Pixel selections can be created for focussed editing of specific pixel regions. Selection boundaries are defined depending on whether individual pixels are included or excluded.
A pixel selection is simply a drawn area on your image (bounded by a flashing dashed line, often called 'marching ants'). A selection is created for various reasons:
Selection boundaries are defined depending on whether individual pixels are included or excluded.
Once your selection has been created, you can invert it so all included pixels are excluded and vice versa.
There are several tools you can use to create pixel selections:
Alongside the many selection tools available, there are also a variety of procedures you can follow to create a pixel selection from:
When working with, and creating, selections, you may have access to the following Modes which affect how your selection develops:
Do one of the following:
With a selection in place, do one of the following:
Do one of the following: