The ‘Secret’ Sliders for Getting Fast, Smooth Selections in Photoshop

Want to improve your selection game in Photoshop? Here’s an 8-minute video from PiXimperfect that points out some “secret” sliders in Adobe Photoshop that will help you to make fast and smooth selections.

When you’re trying to select an object from a scene, you’re probably looking to use something like the Quick Selection tool. That’s fine and it works well up to a point. However, you’ll likely notice that the edges of the selection are rough and not entirely perfect.

To fix this common issue, create a mask from your selection and go into the “Properties” window. Here you’ll find the sliders in question.

Increase the “Smooth” slider slightly to smooth out those rough edges. After that, use the “Feather” slider to slightly envelope the area in question to ensure no areas are lost. Finally, the “Contrast” slider will allow you to sharpen the selection, getting rid of the feathered overlap where you don’t want it. Voila — you have a perfectly selected object!

(via PiXimperfect via Fstoppers)