by Martin Perhiniak | Publisher: Total Training | Release Date: October 2014 | ISBN: 10000MPSELECT

Photoshop professionals agree: Selecting people can be tricky, complicated by lighting, hair, focus and environmental issues. In this series, learn the tools and techniques the pros use when making “people selections” in Adobe Photoshop. Essential Skills for Designers ­- Making Selections of People in Photoshop starts with basic selections of people on a single-color background and moves on to more complex selections including hair, transparent details and difficult backgrounds. And while this course focuses on selecting people, the same workflows can be used for making selections of any object you need to isolate. Follow along with Adobe Certified Instructor Martin Perhiniak and put these powerful techniques to work in your next graphic design or photo retouching project.

1. TOOLS FOR SELECTING PEOPLE
   • Introduction 00:02:31
   • Lasso Tool 00:07:22
   • Magic Wand 00:05:53
   • Quick Selection 00:05:42
   • Marquee Selection Tools 00:06:26
   • Color Range 00:05:53
   • Focus Area 00:02:31
   • Masking 00:04:22
   • Pen Tool and Vector Mask 00:04:40
   • Refine Selection 00:03:12
   • Custom Brushes 00:05:06
2. SIMPLE SELECTIONS
   • When the Person Stands Out from the Background 00:20:19
   • When the Background Is Pure White 00:21:14
   • When the Background Is Simple 00:10:09
   • When the Person Is in Focus 00:08:55
3. COMPLEX SELECTIONS
   • Selecting Hair on Portraits 00:08:48
   • Selecting Hair on Full Length Photos 00:14:59
   • Selections with Busy Backgrounds 00:19:28
   • Selecting Transparent Dresses 00:07:21
   • Multiple Selection 00:08:01
   • Conclusion 00:01:27