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8. Click the Edit in Standard Mode button at the bottom of the Tools panel to
toggle off the Quick Mask.

When Quick Mask mode is active, the Edit in Quick Mask mode toggles to become the
Edit in Standard Mode button.

9. Choose Edit>Copy to copy the active selection.

10. Click the Close button on the Lightning.jpg document tab to close that file.
Click Don’t Save when asked.

11. With cd-artwork.psd active, choose Edit>Paste.
The feathered selection is pasted into the file as a new layer.

12. Continue to the next exercise.

Understanding the Lasso Tool Variations Polygonal Lasso
The Polygonal Lasso tool creates selections with
PHOTOSHOP FOUNDATIONS point in the selection. tool cursor
straight lines, anchoring a line each time you click the
mouse. To close a selection area, you must click the first

Click each spot
The Magnetic Lasso tool snaps to high-contrast
to anchor the
edges; you can use the Options bar to control the way
selection line.
Photoshop detects edges of an image.
• Width is the distance away from the
edge the cursor can be and still detect
edges; if you set this higher, you can
tool cursor
move the cursor farther from edges.
• Contrast is how different the fore- Magnetic Lasso
Drag near the
ground can be from the background edges of the object
and still be detected; if there is a sharp and the selection
distinction between the foreground and snaps to the edges.
background, you can set this value higher.
• Frequency is the number of points
that will be created to make the selection; setting this number
higher creates finer selections, while setting it lower creates smoother edges.

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