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Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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PHOTOSHOP CS3

User Guide

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Copying a selection and moving a selection from one perspective plane to another

See also

“Fill selections with another area of an image” on page 233

“Copy selections in Vanishing Point” on page 234

“Define and adjust perspective planes in Vanishing Point” on page 229

Make selections in Vanishing Point

1

Select the Marquee tool.

2

(Optional) In the tool options area, enter values for any of the following settings before making the selection:

Feather

Specifies how much to blur the edges of the selection.

Opacity

Specify this value if you plan to use the selection to move image content. This option determines how much

the moved pixels obscure or reveal the image underneath.

Heal menu

Choose a blending mode if you plan to use a selection to move image content. This option determines

how the moved pixels blend with the surrounding image:

Choose Off so the selection doesn’t blend with the colors, shadows, and textures of the surrounding pixels.

Choose Luminance to blend the selection with the lighting of the surrounding pixels.

Choose On to blend the selection with the color, lighting, and shading of surrounding pixels.

3

Drag the tool in a plane. You can make a selection that spans more than one plane. Hold the Shift key to constrain

the selection to a square that’s in perspective.

Selection spanning more than one plane

Note: To select an entire plane, double-click the Marquee tool in the plane.

Move selections in Vanishing Point

1

Make a selection in a perspective plane.