Advance Digital Image Enhancement Method
Selections Techniques:
Reading: Chapter 2 "Selection Primer" - Studio Techniques by Ben Wilmore
Lesson 2 Practice Selecting / Deselecting; Layer Merging and deleting:
Objective: To learn how to add and subtract layers.
Reminder:
  [Command + clicking Layer Icon] will make a selection of layer shape
[Shift + Command + clicking Layer Icon] will add layer shape to the selection
[Option + Command + clicking Layer Icon] will subtract layer shape to the selection
[Command + E] will merge all linked layers with the active layer
Select all "face parts" by adding selections and then creating layers:
1. Open "Selection.tif" file.
2. Make multiple selections of face parts and create new layer:
  a) Using the "Rectangle Marquee", select the pear then with the [Shift] key down, add the mushroom
- Make "Background" active and create a new layer [Command+J] of these selections
b) Using the "Elliptical" Marquee", select the carrot w/blueberry then with the [Shift] key down add the kiwi
- Make "Background" active and create a new layer [Command+J] of these selections
c). Using the "Polygonal Lasso", select the radish then with the [Shift] key down select the orange slice
- Make "Background" active and create a new layer [Command+J] of these selections
d) Using the "Magic Wand", select the pasta, then with the [Shift] key down add multiple selections to the pasta... you may need to adjust the tolerance of the "Magic Wand"
- Make "Background" active and create a new layer [Command+J] of selection
3. Make a new selection of all 4 layers shapes and create a new layer of selection:

a) Make a selection the shape of "Layer1": [Command+click Layer1 "thumbnail"]
b) Add the shape of "Layer2" to the selection: [Shift+Command+click Layer1 "thumbnail"]
... {Repeat "step 3b" with "Layers 3+4"}
c) Make "Background" active.
d) Create a new layer of the selection and name it "face parts1": [Option+Command+J]
e) View "face parts1" layer separately: [Option+click eye]
4. Create a new of layer containing all BUT the mushroom and pear:
a) Make a selection of "face parts1" layer: [Command+click layer "thumbnail"]
b) Subtract from selection the shapes of the mushroom and pear: [Option+Command+click Layer 1 "thumbnail"]
c) Make "Background" active.
d) Create a new layer of the selection and name it "face parts2": [Option+Command+J]
e) Switch between layers "face parts 1" and "2": [Option+click layer-eye-box]
5. Link all "face parts" layers then merge and delete:
 

a) Make layer "face parts1" active and link layers "face parts2" and "Layers 1-4"
b) Merge linked layers: [Command+E]
c) Delete"face parts1"... {your file should look as it did when you started }

Last Updated: 2/12/02