Questions tagged [selections]
Questions about selecting parts of a file or image, so those parts can be changed or transformed while leaving the nonselected parts intact.
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How to paint outside of selected area in Photoshop?
I just want to know how to paint outside of the selected area with the brush tool without creating multiple layers. Here is my selection:
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Why can't I use the Delete key to delete in Photoshop CS6?
The previous version of Photoshop I used was CS4 and whenever I selected a portion of an image with the magic wand and hit Delete, it simply deleted that portion of the image (rendering it transparent)...
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Move a selection on multiple layers at once in Photoshop CS6
Is it possible to make a selection in Photoshop CS6 and move that selected area on more than one layer at the same time?
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How can I select transparent parts of a raster image I placed in Illustrator?
I have an image. it is an object with a transparent background. how can I make the selection around the object itself and not the square with the object and transparency. I exported this image from ...
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(Illustrator CS6) what is this rectangle shape appearing when i select any grouped vector shape?
i'm fairly new to illustrator and i've been wondering about those three lil questions quite frequently:
what are those hollow lil squares on the selection rectangle?
why is the selection rectangle ...
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Having hard time removing this white background from a logo, need help [duplicate]
I need to remove white background from this logo, but whatever I have tried, doesn't seem to work correctly. For example, when I try to use the magic eraser tool, it also erases some of the text.
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Photoshop: Is there any analog of the GIMP's Rect Select Tool "AUTO SHRINK" feature?
GIMP has a very useful feature for the Rect Select Tool: "Auto Shrink".
It shrinks the rectangular selection to the rectangle of a smallest size which still contains all NON-TRANSPARENT PIXELS of the ...
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How to delete all pixel layers in Photoshop
I have designed a website template in Photoshop CC2014 and after making this I have to upload it on a server for my client, but before this I want to delete all images (pixel layers) from .psd files. ...
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Polygonal lasso tool selection not copying properly?
Copying a selection done by a polygonal lasso tool does not copy the colours of the pixels selected correctly, as is shown below:
What can one do to make a proper copy?
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In GIMP is there a way to make selection start from the canvas border?
In GIMP when I want to crop a rectangular image down to a square there's something frustrating about how the Rectangle Select Tool behaves. Even though I can constrain the proportions of the selection ...
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In GIMP, how to get a selection from a mask?
Let's say I paint a mask in GIMP and I want to convert that to a selection for applying filters, etc. What are the steps for doing this?
Using this sample image from Pixabay we'll create a mask for ...
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Selecting an object inside a rectangle in Illustrator cc 2015
I have created a rectangle shape inside which i have created several other shapes. I want to select one of these shapes, but as soon as I start drawing a marquee around this shape the rectangle moves ...
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While aligning objects in Adobe Flash how to decide what object moves?
So this is a problem that should be easily solved but I'm having a hard time figuring this out in flash. When I align two objects I just want one of them to move while the other remains stationary, ...
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Transform stroke effect into typing path
I'm using Photoshop CS3.
Let's say I made an ellipse selection. I filled it with colour, then I add an outside stroke effect.
I would like to make that stroke effect into a circular path.
I tried ...
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How to eliminate the white highlights?
How do I tone down the extreme white that shows up along the side of his neck, his ear, and on his knuckles? Adjusting the contrast doesn't seem to help.
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(Some background information on what I'...
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How to select multiple objects with different appearance in Illustrator?
Say I want to select e.g. all red diamonds AND all text in the following image. What should I do?
I can select all red diamonds by choosing one, then Select --> Same --> Appearance. I can also ...
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Can I choose multiple layers in Photoshop in the same manner as selecting multiple objects in MS Word?
Selecting multiple objects in MS Word is very easy. You just drag along the page and all the objects such as pictures are automatically selected. Is there the same way in Photoshop?
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Quickly Select and Fill Base Colors
Here's an example video of the kind of selection/coloring I'm talking about
Is there a way in Photoshop to quickly select areas in line art, as in the video, and then apply base colors?
I've tried ...
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Extracting multiple images from a single image in CS6
I'm trying to make a copy of a logo that I can add some Styles to. The logo:
So, I click on the Quick Selection tool and grab the central image. Everything looks great. However, I can't seem to ...
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Cut out background that contains shades of paper folds
I have picture on creasy paper. I need to have just drawing without brown paper that contains shades of paper folds. What strategy I can apply in this case. I know I can use quick selection toll and ...
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Copying a portion of an image and translating it to the same position on new image in Pixlr
I'm new to using Pixlr so I'm wondering if there is a way that I can select a portion of an image using the wand tool and then copy it to a new blank image (which has the same dimensions as the ...
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Creating vector image using .png in photoshop
I have a project that I am assigned and am unsure how to do it. I'm supposed to redesign a logo by doing a few easy edits to a logo that is already created. I have the old logo in an .ai and a .png ...
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How to make a triangular selection in illustrator?
I want to select the circles in the image that are in the bottom left corner. Imagine I have 100 circles, so doing it manually is impractical. Is there a way to select objects using something else ...
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UI reasoning in Graphics Design: Why does escape not cancel selection in Gimp?
I am completely new to Graphic Design and I am using Gimp.
As you can imagine, the first few steps are a hate-love relationship kinda thing.
I found that the selection tool is at the core of the ...
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Deleting white background from scans in Illustrator
I'm trying to create custom brushes in illustrator with scanned brushstrokes. I use image trace, then expand...how do you then select and delete the white background?
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How to select all objects in the entire document?
I need to select all elements in the document so that I can perform actions on all of them (don't ask me which actions, please). CTRL+A selects only elements on the spread but I need all pages.
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Elliptical Marquee Tool - Adjusting after selection Photoshop CS5
How do I refine/adjust my selection after?
Right now, I just randomly click in the top left hand corner
and drag until I get the desired outline, but this seems
very inefficient.
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What does a small arrow next to a cursor mean?
I'm wondering what this cursor means. The left arrow appears when you hold CTRL/CMD + Left Click on any fill.
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Layering silhouette using Illustrator/Photoshop [closed]
How does one attain this type silhouetting using layers and the laso tool?
My intention is to have a different background photo.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45792897@N08/6219956490/in/...
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Select multiple color pointers at gradient tool
I need to keep a gradient in equal distances in between colors. an example:
So I want move all purple pointers together, instead one by one.
This is a simple example, sometimes it gets more ...
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Removing 3D shadows of a shape in illustrator [closed]
How can I remove those shadows? I tried selecting them and removing them but it doesn't work. I just want the circles.
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Adobe Photoshop : Display text-selection in correct format
I am working on a photoshop design for a font-design which will be inserted in html. Right now, when the text is selected, it looks differently in Photoshop and differently in browser(FF).
As you ...
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How to pull specific image out with color?
Noob to Photoshop, but I've been trying to superimpose a pattern onto a specific type of design. I haven't gotten very far but this is what I have so far:
What I would like is the Swoosh itself ...
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How to get GIMP to unselect the initial background?
How can I get GIMP to de-select the background in my attached picture? Everytime I try to use Select None...nothing happens.
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How to change illustrator to not select objects based on centroid
Many times I make a box around a collection of elements and want to select all the elements within that containing box, but not the box itself.
If my selection includes the center of the containing ...
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Remove vertical and horizontal lines
I have a picture of tall-ship-stations with a grid on it. I want to remove the grid so I can mirror the sides, convert to svg and have it laser cut.
I have done a bit of research beforehand, but none ...
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Is there a 'Remember Selection' tool or option in Inkscape?
As I'm working with developing a "gear" concept with the Extension > Render > Gear > Gear tool (in Inkscape) I'm finding that I am constantly selecting a large group of 'specific' nodes in my shape. ...
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Photoshop using Marque Tool > Path > Circular But Not a perfect shape?
Please consider this image below :
This is happened when I have a circular shape (marquee tool selection). THen after that I converted to Work Path (by right click of that selection). And I add 2.0 ...
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Photoshop CS3 > Marquee Tool > Modify > Contract problem? [duplicate]
Very strange....
The circular Selection I Made by using Marquee Tool is no longer good once it's contracted by using SELECT | MODIFY | CONTRACT ....
In conclusion, if i made CONTRACTION to make the ...
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In Illustrator, is there a way smooth selected paths algorithmically?
I'm used to gimp in which there is a way to select a path and use an algorithm to remove excess points and generally smooth out the path.
It asks for details like what kind of edge to keep as a ...
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How to use GIMP to add a rippling effect on just a section of a picture
I want to add a rippling effect for a selection. But every time I select an area and add this animation, the entire picture is affected.
How do I apply this effect just to the selection?
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How can I select a single color within an image?
How would one pick or select all of a single color within Photoshop, Paint.NET, or The Gimp?
The objective is to edit everything with that color afterwards, such as by brushing over it with another ...
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Illustrator: Select next object above and below in isolation mode
In Illustrator, it's not currently possible to use Select > Next Object Above / Below when working in isolation mode, e.g. artwork inside a clipping mask.
I can still open the layers palette and see ...
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Select only one side of a text frame in InDesign CS6
I am designing a fillable form in InDesign CS6 (Mac) and want to add a border to only the bottom of certain text frames. My question is: how do I select only one side of a text frame?
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Section layer in Illustrator
What is a good way to section the canvas and/or a layer in Adobe Illustrator?
I have a blank white canvas at the moment, and I'd like to draw a jagged line across the middle from the left end of the ...
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Photoshop CC 2014 - Selecting a pixel art isometric line
Is there a quick way to select an entire pixel art isometric line (i.e. 2 pixels across for every 1 down, see here for example).
Thanks
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How do you select multiple objects within a table cell?
In indesign you can select multiple objects by pressing shift and selecting the objects you want to edit, however this doesn't work when the objects are pasted within the cell of a table. How do I ...
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How to select an edge in Photoshop CS6 that is not quite horizontal or vertical?
I'm using Photoshop CS6 on a Macintosh and have created a layer mask and wish to erase at the edges of a painting in a photograph, but the edges are not quite true, so even after doing a perspective ...
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Changing multiple text layers
Is there any way for me to change the contents of multiple text layers that have the same text at the same time rather than doing each one individually in Photoshop?
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How to Select by Color WELL?
In Gimp (2.8.10) when I use the Select by Color tool it frequently selects bits of color physically distant from the area I'm trying to select. For example I'm trying to select the color of a shirt ...
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