

Notice as you drag, the selection actually snaps to the boat as you move!

Click and hold the mouse button with the cursor pointing at the waterline of the bow (front) of the boat, and drag around the boat slowly. The Magnetic Lasso tool is similar to the Polygonal Tool except it tries to guess the shape you are trying to select and automatically snaps anchor points to the edges of the shape. Press "Shift + L" again to select the Magnetic Lasso tool.Press the Escape key at any time to cancel the selection in progress.You can also click the starting anchor point When you reach your last click point, double-click instead of single click, and the polygon will automatically close. You can make an entire selection by clicking to create anchor points It can be as simple as a triangle, or as complex shape. These pinned points are called anchor points. Click again, and that next point becomes pinned. Notice as you move your mouse, the starting point remains pinned, and a dashed line extends towards the cursor. Press "Shift + L" to select the Polygonal Lasso tool.Its variants include the Polygonal Lasso tool, and the Magnetic Lasso tool. Click and hold the lasso tool in the toolbar to see it's variants.When you get to the bottom, release the mouse button-the selection will auto-complete. Click and hold the mouse button, then draw a selection around the small white sailboat that's left of center in the window. Click the icon that resembles a lasso, or press the "L" key on the keyboard to select the lasso tool. You can use the Lasso tool to draw a freeform selection around a shape or area of your image.
