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mAke And refine A QuiCk seleCtion
Rather than drawing a selection area, you can make selections based on the color in an
image. This technique is especially useful when you want to select large areas of solid
color, or in photos with significant contrast between the foreground and background.

1. With forefathers.psd open, zoom in so you can clearly see the Parchment
layer content.
2. Choose the Quick Selection tool (nested with the Magic Wand tool) in the
Tools panel. In the Options bar, make sure the New Selection option is active.
As with the other selection tools, the Quick Selection tool can create a new selection,
add to the existing selection, or subtract from the existing selection (using the three
buttons on the left side of the Options bar).

Add to Selection Subtract from Selection

New Selection Click to open the Brush Picker

Quick
Selection tool

3. Click at the left edge of the parchment and drag to the right.
The Quick Selection tool essentially allows you to “paint” a selection. As you drag, the
selection expands and automatically finds the edges in the image. Because the varying
shades in the parchment aren’t significantly different, the resulting selection should
closely — but not exactly — match the parchment edges.

Note:
Click and drag
across the If you stop dragging and
parchment surface. then click in a nearby
area, the selection grows
to include the new area.
Marching ants
surround the piece
of parchment.

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