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mAke And refine A QuiCk seleCtion
As you just saw, you can make selections based on the color in an image. This tech-
nique is useful when you want to select large areas of solid color, or in photos with sig-
nificant contrast between the foreground and background. When the area you want to
select has a complex edge, refining the selection edge can produce very detailed results.
1. With aftermath.psd open, hide all but the Bricks layer. Click the Bricks
layer to select it as the active layer.

2. Choose the Quick Selection tool (nested under the Magic Wand tool).

3. In the Options bar, make sure the Sample All Layers option is not checked.
You only want to select the area in the bricks layer (the hole in the wall), so you do not
want to make a selection based on the content of other layers in the file.
Note:
4. Click at the top area of the hole in the wall and drag down to the bottom
edge of the hole. If you stop dragging and
then click in a nearby
The Quick Selection tool essentially allows you to “paint” a selection. As you drag, the area, the selection grows
selection expands and automatically finds the edges in the image.
to include the new area.
New Add to Subtract from Click to change the
Selection Selection Selection brush size and attributes.

Quick Selection tool Marching ants
surround the
selected area.

Click here...

...and drag to here.

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