![]() Simply click to add a point, release your mouse button, move to the next spot where the line needs to change direction, then click to add a new point:Īttempting to select the billboard with the Rectangular Marquee Tool.Īs we can see, even though the billboard probably would appear rectangular to us if we were standing directly in front of it, the angled perspective of the photo is distorting its shape, and the Rectangular Marquee Tool ends up doing a rather lousy job of selecting it. ![]() Unlike the standard Lasso Tool, as well as many of Photoshop's other selection tools, there's no need to keep your mouse button held down as you move from point to point. The line will become "fastened" to the new point, with both points now joined together by the straight line.Ĭontinue moving around the object or area, clicking to add a new point anywhere where the line needs to change direction, fastening the end of the line to each new point as you go along. Click again to add a second point, then release your mouse button. As you move the Polygonal Lasso Tool away from the point, you'll see a thin straight line extending out from your mouse cursor, looking a bit like a spider weaving a web, with the other end of the line attached to the anchor point. This adds a point, commonly called an anchor or fastening point, to the document. Begin by clicking somewhere along the edge of the object or area you need to select, then release your mouse button. Drawing Straight-Sided Polygonal Selectionsĭrawing selections with the Polygonal Lasso Tool is a lot like drawing straight-sided paths with the Pen Tool. You can cycle through Photoshop's three different lasso tools (Lasso Tool, Polygonal Lasso Tool and the Magnetic Lasso Tool, which we'll look at later) by holding down your Shift key and pressing the letter L repeatedly. ![]() Whichever of the three lasso tools you selected last will appear in the Tools panel.
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