Mastering Selections in Photoshop CC

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Free Online Course: Mastering Selections in Photoshop CC provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Mastering Selections in Photoshop CC is taught by Tim Grey.

Overview
  • Learn how to make more precise selections in Photoshop CC.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. Concepts for Selections
    • What is a selection?
    • How will selections be used?
    • Should all selections be perfect?
    • Anti-aliasing and selections
    • The case for not feathering
    • Understanding selection outlines
    • Configuring your mouse
    2. Basics of Working with Selections
    • Selecting all pixels
    • Using deselect and reselect
    • Add, subtract, and intersect
    • Hiding the selection outline
    • Saving and loading selections
    3. Selection Tools
    • The Rectangular Marquee tool
    • Single row or column selections
    • The Elliptical Marquee tool
    • The Lasso tool
    • The Polygonal Lasso tool
    • The Magnetic Lasso tool
    • The Quick Selection tool
    • The Magic Wand tool
    • The Pen tool
    • Mixing and matching tools
    4. Selection Techniques
    • Selecting based on opacity
    • Selecting by color range
    • Narrowing a color range selection
    • Selecting faces with color range
    • Selecting by focus
    • Selecting by brightness level
    • Selecting from a channel
    5. Modifying Selections
    • Inverting a selection
    • Expanding with Grow and Similar
    • Smoothing a selection
    • Feathering a selection
    • Transforming a selection
    • Using Quick Mask mode
    • Selecting the border of a selection
    • Expanding or contracting a selection
    • Using Select and Mask mode