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Techniques for cutting out hair accurately
Advanced hair extraction tutorial
First off, plugins and simpler methods are available. This is if you want to get higher quality results. It is largely the same as ACEkin's answer except going into ...
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Inkscape 0.91: Scaling several objects while keeping their original location
This is something I do fairly frequently. While Wrzlprmft♦ provided an answer that works, it's a real pain if you have lots of objects. But the solution is actually very easy (using Inkscape 0.92).
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GIMP: How to move a selection in a layer?
The "Move selection" in the Move tools is about moving the selection mask, not the selected pixels.
Right after you have made a selection, you can
Alt-Ctrl-drag (Alt-Cmd-drag on OSX).
Alt-Shift-...
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How do I bulk-select consecutive target layers in the Layers panel in Illustrator?
To bulk-select objects on different layers using the layers palette (from CS6 on, previous versions worked), there's this work around.
ithaca.andy - Instead of trying to select the layers, click ...
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How to edit existing rectangle selection in GIMP?
After using a selection, or switching tools such as using the Move Tool, you can make the selection editable once again by choosing the Rectangle Select Tool, and clicking inside the selection.
Move ...
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In Inkscape, how can I easily select multiple objects that are obscured by other objects?
In new Inkscape 0.92 you can select it by holding alt with scrolling
mouse.
Shift + Alt + Mouse Scroll will add to selection
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How do I bulk-select consecutive target layers in the Layers panel in Illustrator?
It may be important to realize that highlighting a layer and selecting a layer are two very different things in Illustrator.
Highlighting a Layer allows you to perform layer operations, such as move ...
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How to send selection to a NEW layer in Inkscape
What just worked for me was to cut the selection (CTRL-X), create a new layer, and paste the selection into the new layer. I agree that a "new layer from selection" command would be nice.
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Select object under object in Inkscape
Alt-click will select deeper objects each time.
So if you have nothing selected, the first Alt-click will select the top-most object. Then the second lowest, then the third, etc.
So your double ...
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Fill selection holes (selecting the convex hull) in Photoshop
You can hold down the Shift key and use any selection tool to add to an existing selection.
You can also hold down the Option/Alt key and use any selection tool to subtract from an existing selection....
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In Illustrator, is there a way smooth selected paths algorithmically?
As per Ryan's and Scott's comments the feature you are looking for can be found under Object -> Path -> Simplify...
This will present you with the following dialog:
Here you are given some ...
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Limiting the Selection by Color to a Specific Area of an Image in Gimp
Method 1
Make a selection for the area of interest using whatever selection tool (free hand, ellipse, rectangle, path...)
Select>Save to channel
Select you layer again (the previous operation ...
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I cannot see the bounding box in Illustrator
Ctrl+H is for Hide Edges
What you want is Ctrl+Shift+B or View → Show Bounding Box.
Note that in order to see the Bounding Box you need to be using the Selection Tool (V).
You can also hold down ...
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Ctrl + Click on thumbnail in a layer is not selecting a particular area in photoshop cc 2014 & 2015
Your layer has no transparency or mask. That's why Ctrl+clicking the layer thumbnail isn't working.
I don't have a copy of CC 2015 to go through the background removal tools that were available back ...
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What is the easiest way to export just the selected objects in Illustrator?
In Illustrator CC 2015.3 (20), Adobe finally added an asset export tool similar to Sketch.
Now you can select any objects, right click and "Export Selection...". If you want to export multiple ...
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In GIMP is there a way to make selection start from the canvas border?
For both rectangle selection and crop tool: use View>Snap to canvas edges, then click sufficiently close to a corner (IIRC 8 pixels or less, by default) and your selection will start exactly on the ...
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Smoothing edges from jagged to a beautiful curve
If you are only using Photoshop, These are the steps I took..
First I Changed the image resolution to 300 dpi
Then I went to Menu item Image/Adjust/Invert
Then using my magic wand I selected all of ...
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Photoshop: unable to nudge a text layer
You must be having an active selection somewhere. Hit Ctrl+D then try again. Use this if you want to keep your text editable.
Or, depending on what you are trying to achieve, right click the text ...
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How to delete a selection with straight edges in Photoshop
This is called anti-aliasing and yields a better, smoother result when you zoom back out. If you don't want those half-transparent pixels, you should deactivate the anti-aliasing option when selecting....
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Inverse crop in GIMP
Use R (Rectangle Select tool) to select a piece of the text
Shift+CTRL+L (Float)
begin moving the piece into position and hold down CTRL as you move it to constrain it to a vertical move
anchor the ...
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When clicking on one of the active (selected) objects in Illustrator, its bounding box gets bolder. Why?
It is the key object selection, which is used for alignment purposes (align to key object)
Some helpful links:
https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/100567/63979
https://graphicdesign....
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Another method for selecting an underneath object(s)
Yes, it is.
Hold down the Alt key and rotate the mouse wheel.
The advantage of this method lies in temporary displaying
the currently selected object in full opacity, while
all other objects in the ...
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Copying a selection without adding a new layer in Krita
This cannot be done, and quite frankly there is no need for such a feature (pasting on new layer is already a special feature). While you're at it please ignore these "use photoshop" scrubs who think ...
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Elliptical Marquee Tool - Adjusting after selection Photoshop CS5
If I understand correctly you'd like to either move it or manipulate the selection. Moving it is as easy as staying on the marquee tool and dragging the circle where you would like it. If you need to ...
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How to send selection to a NEW layer in Inkscape
Aside from the keyboard shortcut, there are a couple of other options:
1) Select object -> Layer Menu -> Move Selection to Layer
2) Select object -> Right Click -> Move to Layer
I found that paste in ...
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GIMP how to expand a selection?
You can access GROW command from the image menubar through Select → Grow.
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How to delete a selection with straight edges in Photoshop
Yes, you are missing something - a piece of crucial information.
Photoshop is a raster image editor - and all raster images are made of pixels, and if you zoom in on the pixels, then you will see ...
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Illustrator replace stroke color of different objects
Select a single object with the stroke color you want to change
Select → Same → Stroke Color
Activate the stroke in the Color panel and change the color
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