The basics

Contract >> Reduce the size of the
selection by a given number of pixels
with this setting.
Select, copy and paste >>
By manipulating selected parts of your picture you can change a
straight image into something that on the one hand is obviously
not real, but because it has been so seamlessly altered, it has an
aspect of believability. Here the eyes and mouth of the subject
have been selected, copied and enlarged before being blended
back into the original picture.
ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0 FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Grow >> Use this option to select all
adjacent pixels that fall within the
current Magic Wand settings.
Similar >> This command selects all
other pixels in the whole image that
fall within the Magic Wand settings.
6.06 Transforming a selection
Suitable for Elements – 5.0, 4.0, 3.0, 2.0, 1.0 | Diffi culty level – Intermediate | Resources – Web image 6.06
Related techniques – 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05 | Tools used – Selection tools | Menus used – Image
By combining the abilities of the transformation tools that Photoshop Elements provides with
several selection techniques you have the power to seamlessly change the way that your pictures
look. The features grouped under the Transform heading include tools that can alter the scale
and rotation of your picture as well as those that can be used to skew, distort or apply perspective
to the image. These changes can be made to the photograph as a whole, to the contents of
a layer, to a selection or to a shape that you have drawn. Not all transformation options are
available in all situations. For example, the Distort & Perspective options cannot be applied to the
contents of a text layer.
Transform >> The Free
Transform tool provides a
fast and effective way to
manipulate the size and
shape of your pictures.
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BEYOND THE BASICS