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After using the paint tools to adjust the selection as desired, convert from the quick
mask view back to the normal selection view by clicking the icon in the lower left corner
of the image window (currently displaying a red box). The selection is again displayed
with the marching ants.
14.5.3 Applying and Removing Color
Most image editing involves applying or removing color. By selecting a part of the
image, limit where color can be applied or removed. When you select a tool and move
the cursor onto an image, the cursor's appearance changes to reflect the chosen tool.
With many tools, an icon of the current tool is shown along with the arrow. For paint
tools, an outline of the current brush is shown, allowing you to see exactly where you
will be painting in the image and how large an area will be painted.
Selecting Colors
Paint tools use the foreground color. To select the color, first click the display box of
the foreground color. A dialog with four tabs opens. These tabs provide different color
selection methods. Only the first tab, shown in
Figure 14.2, "The Basic Color Selector
Dialog"
(page 249), is described here. The new color is shown in Current. The previous
color is shown in Old.
Figure 14.2 The Basic Color Selector Dialog
The easiest way to select a color is using the colored areas in the boxes to the left. In
the narrow vertical bar, click a color similar to the desired color. The larger box to the
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