How to Use the Gradient Tool in Photoshop – Instructions

A picture showing how to choose a gradient pattern preset when using the Gradient Tool in Photoshop.
Overview of How to Use the Gradient Tool in Photoshop: What is the Gradient Tool in Photoshop?             The Gradient Tool in Photoshop lets you apply a gradient fill, which is a gradual blend between multiple colors to a pixel selection or to a raster layer. There are many preset gradients included in Photoshop, and
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The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Selection Brush Tool in Photoshop Elements gives a more natural feel of painting on a canvas when making a selection. With this tool, you can either paint the pixels you want to select or the pixels you don’t want to select.
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The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements makes pixel selections based on adjacent pixel color and texture similarity when you click and drag in an image. This can make creating precise selections with this tool difficult, depending on the edges within the
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The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you select a consistently colored area or region in an image without manually tracing its outline by hand. To use the Magic Wand Tool in Photoshop Elements, click the “Magic Wand Tool” button in
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The Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements is a great selection tool that lets the selection’s border “snap” to the pixilated edges of an element you trace in an image. This tool helps you select objects with complex, irregular edges set against
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The Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you draw straight-edged selections to make irregular polygonal selection shapes. To use the Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements, click the “Lasso Tools” button in the Toolbox. In the Tool Options Bar, be sure
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Remove Color in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture showing how to remove color in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Remove Color in Photoshop Elements:             You can remove color in Photoshop Elements from an image on which you are working. Photoshop Elements gives you the “Remove Color” command to help you remove color from images in Photoshop Elements. This command gives you an easy way to remove color from an
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The Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements – Instructions

A picture of a user making a selection with the Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements.
Overview of How to Use the Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements:             The Lasso Tool in Photoshop Elements lets you draw free-form selections to make curved selections. It shares the same button in the Toolbox with the Polygonal Lasso Tool and the Magnetic Lasso Tool. Because each tool behaves differently, you will have to look at
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