SELECTION WITH COLOR RANGE[selection part 5]

The Color Range command selects a specified color or color range within an existing selection or an entire image. If you want to replace a selection, be sure to deselect everything before applying this command.

To refine an existing selection, use the Color Range command repeatedly to select a subset of colors. example, to select the green areas in a cyan selection, select Cyans in the Color Range dialog box, and click OK. Then reopen the Color Range dialog box, and select Greens. (The results are subtle because this technique selects parts of colors within a color mix.)

SELECTION WITH THE MAGIC WAND TOOL[ selection part 4 ]

The Magic Wand tool lets you select a consistently colored area (for example, a red flower) without having to trace its outline. You specify the color range, or tolerance, for the Magic Wand tool’s selection, based on similarity to the pixel you click.

Selection options

SELECTION WITH THE QUICK SELECTION TOOL[selection part 3]

You can use the Quick Selection tool to quickly “paint” a selection using an adjustable round brush tip. As you drag, the selection expands outward and automatically finds and follows defined edges in the image.

The selection  options , In the options bar 

1 - New selection

2 - Add To selection(+)

3 - Subtract From selection .(-) 

Quick Selection options.

SELECTION WITH THE LASSO TOOL[ selection part 2 ]

The Lasso tool is useful for drawing freeform segments of a selection border.

Gallery of lasso tools

The Polygonal Lasso tool.

The Magnetic Lasso tool.

Selection options

SELECTION WITH THE MARQUEE TOOLS[ selection part 1 ]

The marquee tools let you select rectangles, ellipses, and 1-pixel rows and columns.

Marquee tools gallery  

1. Rectangular Marquee : Makes a rectangular selection (or a square, when used with the Shift key).
2. Elliptical Marquee : Makes an elliptical selection (or a circle, when used with the Shift key).
3. Single Row or Single Column Marquee . Defines the border as a 1-pixel-wide row or column.

Selection options :

SELECTION IN PHOTOSHOP ( INTRODUCTION )

SELECTION TOOL GALLERY

• The marquee tools make rectangular, elliptical, single row, and single column selections.
• The Move tool moves selections, layers, and guides.
• The lasso tools make freehand, polygonal (straight-edged), and magnetic (snap-to) selections.
• The Quick Selection tool lets you quickly “paint” a selection using an adjustable round brush tip
• The Magic Wand tool selects similarly colored areas.
• The Crop tool trims images.
• The Slice tool creates slices.
• The Slice Select tool selects slices.

Making selections:

Important points about selection.

How to add realistic shadow to your pictures with Photoshop ?

It is so easy to add realistic shadow to your pictures with Photoshop . I had used a picture designed by Illustrator to be clear and easy .

How to do it .

1. Select the shape with the Quick Selection Tool ,or with the color range .
2. Cut the shape and paste it to new layer,and name it picture . 
3. With the Paint Bucket Tool, fill the space of cut picture with black . Select the black shape and cut it also.
4. Add new layer above the background layer and paste the black shape to it.Name the layer with shadow.  
5. Select the  background layer in the layer panel, then clean the picture and fill the space of cut with the same color .[ in the background layer]
6. Select the  shadow layer and apply Transform - Distort .[ Edit - Transform - Distort ].
7. From the layer panel, add layer mask to the shadow layer .Then add gradient overlay.
8. Blur the shadow [Filter -Blur -Gaussian Bur].
9. Reduce the layer opacity and fill  in the layer panel 
10. Save your work.

Sultana (Queen) Shajar al-Durr First Sultana on Islam in Egypt [ Part two]

That is the second part of our story of the great Sultana Shajar al-Durr .


Her Conflict with Turanshah:-
Once the Seventh Crusade was defeated and Louis IX was captured, troubles between Turanshah on one side and Shajar al-Durr and the Mamluks on the other began. Turanshah, knowing he would not have full sovereignty while Shajar al-Durr, the Mamluks and the old guards of his late father were there, detained a few officials and started to replace old officials, including the vice Sultan, with his followers then he sent a message to Shajar al-Durr while she was in Jerusalem warning her and requesting her to hand him the wealth and jewels of his late father. The request and manners of Turansha distressed Shajar al-Durr. Complaining to the Mamluks about Turanshah's threats and ungratefulness, the Mamluks and in particular their leader Faris ad-Din Aktai were enraged. In addition, Turanshah used to drink alcohol and when drunk he abused the bondmaids of his father and threatened the Mamluks. Turanshah was assassinated by the Mamluks at Fariskur on May 2, 1250. He was the last of the Ayyubids Sultans.

 Mamluks

Sultana (Queen) Shajar al-Durr First Sultana on Islam in Egypt [ Part one]

Sultana Shajar Al- Dur

Her Names :
Royal name : al-Malikah Ismat ad-Din Umm-Khalil Shajar al-Durr.
Nicknamed : Umm Khalil = mother of Khalil.Other names : Malikat al-Muslimin (Queen of the Muslims) and Walidat al-Malik al-Mansur Khalil Emir al-Mo'aminin (Mother of al-Malik al-Mansur Khalil Emir of the faithfuls) .
 
Her origins: