How to Use the Smart Edge Lasso Tool in Paint Shop Pro
Choose your image that you want to apply the tool to., Be sure that the entire image is in the screen., Click on the selection tool., Go to the selection dialog boxes at the near top of the screen., Pick a starting point, click on it and keeping...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose your image that you want to apply the tool to.
For your first attempt, you probably want it to have some solid defined lines until you are more familiar with it. -
Step 2: Be sure that the entire image is in the screen.
Having to scroll around with the mouse when trying to make the selection creates a lot of difficulties. , You may see a wand, a lasso, or the 'marching ants' icon.
Select the lasso.
It's the 'Freehand Selection' option. , Go to Selection Type and then click on Smart Edge. , As long as you stay somewhat close to the edge of the subject, the lasso tool will maintain it.
It's OK if it isn't perfect.
It can be fixed later. , Double click on the beginning/end point. , Sometimes, vague color separations cause your 'lassoing' to be less than accurate.
To fix that, do the following., This inverts the selection. , What you will see then, is, the mask that is covering everything but the strawberry.
Your strawberry should now look like this. , You will want to have two colors for your background and foreground; black and white.
What you are trying to accomplish is making the strawberry with its mask look cleaner. , Then you will be able to see what your actual selection looks like. -
Step 3: Click on the selection tool.
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Step 4: Go to the selection dialog boxes at the near top of the screen.
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Step 5: Pick a starting point
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Step 6: click on it and keeping along the edge of your subject
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Step 7: find another point and select it.
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Step 8: Continue this until your subject is completely surrounded.
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Step 9: Refine the image.
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Step 10: Click on Selections >> Invert.
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Step 11: Go to Selections >> Edit Selection.
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Step 12: Select a brush to edit the mask with.
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Step 13: If you want to check your progress
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Step 14: go to Selections >> Edit Selections and click on it again.
Detailed Guide
For your first attempt, you probably want it to have some solid defined lines until you are more familiar with it.
Having to scroll around with the mouse when trying to make the selection creates a lot of difficulties. , You may see a wand, a lasso, or the 'marching ants' icon.
Select the lasso.
It's the 'Freehand Selection' option. , Go to Selection Type and then click on Smart Edge. , As long as you stay somewhat close to the edge of the subject, the lasso tool will maintain it.
It's OK if it isn't perfect.
It can be fixed later. , Double click on the beginning/end point. , Sometimes, vague color separations cause your 'lassoing' to be less than accurate.
To fix that, do the following., This inverts the selection. , What you will see then, is, the mask that is covering everything but the strawberry.
Your strawberry should now look like this. , You will want to have two colors for your background and foreground; black and white.
What you are trying to accomplish is making the strawberry with its mask look cleaner. , Then you will be able to see what your actual selection looks like.
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