Mary Brown | COMD 1162 - E058 | Fall 2023

11 Discussion

Each week you will need to respond to two questions posted. Your response should be a minimum of 300 words for both questions. You should also include at least one response to your fellow students. The responses are a requirement for participation part of your grade.

Question 01 –

Describe how to load a selection.

Question 02 –

How do you fill a selection with the foreground color? Background color?

11 Comments

  1. Salma Sherif

    1. Loading a selection in graphic design or image editing software involves highlighting specific areas for manipulation. In applications like Adobe Photoshop, you can load a selection by first using tools like the Marquee, Lasso, or Magic Wand to outline the desired area. Once selected, go to the “Select” menu and choose “Load Selection.” A dialog box will appear, allowing you to customize parameters such as channel and opacity. Confirm the settings and click “OK” to load the selection. The selected area becomes active, enabling actions like copying, cutting, or applying adjustments exclusively within that defined region. Loading selections is a fundamental technique for precise editing, enabling focused modifications without affecting the entire image.
    2. To fill a selection with the foreground color in graphic design or image editing software like Adobe Photoshop, first, make sure the desired area is selected using tools like the Marquee or Lasso. Then, go to the “Edit” menu and select “Fill.” In the Fill dialog box, choose “Foreground Color” from the Contents drop-down menu, and click “OK” to apply the fill. This replaces the selected area with the currently set foreground color.Similarly, to fill a selection with the background color, follow the same process, but this time select “Background Color” in the Fill dialog box. This method allows for efficient and targeted color application within specific areas of an image, offering control over the foreground and background elements during the editing process.
  2. Fahima

    Question 01 –

    Describe how to load a selection.

    Loading a selection in Adobe photoshop is an important step for isolating parts of a picture. To load a selection, first make one with any of the selection tools; marquee, lasso, magic wand, I use magic tool. Once you’ve selected your choice, go to the “select” menu and click “load selection.” A window will popup, you can specify settings such as the channel from which to load the selection. After you confirm your selections, the selection is loaded and ready for modifying . This is a usueful function for isolating and modifying individual areas of a picture without affecting the overall photo. 

    Question 02 –

    How do you fill a selection with the foreground color? Background color?

    Filling a selection with the foreground color in Adobe Photoshop is straightforward. After you have made your choice, click or hold the option and delete key to fill it with the foreground color. As for background, hold down command and delete key to fill a selection with the background color. These keyboard shortcuts allow you to quickly apply solid color fills to specific areas, which is extremely handy for many design and modifying circumstances when exact color placement is necessary.

  3. Karen Alarcon

    Q1: Describe how to load a selection.

    In Photoshop, you can load a selection starting by opening your image in Photoshop, then use a selection tool like Marquee, Lasso, and Magic Wand to make your desired selection. Once the selection is made, go to the “Select” menu, following by choosing a “Load Selection” from the dropdown menu. In the “Load Selection” dialog box, you can specify options like channel, mask, or source. Ensure the correct options are selected based on your needs, then click “OK” to load the selection. Once the selection is loaded, and you can apply various adjustments or edits to the selected area.

    Q2: How to fill a selection with the foreground color in Photoshop:

    To start, make your desired selection using a selection tool. Then, choose the “Edit” menu and select “Fill.”In the “Fill” dialog box, set the “Contents” to “Foreground Color.” To finish, click “OK” to apply the fill.Then to fill a selection with the background color. It is crucial to first make your desired selection, then going to the “Edit” menu. Afterwards, choose the “Fill” option and set the contents to background color.Then click ok to fill the selection with the background color finalizing the process.

    • Alyse B

      I really love your response. Super informative too. I could really tell by your response that you devoted time to explaining the material thoroughly. I can see clearly the effort it took to explain it in such detail and your mastery of the skill.

  4. matt14

    In Adobe Illustrator, loading a selection refers to the process of activating or making a selection based on a saved selection or channel mask. First you would Create a Selection by using any of the selection tools in Illustrator (Selection Tool, Direct Selection Tool, Magic Wand Tool) to create the initial selection. You can click and drag to select objects, or you can click on individual objects while holding down the Shift key to add to the selection. Then save the selection as a named path, with the selection active, open the “pathfinder” panel. In the Pathfinder panel, click the “Unite” to combine the selected objects into a single compound shape. This step is necessary to save the selection as a named path. Open the “Layers” panel and you will see a new layer with a compound shape that represents your selection. Double-click on the layer name and give it a meaningful name to identify this selection. Now that you have saved the selection as a named path, you can activate it anytime by clicking on the corresponding path in the Layers panel. Illustrator automatically activates the objects that were part of the saved selection.

    In Adobe Illustrator, filling a selection with the foreground color is a straightforward process. Select the object and use any selection tool to select the object you want to fill with color.Choose a fill color in the toolbar or the Color panel, set the fill color to the color you want. Click on the fill swatch to open the Color Picker and choose a color. Then once you’ve selected the fill color, click on the “Fill” icon in the toolbar. This applies the currently selected fill color to the selected object. If you’re working with a shape or object on a layer, and you want to fill it with a color you consider the “background” color, you follow the same steps as filling with the foreground color. For the object you want to fill, choose a fill color then set the fill color to the color you want, either by selecting a color from the color panel or using the color picker. Then apply the Fill by clicking on the “Fill” icon in the toolbar or use the keyboard shortcut to apply the fill color to the selected object.Remember that in Illustrator, each object can have its own fill and stroke attributes. If you want to fill multiple objects with the same color, select all the objects, set the fill color once, and then apply the fill using the keyboard shortcut or toolbar icon.

  5. Maximo Cardenas

    To load a selection in Adobe Photoshop, you can use the “Magic Wand” tool, “Lasso” tool, or any other selection tool to outline the area you want to select. Once the selection is made, go to the “Select” menu and choose “Load Selection.” In the dialog box, you can adjust settings and choose options based on your preferences. Click “OK” to load the selection.

    To fill a selection with the foreground color in Photoshop, make sure that the foreground color is selected in the toolbox. Then, go to the “Edit” menu and choose “Fill.” In the Fill dialog box, select “Foreground Color” from the “Contents” dropdown menu and click “OK.” Similarly, to fill a selection with the background color, choose “Background Color” instead. This method is particularly useful for quickly applying solid colors to selected areas in your image.

  6. Alyse B

    Question 1: Describe how to load a selection.

    1. In Photoshop, loading a selection refers to activating a previously defined selection area so that you can work within or modify that specific region. Here are the steps to load a selection. First you’re gonna use any selection tool (e.g., Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand) to create a selection on your image. In general, you can save selections. To load a previously saved selection, go to the “Select” menu and choose “Load Selection.” In the “Load Selection” dialog box, you will see a “Channel” drop-down menu. Select the channel corresponding to the saved selection you want to load. If you save it as an alpha channel, it will be listed there. Click “OK” to Load the Selection. After selecting the appropriate channel, click “OK.” Your saved selection will be activated.With the selection loaded, you can now perform various actions within the selected area, such as applying adjustments, filters, or making edits.This process is handy when you need to reuse a specific selection multiple times or if you want to keep a selection for later use in your project. Loading a selection doesn’t change the actual content of your image; it only activates the chosen area for editing purposes.

    Question 2: How do you fill a selection with the foreground color? Background color?

    1. In Photoshop, you can fill a selection with the foreground color or background color using the following steps. Use any selection tool (e.g., Marquee, Lasso, Magic Wand) to create the desired selection on your image. Set your desired fill color by making sure the color you want (foreground or background) is selected in the color swatches at the bottom of the toolbar. The foreground color is the top-left swatch, and the background color is the bottom-right swatch. Once your selection is made and the appropriate color is set, go to the “Edit” menu and choose “Fill.” You can alter the blending mode or opacity of the color if you’d like too. To fill with the foreground color is shortcut Option + Delete. To fill with the background color is shortcut Command + Delete
  7. Keshawn

    To load a selection we first choose any one of the selection tools such as marquee, lasso or magic wand tool. Once you have selected one, you then go to the “Select” tab in the menu. Under Select, click “load selection” which will pull up a dialog box. You can decide which source you would like the load selection to come from. To finalize the load selection just press OK and you’re done.

    To fill a selection with a foreground color ensure that you have already chosen your color. Use a selection tool to work on the area you want to fill. Once you have done so go to edit in the menu tab and click fill. Select foreground color and then click Ok to finalize decision. For background color, choose the color you want to use. Use a selection tool to work on the area you want to fill. Once you have done so go to edit in the menu tab and click fill. Select background color and then click Ok to finalize decision.

  8. Jada Bellille

    Describe how to load a selection.

    • Use any selection tool to create the desired selection. Click and drag to outline the area you want to select. After making the selection save it.To do this, go to the “Select” menu and choose “Save Selection.” When you want to reload the saved selection, go to the “Select” menu again, but this time choose “Load Selection.” Choose the Saved Selection. In the “Load Selection” dialog box, you’ll see a dropdown menu containing the names of the previously saved selections. Choose the one you want to load.

    How do you fill a selection with the foreground color? Background color

    1. Create a Selection:
    • Use any selection tool to create the desired selection.
    1. Set Background Color:
    • Make sure your background color is set to the color you want to fill. You can set the background color by clicking on the background color swatch in the toolbar and selecting a color from the color picker.
    1. Fill the Selection:
    • With the selection active, go to the “Edit” menu and choose “Fill.”
    • In the “Fill” dialog box, select “Background Color” from the “Contents” dropdown menu.
    • Click “OK” to apply the fill.
  9. King Oliver-Holley

    1. Use any of the selection tools like; Marquee Selection, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection, to create the initial selection. Use the selection tool of your choice to create the desired selection by clicking and dragging over the area you want to select. If you want to save the selection for future use, go to Select then save Section. Name your selection and click OK. This saves the selection as an alpha channel in the Channels panel.
    2. Use any selection tool (like the Marquee Selection, Lasso, or Magic Wand) to make the desired selection in your image. Then ensure that the color you want to fill with is set as the foreground color in the toolbar. You can do this by clicking on the foreground color swatch at the bottom of the toolbar and choosing the desired color from the Color Picker.
  10. KingxCalico

    1. Use any of the selection tools like; Marquee Selection, Lasso, Magic Wand, Quick Selection, to create the initial selection. Use the selection tool of your choice to create the desired selection by clicking and dragging over the area you want to select. If you want to save the selection for future use, go to Select then save Section. Name your selection and click OK. This saves the selection as an alpha channel in the Channels panel.
    2. Use any selection tool (like the Marquee Selection, Lasso, or Magic Wand) to make the desired selection in your image. Then ensure that the color you want to fill with is set as the foreground color in the toolbar. You can do this by clicking on the foreground color swatch at the bottom of the toolbar and choosing the desired color from the Color Picker.

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