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Finally Understand Selections in Photoshop

Mar 22, 2017 | Lightroom, Photoshop | 17 comments

Woo hoo!!! Tomorrow is the big day for the Photoshop System launch. I released another free bonus video about selections. It’s free to watch and download, and it’s yours to keep. If you haven’t signed up for updates, make sure you swing by this page and put your email in. And if you’re not sure, just put it in – the system will get rid of duplicates automatically.

So What’s It All About?

There’s so many different selection tools in Photoshop and I think it gets a little daunting to know which one does what. So, in this 19 minute video, I went through the tools and examples of where each one fits in. I start pretty simple, with the basic marquee and lasso tools. I don’t use ’em much for important things, but I did show where they come in handy once in a while. And then I moved to the better tools like Quick Selection, as well as the Select > Color Range and Select > Focus Area tools under the select menu. Plus, I show that the Select and Mask (formerly Refine Edge) dialog box is the thing that brings all of these tools together.

So far, the feedback has been amazing. I’ve gotten emails from people all day saying this video alone finally helped them understand selections in Photoshop. The video is below, but you need to go to this page to download it. Plus, there’s a free PDF Cheat Sheet guide that you can refer back to. Both downloads are right below the video on this page. Enjoy!

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17 Comments

  1. Laurie Mueller-Bevirt
    Laurie Mueller-Bevirt on September 11, 2017 at 11:13 pm

    Hi Matt,

    The text above the video on this page mentions a free pdf cheat sheet but I couldn’t find one.
    Thank you!
    Laurie

    Reply
  2. Kent McClelland
    Kent McClelland on August 11, 2017 at 11:55 pm

    Thanks Matt we,ve needed this for a long time!

    Reply
    • Kent McClelland
      Kent McClelland on August 11, 2017 at 11:58 pm

      Thanks Matt!

      Reply
  3. Walter Nixon
    Walter Nixon on April 27, 2017 at 5:29 pm

    Hi,

    I am considering purchasing your Complete Lightroom Course, which I assume is “Learn Lightroom Now”. Consequently I watched your free tutorial, “How much editing is too much in Lightroom”. The tutorial was good but its resolution on my monitor was not good. Will the display in the actual online course be sharper?

    Also, how long can I access the course on line and how much does it cost.

    Thank you,

    Walter

    Reply
  4. Clive Palmer
    Clive Palmer on March 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm

    Hi Matt I am on your mailing list and haveUltimate Lightroom. I completed the order for Photoshop but have not recieved confirmation. If for some reason the order did not arrive please advise and I will reorder. Do not want to miss out and am desperate to learn now that you have completed it. Thanks so much for all I have learnt from you. Best wishes .Clive

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    • Matt K
      Matt K on March 26, 2017 at 11:06 pm

      Hey Clive – I’m not finding anything under that email address for you. Let us know if you have a problem ordering by sending an email here: https://mattk.com/contact-support/
      THanks!

      Reply
  5. John Robert McNally
    John Robert McNally on March 25, 2017 at 1:49 am

    Hi Matt – Do we get the same instruction videos on The Basic Course ?
    And can we download & own The Basic Course?

    This is a wild card, are Cheat Sheets included on The Basic Course?

    Are Cheat Sheets Extra Information To Help To Learn Adobe Photoshop?

    Looking To Purchase Before The Offer Runs Out.

    PS: I am just a novice, I have had Adobe CC (Lightroom & Photoshop) for a couple of months.
    I kind of use by trial and error, and use Photoshop as a platform for Topaz Labs Software (To Edit My Images).

    Many Thanks
    John Mac
    UK

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    • Matt K
      Matt K on March 25, 2017 at 9:42 am

      Hi.
      1) Basic is the same as the others as far as instruction.
      2) You download and keep all videos and follow along images.
      3) No cheat sheets are not part of the basic course.
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • John Mac UK
        John Mac UK on March 25, 2017 at 11:47 am

        Cheers Matt.

        Reply
  6. YC
    YC on March 23, 2017 at 10:28 pm

    Sorry to ask the question here, but is CC’s “select and mask” functionally the same as CS6’s “refine edge”? Specifically, is there an equivalent to the “refine edge brush tool”?

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    • Matt K
      Matt K on March 24, 2017 at 9:43 am

      Hi. It’s close. Select and Mask has just a couple more sliders in it, but they work almost exactly the same. And yes, the brush is there.

      Reply
      • YC
        YC on March 24, 2017 at 9:24 pm

        Thanks.

        Reply
  7. John Ferreira
    John Ferreira on March 23, 2017 at 7:49 pm

    Matt this is really great stuff! How do I buy the Photoshop System videos?

    Reply
  8. Jim Kelly
    Jim Kelly on March 23, 2017 at 6:29 pm

    Did I miss the Photoshop System release?

    Reply
  10. Buddy Moran
    Buddy Moran on March 22, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Many aha moments from this great instruction video. Thanks for sharing your skills!

    Reply
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