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How to refine a selection with Select and Mask
Make selections more precise in the Select and Mask workspace.
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What you learned
Open Select and Mask
Make an initial selection with any of the selection tools. If there are selection edges that need to be improved, open the Select and Mask workspace.
Choose different ways to view the selection
Open the View menu in the Select and Mask workspace, and choose a view mode. The view modes are useful for evaluating the selection edges and seeing where improvements are needed.
Use edge refinement controls
The Select and Mask Properties panel has multiple controls for refining all the edges of a selection. The Radius slider can often be useful to improve soft edges, such as foliage or hair. The Shift Edge slider expands or contracts the selection edges and can be useful to remove edge fringes.
Use tools to refine the selection
The Select and Mask toolbar contains only a few tools, which are useful for fine-tuning parts of a selection edge. The Refine Edge Brush tool is very useful for refining selection edges around hair. The Brush tool is handy for touching up small areas of a selection manually.