Mastering Selections in Adobe Photoshop CS5 - Kelby Training (with Dave Cross)

Being able to make accurate selections is one of the most important skills in Photoshop and making those selections quickly and painlessly is equally important. Join Dave Cross as he covers all the key tools and techniques for selecting and masking, including the newest Photoshop CS5 techniques.

Starting from the ground up, you’ll learn:

• The difference between selections and masks and why it’s important to use both
• The incredible new Refine Edge command in Photoshop CS5
• How to use selection tools individually and together as a “selection toolkit”
• Examples of which selection tool to use in different situations
• Fine-tuning selections using Quick Mask and Refine Edges
• How to use Channels to select challenging subjects such as hair
• Making masks from selections and fine-tuning masks

You’ll also see how to automatically extract someone from a green screen background, and follow along as Dave works through a real-world example. Making selections and masks are two skills that you’ll use time and time again and the better you become, the easier everything can be in Photoshop.

01. Introduction
02. What is new in Photoshop CS5
03. Selections versus Masks
04. Key Concepts
05. Layer Masks
06. Marquee Tools
07. Lasso Tools
08. Quick Selection Tool-Magic Wand
09. Fine-Tuning Selections
10. Quick Mask
11. Pen Tool
12. Color Range
13. Refine Edge
14. Saving Selections
15. Channel-Based Selection
16. Green Screen Extraction
17. Camera Raw and Selections
18. Example
19. Conclusion