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ptg Chapter 4 Mastering the Art of Selection 95 After you make a selection in a Photoshop document, you can copy or cut it to the Clipboard where you can paste it to another place in your active document or in another document. Using the Copy or Cut and Paste commands have been around for a long time, however, Photoshop has added some variation to it. You can use the Paste Special menu to provide more direction to the paste location by using the Paste In Place (New!), Paste Into, and Paste Outside (New!) commands. If the con- tent of the Clipboard doesn’t contain pixels from a Photoshop document, the special paste commands work just like the Paste command. Copying and Pasting a Selection Copy or Cut and Paste Select an area of an image using any of the selection tools in a Photoshop document. Click the Edit menu, and then click Copy (active layer), or Copy Merged (all layers), or Cut (move). Use any of the following paste commands: ◆ Paste. Pastes the selection as a new layer. Click the Edit menu, and then click Paste. ◆ Paste In Place. Pastes selection into the same relative location between source and destination documents. Click the Edit menu, point to Paste Special, and then click Paste In Place (New!). TIMESAVER Press Shift+Ctrl+V (Win) or Shift+ A +V (Mac). ◆ Paste Into or Paste Outside. Pastes the selection inside or outside (New!) a selection. This adds a layer and layer mask. The selection is unmasked (white), while the rest of the layer is masked (black). Select a destination, click the Edit menu, point to Paste Special, and then click Paste Into or Paste Outside. TIMESAVER For Paste Into, press Alt+Shift+Ctrl+V (Win) or Option+Shift+ A +V (Mac). 3 2 1 Background layer Paste Into layer 1 3 Paste Into From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 96 Chapter 4 Once a selection is made, the next step is to get to work. Selections are not just useful for correcting color or for image enhancement. It's pos- sible you may need to use some of Photoshop's transform commands on your selections before making further modifications. The Transform commands let you move, modify, or resize the area enclosed within the selection area. Unlike the Free Transform command, Transform gives you several options, such as Scale, Distort, Perspective, and Warp, which you can use to modify an existing selection. The selection area is visually defined by a bounding box with nodes, or anchor points, in the four corners and the center of each axis. Using Free Transform and Transform Use the Free Transform Command Select an area of an image using any of the selection tools. Click the Edit menu, and then click Free Transform. Move to any of the four corners, and then drag to expand or contract the size of the selection. Move outside the bounding box selection until your cursor resembles a curved arrow, and then drag to rotate the selection. You can also drag the horizontal or vertical nodes to expand the image. Press Enter (Win) or Return (Mac), or double-click inside the bounding box to apply the transformation. 4 3 2 1 3 Selection enlarged and rotated Did You Know? You can create proportional transform boundaries. Holding down the Shift key while dragging a corner handle main- tains the proportions of the original image. You can use the Free Transform command to create distorted images. Hold down the Ctrl (Win) or A (Mac) key, while dragging a corner handle to create a distorted selection. From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 4 Mastering the Art of Selection 97 Use the Transform Command Select an area of an image using any of the selection tools. Click the Edit menu, point to Transform, and then select an option: ◆ Again. Lets you repeat the previous Transform command. ◆ Scale. Lets you increase or decrease the size of the selected area. ◆ Rotate. Lets you rotate the selection area 0 to 360 degrees. ◆ Skew. Lets you select a node and drag it in a vertical or horizontal direction without affecting the other nodes. ◆ Distort. Lets you select a node and drag it in any direction desired without affecting the other nodes. ◆ Perspective. Lets you change the perspective of a selection. ◆ Warp. Lets you wrap an image around any shape using a modifiable grid. To warp an image using a specific shape, click the Warp Style list arrow on the Options bar, and then select a shape, such as Twist, Flag, Fisheye, or Inflate. TIMESAVER To sh ow or hide the warp grid and anchor points, click the View menu, and then click Extras. Select any settings you want on the Options bar and modify the transformed image as desired using the anchor points, a segment of the bounding box or grid, or an area within the grid. 3 2 1 2 Additional transform commands Warp Grid From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 98 Chapter 4 The Puppet Warp tool (New!) allows you to push and pull elements within an image. You can adjust an element to add an artistic flare or make it fit into a specific space by simply adding or removing handles, known as pins, as needed and then dragging them to adjust (warp, stretch, or reposition) all or part of the image. Using Puppet Warp Use Puppet Warp Select one or more areas of an image using any of the selection tools, or select an entire layer. Click the Edit menu, and then click Puppet Warp. To mo di fy th e mes h, us e any o f th e following on the Control panel: ◆ Show Mesh. Select to show or deselect to hide the mesh. ◆ Density. Click the list arrow, and then select Fewer Points, Normal, or More Points. ◆ Expansion. Specify a pixel size to increase or decrease the mesh. Click the Mode list arrow, and then select a warp mode: Rigid, Normal, or Distort. Click on the mesh to place pins creating points that don’t move. Select one or more pins that move, and then drag one or use the arrow keys to warp the image. ◆ Select or Deselect Pins. Shift+ click a pin, or press Ctrl+A (Win) or A+A (Mac) to select all or press Ctrl+D (Win) or A+D (Mac) to deselect all. ◆ Remove Pins. Alt+click (Win) or Option+click (Mac) a pin, or click the Remove All Pins button. ◆ Temporarily Hide Pins. Press H. To ad ju st ov erl ap fr om ba ck gro und areas, click the Forward or Backward Pin Depth buttons. Click the Commit or Cancel button to keep or cancel the change. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 73 6 2 4 5 Drag a selected pin to warp the image. 8 Remove All Pins From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 4 Mastering the Art of Selection 99 The Content-Aware Scale command allows you to resize an image without affecting important parts of the image, such as people, build- ings, etc. When you normally scale an image, all the pixels in the image are affected. With Content-Aware scaling, only the pixels in non-impor- tant areas are affected. You can upscale or downscale images to fit them on a page or change the orientation. If you want to preserve spe- cific areas of an image, you can use an alpha channel to protect the selected area. Using Content-Aware Scaling Use Content-Aware Scaling Open a document with the image that you want to scale. To pr ot ect c ont ent w hen s ca lin g, select the area that you want to protect using any selection tool. If you’re scaling a Background layer, click the Select menu, and then click All. Click the Edit menu, and then click Content-Aware Scale. Use any of the following: ◆ Reference Point Location. Click a square to select a scale point. ◆ Relative Positioning for Reference Point. Click to specify a new position in relation to its current position. ◆ Image Size. Enter specific sizes. ◆ Scaling Percentage. Enter specific percentages for scaling. ◆ Amount. Specify a ratio of content-aware scaling to normal scaling. ◆ Protect. Select an alpha channel that specifies an area to protect. ◆ Protect Skin Tones. Click to preserve areas with skin tones. Drag a handle on the bounding box to scale the image. Use the Shift key to scale proportionately. Click the Commit or Cancel button to keep or cancel the change. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 3 74 5 6 Background layer From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg 100 Chapter 4 The Content-Aware Fill option (New!) with the Spot Healing Brush tool or in the Fill dialog box allows you to replace content in a selection. This is useful when you want to remove an unwanted element and replace it with details that match the surrounding area; the result is a seamless removal of an element. You can select the element to be removed, and then use the Content-Aware option in the Fill dialog box to replace the selection with details from the area surrounding the selection. If you prefer using a brush, you can also use the Content- Aware option on the Options bar for the Spot Healing Brush tool. As you paint, the Spot Healing brush fills in the area with the details that surround the painted area. Using Content-Aware Fill Use Content-Aware Fill with the Spot Healing Brush Tool Select the Spot Healing Brush tool on the toolbox. Click the Content-Aware option on the Control panel. Start painting where you want to remove an element in a continuous stroke (fill in the entire area). When you release the mouse, Photoshop automatically removes the element and fills in the area using details from the painted edge. 3 2 1 2 Element removed 1 3 From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg Chapter 4 Mastering the Art of Selection 101 Use Content-Aware Fill with the Fill Dialog Box Create a selection using any of the selection tools. ◆ To cr ea te an e xac t sel ect io n, use the Quick Selection tool on the toolbox, and use the Refine Edge button on the Control panel. Click the Edit menu, and then click Fill. Click the Use list arrow, and then click Content-Aware. Click OK. 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 3 Element removed From the Library of Wow! eBook ptg This page intentionally left blank From the Library of Wow! eBook . around for a long time, however, Photoshop has added some variation to it. You can use the Paste Special menu to provide more direction to the paste location by using the Paste In Place (New!),. it fit into a specific space by simply adding or removing handles, known as pins, as needed and then dragging them to adjust (warp, stretch, or reposition) all or part of the image. Using Puppet. Paste Outside (New!) commands. If the con- tent of the Clipboard doesn’t contain pixels from a Photoshop document, the special paste commands work just like the Paste command. Copying and Pasting