Selection between two circles

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Hi,
I have drawn two circles. One is inside the other with the same center.
How do i select the area between the two circle. I dont want to select the inner circle. Only the part that lies between the two circles. like a doughnut shape.

2

Yes, there are.

Here’s a nice little article that shows you various ways of manipulating selections: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/basic-selections/page-5.php

3

Thanx. exactly what i wanted!
do you know of other selection short cuts too? like addition and intersect.

4

Hi,

  1. Click on the large circle layer and press Option + click (should be selected now)
  2. Hold Option key + Alt key and click on the small circle layer (should now be subtracted from selection).

You should now have a doughnut shaped selection.

5

the magic wand selects on basis of the color. isn’t there any other way of selecting between the circles?

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Use the Magic Wand for this. Click the “ring” and you have your selecton. You can set the tolerance in the toolbar. 32 is usually what I use, but there are many options. Try and see for yourself what you need.

The Magic Wand is a fantastic tool, very usefull in many ways.