Some people who work in the program Adobe Photoshop, learn all its subtleties through practical familiarization with the product. Others are faced with questions that are difficult to answer on their own. One of the frequently asked questions is about how to invert the selection in Photoshop. The problem is relevant, because some objects are really difficult to distinguish. It is much easier to do this with an adjacent object, and then switch to a complex image.
How to invert selection in Photoshop
As mentioned earlier, in some situations it is easier to isolate a simple object, and then the complex part of the image using inversion. It is used to remove unnecessary elements or duplicate a complex object.
To do this, you need to go through several simple steps:
- Using any tool, you need to select a simple object that is adjacent to a more complex subject. If the user decided to make a selection using the Pen tool, then you need to create the created contour in the selected area.
- Next, go to the "Selection" section at the top, in the program header. Find and select "Invert". We can observe how the selection of one object is transferred to another.
- Depending on what the user wants, you can delete, copy, move and perform other actions on the new selected area.
Using keyboard shortcuts
For ease of use of some functions, developers have added hotkey settings. In a particular case, you should not go through the "Selection" section, simultaneously selecting the "Invert" item, but simply use the hot keys. You can invert the selection in Photoshop using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + I. The selection will turn to another part of the image, after which you can continue editing with the newly selected object.