Making Selections

Original Image

Shape Selection ToolHere I have selected the statue’s eyes with the rectangular selection tool

I then copied and pasted the selection to a new layer, maximised the contrast and changed the hue so that there is a blue rectangle over the statue’s eyes

Lasso Selection ToolThis tool allows a user to freehand draw an area that they wish to select. I have drawn a mask shape over the statue’s eyes.

I then copied and pasted the selection to a new layer, maximised the brightness and contrast, and changed the hue so that there is a purple mask on the statue’s face

In this image I have made use of the Feathering technique. Once a selection has been made the edges can be feathered to give it a graduated transparency. I set the feathering tool to 30 pixels, copied and pasted the selection into a new layer and applied the same alterations as in the previous image.

Magic Wand Selection ToolThe magic wand can be used to select specific areas of block colour. If there is a gradient in the colour of the block section, the Tolerance setting may need to be increased in order to select all of the area. I have used the magic wand to select the grey background behind the statue.

I then copied and pasted the selection to a new layer, applied the Stained Glass filter to it and altered the hue so that the background is now green.

Once a selection with a magic wand has been made it can be inverted to select everything else instead of the initial area of block colour.Once I had copied and pasted the background selection to a new layer I then selected the same area again but this time inverted it which in turn selected the statue. After copying and pasting the statue to a new layer I applied the Cutout filter to it. I also applied the Water Colour filter to the background layer to give it some texture and altered the Hue so that it became dark red.