Worksheet: Photoshop Basics – Selection Tools
ApplicationProgramRequired
AnyofAdobePhotoshopCC2014
Objectives
Toreviewselectiontools.
Instructions
RefertothesectionSelectinginthePhotoshopHelp.
I.SelectionTools
CirclethetoolifitisintheToolpalette.
Todeselect:
Toinversetheselection:
SelectionwithMarqueeTools.Listthefourdifferentmarqueetools,andcircletheMarqueetoolinthe
Toolpalette.
SelectionwithLassoTools.Listthethreedifferentlassotools,andcircletheLassotoolintheTool
SelectionbyPenTools.CirclethePentoolintheToolpalette,andbrieflydescribehowtousePento
SelectionusingQuickMask.CircletheQuickMaskModeonthetoolpalette,andbrieflydescribehowto
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SelectionUtilities:
Tosubtractfromaselection
Toselectonlyanareaintersectedbyotherselections:
Toexpandorcontractaselectionbyaspecificnumberofpixels
Tofeathertheedgeofaselection:
Tosaveaselection:
II.ReviewQuestions:MarqueeTools
1.Tocreateaperfectsquareorcircularselectionwiththemarqueetool,youcanholddownthe____whileyou
A.Alt(Windows)orOption(MacOS)key
B.Ctrl(Windows)orCommand(MacOS)key
C.Shiftkey
D.Spacebar
2.Tocreatearectangularorcircularselectionwiththemarqueetoolfromthecenteroutinsteadoffromtheouter
A.Alt(Windows)orOption(MacOS)key
B.Ctrl(Windows)orCommand(MacOS)key
C.Shiftkey
D.Spacebar
III.ReviewQuestion:LassoTools
A.itwillautomaticallyjointheendandthebeginningoftheselection
B.therewon’tbeanyselectioncreated
IV.ReviewQuestion:MagicWand
A.increasetheTolerance
B.decreasetheTolerance
C.checktheContiguousoption
D.unchecktheContiguousoption
V.ReviewQuestion:PaintSelectioninQuickMaskMode
A.select,deselect
B.deselect,select
VI.ReviewQuestions:ModifySelections
1.Toaddaselectionwithaselectiontool,youcanholddownthe_____whileyoudrawtheselectionwiththetool.
A.Alt(Windows)orOption(MacOS)key
B.Ctrl(Windows)orCommand(MacOS)key
C.Shiftkey
D.Spacebar
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A.Alt(Windows)orOption(MacOS)key
B.Ctrl(Windows)orCommand(MacOS)key
C.Shiftkey
D.Spacebar
(SelectALLcorrectanswers)
A.lasso
B.magicwand
C.marquee
D.magneticandpolygonallasso
E.quickmask
A.expandaselection
B.contractaselection
C.inverseaselection
D.softentheedgeofaselection
E.createabrushwithafeatherpattern
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VII.ReviewQuestions:SaveandLoadSelections
1.True/False:Topreservethesavedselectionwiththeimagefile,oneshouldsavethefileasaPhotoshopfile.T
2.True/False:Asavedselectioncanbeloadedasanewselection.Itcanalsobeaddedtoorsubtractedfromthe
A.channel
B.layer
C.path
D.separatePhotoshopfile
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VIII.ReviewQuestions:Applications
1.Whichofthefollowingselectiontoolsworksbyautomaticallydetectingtheedgeoftheobjectyouwantto
A.lasso
B.magicwand
C.magneticlasso
D.marquee
E.polygonallasso
F.quickmask
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A.lasso
B.magicwand
C.magneticlasso
D.marquee
E.polygonallasso
F.quickmask
A.lasso
B.magicwand
C.magneticlasso
D.marquee
E.polygonallasso
F.quickmask
A.lasso
B.magicwand
C.magneticlasso
D.marquee
E.polygonallasso
F.quickmask
A.CtrlA
B.CtrlC
C.CtrlD
D.CtrlS
6.Afteryouhavesavedaselection,howdoyouloadtheselectiontoanotherfile?