Quick select question

[CephEsaul]

New Colorado! Question Using quick select for two dimensions, multiple targets
I'm working with some graf write. Two words. How do I select both words with a break in them? And how do I select within the writing where there are 'holes?' For example if I were isolating an A how would I select the outside & the inside of it at the same time? Thanks!

 

[IamSam]

I'm working with some graf write.

Please define graf write.

How do I select both words with a break in them?

Depends, if your using the Quick Selection Tool, just select.

And how do I select within the writing where there are 'holes?' For example if I were isolating an A how would I select the outside & the inside of it at the same time?

If your using the Quick Selection Tool, just click inside the letter.

 

[CephEsaul]

I have a piece of graffiti I want to impose over a background. I'm trying to select just the Graffiti so I can copy & paste it. I have carefully traced the outside of the first word. While the outside is selected how do I start a second selection with in it so the background will show through the negative space?

 

[IamSam]

I have carefully traced the outside of the first word.

With what tool did you use to do this?

While the outside is selected how do I start a second selection with in it so the background will show through the negative space?

The Pen Tool.

 

[CephEsaul]

In the pic you can't see 'the marching ants', because of the screenshot, but the outside has been selected with the quick select tool & I want to select inside of that object too without disrupting the first one. You can see three holes inside morei. Between o-r, between r-e, & between e-i. I just want to isolate the word without any background and cut it out.

 

[IamSam]

While the outer selection is active, just continue to click inside the areas you wish to isolate, it will add these to the overall selection.

Maybe I'm not understanding your request. This is very simple.

 

[IamSam]

You could also use color range and select the white area.

 

[CephEsaul]

It doesn't work by continuing to click. If I click regular it just moves my shape away from the original object. If I add to it does absolutely nothing. If I subtract it collapses what I do have.
And what do you mean about the color range? Remember, total noob. I remember when Paint was actually slightly better than today.

 

[IamSam]

It doesn't work by continuing to click. If I click regular it just moves my shape away from the original object. If I add to it does absolutely nothing. If I subtract it collapses what I do have.

Make sure that the tool is set on "add to selection" when you try to add the center sections. Make sure sample all layers and auto enhance is selected.

And what do you mean about the color range? Remember, total noob. I remember when Paint was actually slightly better than today.

Go to SELECT > COLOR RANGE > then click on the white.

 

[CephEsaul]

Make sure that the tool is set on "add to selection" when you try to add the center sections. Make sure sample all layers and auto enhance is selected.
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Go to SELECT > COLOR RANGE > then click on the white.

If I add to it does absolutely nothing.

Go to select, color range, click white to accomplish what exactly?

 

[Rich54]

Here's how to do what you want using the Pen Tool.

The first step is to click on (activate) the Pen Tool, at which point various settings will appear. You need to select "Paths" and also select "Exclude overlapping path areas". These settings can be found where the red arrows are pointing in the screen-shot below, but be aware that I have Photoshop CS5, which is several years old, so I'm not really sure where these settings are located in Photoshop CC.



Once you've got those settings, you can create a path around your lettering that also captures the "inner" portion that you are having trouble with. For the letter A, first use the Pen Tool to create a path around the outside, as below.



Then, with this path still active, use the Pen Tool to select the inside portion of the A.



Now, when you make a selection from this path, it will give you the letter A with the inside portion (negative space) showing through.

 

[IamSam]

Go to select, color range, click white to accomplish what exactly?

At times you should take information and help yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Photoshop+using+color+range+to+make+selections