Learn how to draw selections in Photoshop using the Rectangular Marquee Tool and the Elliptical Marquee Tool, including how to draw basic selections and how to combine selections for more complex shapes. Plus learn different ways to use your selections, including how to crop images, how to copy a selection to a new layer, and how to convert your selection outline into a layer mask!

The Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools are the perfect place to start when learning how to make selections in Photoshop, and I've made sure to cover everything you need to know. Use the video chapters below to jump to any section.

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► Video chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Where to find the Rectangular and Elliptical Marquee Tools
01:32 - The Marquee Tool keyboard shortcuts
02:00 - How the lesson is set up

02:29 - Drawing selections with the Rectangular Marquee Tool
04:16 - How to draw a selection as a perfect square
04:52 - Drawing a selection at a fixed ratio or fixed size
06:20 - How to add, subtract and intersect selection outlines
08:29 - The Feather option

09:32 - Three ways to use the Rectangular Marquee Tool
09:54 - Example 1: Cropping images with the Rectangular Marquee Tool
11:01 - Using Transform Selection to resize a selection outline

12:18 - Example 2: Copying a selection to its own layer
13:11 - What happens when we drag the selection with the Move Tool
14:15 - How to copy a selection to a new layer
15:06 - Creating a picture-in-picture effect

16:58 - Example 3: Converting the selection outline to a layer mask
18:10 - How a layer mask works
18:42 - Inverting a layer mask
19:25 - Using Feather to soften the layer mask edges

19:47 - Drawing selections with the Elliptical Marquee Tool
21:10 - How to draw a selection as a perfect circle
21:24 - The Anti-alias option
21:39 - How to add, subtract and intersect selection outlines
22:54 - Drawing a selection at a fixed ratio or fixed size
23:50 - The Feather option

24:17 - Three ways to use the Elliptical Marquee Tool
24:39 - Example 1: Cropping images with the Elliptical Marquee Tool
25:20 - Why the standard Crop command does not work
25:57 - How to crop an image as an elliptical shape

27:36 - Example 2: Drawing two elliptical selections at the same size
28:13 - Using the Heads-Up Display (HUD)
28:40 - Adding a second selection at the same size
29:29 - Copying the selections to a new layer
29:48 - Adding a stroke around the selections
30:24 - Colorizing the main image

31:20 - Example 3: Creating a classic vignette effect
31:34 - Drawing the elliptical selection outline
31:50 - Resizing the selection outline with Transform Selection
32:21 - Inverting the selection
32:36 - Adding a Solid Color fill layer
32:50 - Changing the fill color to white
33:29 - Using Feather to soften the edges

► My recommended videos:
• Crop an image as a circle: https://youtu.be/5Vv0iuf-JpM
• How to resize a selection: https://youtu.be/Oh9mpzT8Puo
• Using the Object Selection Tool: https://youtu.be/d-SAnHO9mlE

► Images used with the Rectangular Marquee Tool:
1: https://prf.hn/l/VlY0wwJ
2: https://prf.hn/l/oVAlaDB
3: https://prf.hn/l/ERLljwV

► Images used with the Elliptical Marquee Tool:
1: https://prf.hn/l/wzq8xxe
2: https://prf.hn/l/pmX14Le
3: https://prf.hn/l/3YQmxxv


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