Photoshop Tool Tutorial Overview

 Photoshop Tool Tutorial Overview

How to Use the Lasso Tool to Cut Out Images In Photoshop

        This video covers the lasso tool and its variants. All seem very intuitive as effectively only requires outlining an image. Although they are not always precise on the first go, it looks fairly easy to go back and make adjustments. It is very useful to mask out specific parts of an image. All forms of the tool has its own strengths and weaknesses, so the real challenge is knowing how to work around that and select the appropriate tool. 

Making the Object Selection Tool Way More Precise!

        This tutorial covers how to effectively use the object selection tool in photoshop. Using it requires just selecting a whole object using the tool and photoshop should get most of the way there in outlining it. You could then use the object selection tool to add or subtract to the selection by holding shift or alt, respectively, and selecting a more specific part of the image. It looks straightforward but the hardest part is working with Photoshop's object analyzing program.

Master the Pen Tool in Under 8 Minutes (Photoshop)

The pen tool, which this video explains, is another way to  make a selection in Photoshop. it is useful to create precise cutouts of objects with hard edges while also being easier to edit. You can also save paths to reuse later on other objects which can certainly come in handy. It functions similarly to how it does in other Adobe software, such as Illustrator and After Effects. The only difficult part appears to be when dealing with fine curves but otherwise looks straightforward.