Using the handy ol' lasso. Essential reading for the beginner

Learn how to use the polygonal lasso tool to create a selection and duplicate an object.

Learn how to use the polygonal lasso tool to create a selection and duplicate an object.

We will learn how to draw a simple picture setting using nothing but the polygonal lasso.

A thorough verview of the Lasso Tools. After reading this article the readers will be familiar with the Lasso Tool, the Polygonal Lasso Tool, and the Magnetic Lasso Tool.

As always, digital manipulation makes anything possible. Replacing the background of images is very easy in Photoshop, and this is the purpose of this tutorial.

Author shows you how to create a simple brochure ad design using a few tools

This will teach you how to add between selections.

How to add highlight to a shape using selection tool

A subtle effect to add a highlight to your images

It's not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image to make a selection in order to alter an image.

This method is often used when other methods have not given you the results you were expecting.

There are so many ways you can make selections in Photoshop. The trick is getting to know them all so that you can choose the quickest and easiest method for a particular photo.

Learn how to use the selection tool in Photoshop.

Tutorial covering the color range command

Learn how to add, subtract and intersect your way to the full potential of Photoshop's basic selection tools.

Still using the Lasso Tool to select everything that isn't a rectangle, square or circle? It's time to take your selections to a whole new level! Learn how to outline objects with paths using the Pen Tool, and then how to easily convert those paths into professional quality selections!

An introduction to using the color palette and how it can be used to create clean selections of objects in photoshop.

Making your selections easily with the magic wand

Learn how to create color highlights for black and white photos.