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Well after reading all of the replies to my previous post on how to copy a selection marquee to another part of the image (note: not the image data selected, but the shape of the marquee itself), and after trying various variants on the ideas presented. Here is the fastest simplest way I have found to do it:
1. Perform your selection operation using one of the selection tools.
2. Switch to quick mask mode (Shortcut: q) Notice that the selected area is
now visible, while the rest of the image is covered by the silkscreen (assuming you have it set up to mask the unselected area).
3. Reselect (Shortcut: Ctrl-Shift-D) This is the key. You now have the
selection shape back, while your previous selection is set as part of the mask.
4. Move the selection to another point on the image, by clicking within it and dragging while any selection tool is chosen.
5. Fill the selection with blackness (Shortcut: Alt-Backspace) To add the new area under the selection to the unmasked area.
6. Repeat steps 3-6 for as many copies of the original selection as you would like.
7. Exit quick mask mode (Shortcut: q)
You now have two or more things selected, while retaining your original marquee shape for each of them. While the number of steps above may seem large, it usually takes about 2-3 seconds to perform steps 2-7 with practice, making this method quite possibly the fastest way of doing this.
Thanks to all the people that replied to my previous message,
Mike
1. Perform your selection operation using one of the selection tools.
2. Switch to quick mask mode (Shortcut: q) Notice that the selected area is
now visible, while the rest of the image is covered by the silkscreen (assuming you have it set up to mask the unselected area).
3. Reselect (Shortcut: Ctrl-Shift-D) This is the key. You now have the
selection shape back, while your previous selection is set as part of the mask.
4. Move the selection to another point on the image, by clicking within it and dragging while any selection tool is chosen.
5. Fill the selection with blackness (Shortcut: Alt-Backspace) To add the new area under the selection to the unmasked area.
6. Repeat steps 3-6 for as many copies of the original selection as you would like.
7. Exit quick mask mode (Shortcut: q)
You now have two or more things selected, while retaining your original marquee shape for each of them. While the number of steps above may seem large, it usually takes about 2-3 seconds to perform steps 2-7 with practice, making this method quite possibly the fastest way of doing this.
Thanks to all the people that replied to my previous message,
Mike
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