Selection Techniques in Image Editing

The video tutorial introduces the rectangular marquee tool, explaining its location and basic usage for creating selections. It covers advanced techniques like drawing from the center, creating perfect squares, and modifying selections using keyboard shortcuts. The tutorial also explains how to add, subtract, and intersect selections. Finally, it discusses feathering selections and using quick mask to visualize the effects, emphasizing the importance of setting feathering before making a selection.

What is the primary function of the rectangular marquee tool?

• To erase parts of an image

• To create rectangular selections

• To draw freehand shapes

• To paint on the canvas

Which key combination allows you to draw a selection from the center?

• Option (or Alt) key

• Option + Alt

• Shift + Alt

• Ctrl + D

How can you create a perfect square selection using the marquee tool?

• Hold the Spacebar

• Hold the Alt key

• Hold the Shift key

• Hold the Ctrl key

What action does pressing the spacebar perform while making a selection?

• Moves the selection

• Rotates the selection

• Deletes the selection

• Resizes the selection

How can you add to an existing selection?

• Hold the Ctrl key

• Hold the Shift key

• Hold the Alt key

• Hold the Spacebar

What happens when you hold both the Shift and Option keys while making a selection?

• Subtracts from the selection

• Creates a new selection

• Intersects with the existing selection

• Moves the selection

What must be done before starting a selection to apply feathering?

• Hold the Shift key

• Adjust the feather setting

• Use the quick mask feature

• Press the Q key

What is the purpose of the quick mask feature?

• To adjust the canvas size

• To delete selections

• To view feathered selections

• To create a new layer

How do you reset a feathered selection to a hard edge?

• Press Ctrl + D

• Set feather to zero and redraw

• Press the Q key twice

• Use the eraser tool

What visual cue indicates a feathered selection in quick mask mode?

• A blurred edge

• A dotted line

• A blue outline

• A solid red overlay