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More on Selecting a Color Range how far away (in physical distance) a color can be located

Selecting Localized Color Clusters
PHOTOSHOP FOUNDATIONS color. When this option is checked, the Range slider defines The same colors in other
The Localized Color Clusters option in the Color Range
from the point you click and still be included in the selection.
dialog box can be used to select specific areas of a selected

jellyfish are not selected
because they are outside
the reduced Range value.

We used a number of
clicks with different
Fuzziness values to sample
the colors in this jellyfish.

Using Localized Color
Clusters and a reduced Range
value, we were able to isolate
this jellyfish from its school.

Selection Presets
The Select menu at the top of the dialog box includes As you can see in this example, however, no automatic
several presets for isolating specific ranges of primary colors option is a perfect substitute when subjective decision-
(Reds, Yellows, Greens, Cyans, Blues, or Magentas), or making is required. The tones in the rolling pin’s reflection
specific ranges of color (highlights, midtones, or shadows). are very close to the color of skin, so they are included in
the selection. This automatic selection method is still a good
If you select the Skin Tones preset, you can then activate starting point, though, for making the complex selection of
the Detect Faces option at the top of the dialog box. By only a person’s (or people’s) skin.
adjusting the Fuzziness slider, you can use this dialog box to
make reasonably good selections of people’s skin.

Choose a preset
from this menu.

When you choose the
Skin Tones preset, you
can also activate the
Detect Faces option.

Some colors are close to
skin tones, but are are
not skin. You will have to
manually edit the mask to
correct these areas.

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