Photoshop's 5 Most Powerful Selection Tools

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Today we show you how to use the 5 most powerful selection tools in Photoshop! Selections help us cut people and objects out from their backgrounds, combine multiple images together, and make edits to specific things in a photo. But getting an accurate selection can be tricky without the right tools. Learn all about Select Subject, Select and Mask, Select Color Range, Channels, and the Pen Tool to master selections in Photoshop!

0:00 - Introduction
0:42 Quickly Remove Backgrounds with Select Subject
1:51 Change the Color of Anything with Select Color Range
3:58 Cut Out Hair with Select and Mask
9:07 Precisely Trace Any Edge with the Pen Tool
13:38 Cut Out Clouds with Channels

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[stevebrown]

Probably the best video I have seen on selection tools. Great to see them all used and compared. Thanks Aaron

[PureEstrogen]

You have no idea how helpful this tutorial has been. Thank you!

[saltpepperandoliveoil]

nobody on youtube made it so easy to understand -- thank you so much

[irfanovic]

This channel is so underrated. I started learning PS with your channel. That’s almost 9 years ago!!
Thank you guys!

[charliechapman]

I'm embarrassed to say how many "selection" videos I've watched. But this time it FINALLY clicked. Wow .... and DUH! And I love your dog.

[michaeluraih]

Words cannot express how grateful I am for this tutorial. Thank you.

[sallynoseda]

Great tutorial. Simple, concise and easy to follow. Thank you.

[PoznicTraining]

DAmn, this is the clearest, most useful selection tutorial I've ever seen. and I've watched a lot of them, thank you!! (subscribed)

[carolynvines]

Thanks for letting Koa (Sp?) join your video this morning! 😀 I love all your videos; but Koa makes this one extra special! 😍

[foxmike]

Awesome video, the one I have been searching for to complete a composite I've been struggling with. Thanks so much.

[sandykl]

I loved this video and the puppy dog was an added bonus 🤣 made my day. So cute!!!

[HowardDillier]

I think I will subscribe to PHLearn. Maybe I will have some more questions, as I am really good in finding technical limits in an application.
You seem to be the right kind of guy to answer those seemingly unsolvable questions.

[TheGREATdEEPs]

Thanks sir. My understanding about Photoshop is increasing day by day.

[schoolofalchemy]

The best tutorial I have seen in selection tools. I'm using the 22.5.1 release and when I clicked on refine hair button it automatically rendered the hairs with red mask. Thanks for making this video.

[TheOriginalJehu]

Thanks for this quick rundown on selections! Very helpful!

[Eden]

By far the best tutorial about this crucial subject. Thank You and bravo!

[ChrisSmithFW]

You're the man, Aaron. Once again, thanks so much!

[eienryucho]

I don't even have photoshop, but I knew it had great selection tools. I was in the middle of my unrelated work when I suddenly got the urge to learn and see them in action so I came here. This was very satisfying, I'm now considering PS. Thank you 😊

[LisaRSArt]

Best tutorial ever on selection. Thank you. ❤️👏

[ines]

if this is not the most helpful tutorial about photoshop then I donno what it is, thanks a lot Aaron.