Editing Selections
Software : Photoshop CS2
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using Adobe Photoshop. We have used selections, different combination of image editing tools and filters for most of the effects. Photoshop comes up with lots of the options and scope for experiment is much more than you can imagine. We wish to encourage you to use different options and tools to get better output. The lessons and techniques described need to be followed as a guideline to achieve the effect.

1. Open Photoshop. Open Image to work with rectangular marquee tool.

2. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool from toolbox. Drag on the image. You will get animated selection border. It indicated the area selected by the tool.

3. Press Shift and drag another rectangle overlapping some part of the previous one. Now release shift key. You will get the addition of the two selections.

4. If you press Alt key and drag second selection, the overlapping part will get subtracted from the first one.

5. You can try similar technique using Elliptical Marquee Tool also.