png\" alt=\"Adding a Solid Color fill layer to the Photoshop document.\" width=\"294\" height=\"165\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding a Solid Color fill layer.<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll accept the default fill color for now, which is black, by clicking OK in the Color Picker.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/accept-default-black-fill-color.jpg\" alt=\"Accepting the default black fill color for now.\" width=\"803\" height=\"496\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Accepting the default black fill color for now.<\/div>\n<p>Then back in the Layers panel, I\u2019ll drag the fill layer below the image.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/drag-fill-layer-below-image.png\" alt=\"Dragging the fill layer below the image layer.\" width=\"294\" height=\"224\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the fill layer below the image layer.<\/div>\n<p>And the area around the selection is now filled with black.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/selection-on-solid-color-background.jpg\" alt=\"The transparent areas around the selection are now filled with black.\" width=\"802\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The transparent areas are now filled with black.<\/div>\n<h3>Sampling a background color from the image<\/h3>\n<p>To change the background color, I\u2019ll double-click on the fill layer\u2019s <strong>color swatch<\/strong> in the Layers panel.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/double-click-fill-layer-color-swatch.png\" alt=\"The transparent areas around the selection are now filled with black.\" width=\"294\" height=\"217\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking on the fill layer's color swatch.<\/div>\n<p>Then instead of choosing a color from the Color Picker, I\u2019ll click on a color in the image to sample it. And that color instantly becomes the new background color. I\u2019ll accept it by clicking OK to close the Color Picker.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/sample-background-color-from-image.jpg\" alt=\"Sampling a color from the image to use as the new background color.\" width=\"802\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Sampling a color from the image to use as the new background color.<\/div>\n<h3>Repositioning the image<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, I need to move the image over to the right. So in the Layers panel, I\u2019ll click on the image layer to make it active.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/select-image-layer.png\" alt=\"Selecting the image layer in the Layers panel.\" width=\"294\" height=\"188\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the image layer.<\/div>\n<p>I\u2019ll select the <strong>Move Tool<\/strong> from the toolbar.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/select-move-tool.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Move Tool from Photoshop's toolbar.\" width=\"222\" height=\"210\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Move Tool.<\/div>\n<p>Then I\u2019ll click on the image and drag it over to the right, leaving room for some text, a logo or anything else I need to display in the blank area on the left.<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/2022\/transform-selection\/move-image.jpg\" alt=\"Dragging the image with the Move Tool.\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the image with the Move Tool.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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