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Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels: Basic selection tools

By David Vega Palacios , Graphic Designer

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About the video: Basic selection tools

Overview

“If you want to edit specific areas of an image or separate them from the background, you will need to select those areas first. For this purpose, in this unit you will learn to use the basic selection tools and you will also see some functions of the "Selection" menu.”

In this video lesson David Vega Palacios addresses the topic: Basic selection tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels. Learn how to work with these methodologies on Photoshop.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. we will explore the fundamental selection tools. Let's take a closer look at them now. Frequently. we must choose a specific part of an image to modify or conceal it. This is essential for precise In Photoshop. we can find not only tools but also commands that will assist us in this task. One of the most used commands will be to select the entire canvas of our image. For this. go to the Selection menu and click on the All option. This action selects the entire canvas. Alternatively. you can quickly achieve this by pressing Command A on a Mac or Control A on Windows for the s...”

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Course summary for: Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels

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David Vega Palacios

David Vega Palacios
By David Vega Palacios

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Peruvian-born David Vega is passionate about the entire creative and transformational process of a photo-compositional project. Founder of MIDAS studio, he dedicates his time to creating impossible images in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.

He has collaborated with brands like Toyota, Movistar, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Coca-Cola, Scotiabank, UPC, Oreo, Backus, Renault, Cartavio, Honda, Ford, and many other brands and advertising agencies. In 2019, he made the “200 Best Digital Artists” list from Lürzer’s Archive.


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Course 5: Selections, Masks, and Channels

By David Vega Palacios
Graphic Designer. Lima, Peru.
Joined November 2019
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  • 9 students