TUTORIAL ARTICLE

Beginner

6 min

Make selections with simple brush strokes

Learn two common use cases for the Selection Brush Tool–refining a selection and guiding Generative Fill.

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What you’ll learn

Refine a selection with the Selection Brush Tool

The Selection Brush is useful for fine-tuning selections made with other selection methods. This tool displays a selection as a color overlay, making it easy for you to see where a selection needs a touch up. Then you can use familiar brush strokes to quickly add or subtract from a selection with the Selection Brush.

Use the Selection Brush Tool with Generative Fill

The Selection Brush is the ideal selection method to use with Generative Fill, since removing or adding content with Generative Fill doesn’t require a precise selection. Roughly brush over an object or outline an area with the Selection Brush to create a selection. Then use Generative Fill to remove, replace, or add content in the selected area.


Instruction by

Seán Duggan

Adobe Stock Contributors

Selenit

25 November 2024

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