Make selections
Selections are used in image editing when you want to focus all your edits on specific areas of an image without altering any of the areas around it. An active selection is represented by a moving, dashed line, sometimes also called the marching ants.
Once a selection has been created, any painting, color adjustments, or effects you apply to an image will only have an effect inside the selection. To work outside the boundaries of a selection, you can invert the selection or deselect it completely.
Pixelmator Pro has 9 different selection tools, all offering different methods for selecting areas of an image.
Selection Tools
Rectangular Selection
Makes square and rectangular selections.
Elliptical Selection
Makes round and elliptical selections.
Row Selection
Makes horizontal selections of a custom height.
Column Selection
Makes vertical selections of a custom width.
Free Selection
Allows you to draw freehand selections.
Polygonal Selection
Allows you to draw polygonal, jagged selections.
Magnetic Selection
Makes selections that snap to object edges.
Color Selection
Selects similarly-colored areas in an image.
Quick Selection
Selects object in an image as you draw over them.
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