Adobe tells us how EASY selections are… but you and I know the reality.
The moment you need to select something more challenging than a subject against a plain background, you’re stuck.
Tree branches, hair, fur, transparent objects… the comfort of automatic selection tools are long gone.
You’re at a loss what to do.
Your only solution is to throw more time at the problem. More trial and error… more frustration… another selection that makes your project look obviously “Photoshopped.”
All the while you’ve spent another hour fiddling with these stupid mask with no progress to show.
Your selection edges look like they were cut with safety scissors.
Your subject has that telltale “digital cutout” look.
There’s weird fringing around the edges that you can’t seem to fix, no matter what you try.
It’s all a nightmare but you don’t have the time to keeping fighting this.
You call it “good enough” and move on, knowing deep down that your work doesn’t have that polished, professional look you’re after.
The process repeats in your next project… with another selection tool… in another frustrating battle.
Photoshop gives you more than 15 different ways to make selections. Quick Selection, Magic Wand, Lasso tools, Pen tool, Channels, Focus Area, Color Range, Object Selection… the list goes on.
But here’s the cruel irony: Having more options actually makes getting good results harder, not easier.
Because every time a selection doesn’t work perfectly, you think the problem is the tool. So you try another one. Then another. Then another.
You end up in an endless cycle of tool-hopping, hoping that this time you’ll stumble onto the right combination that magically gives you the perfect selection and mask.
But that’s not how professional results work. They aren’t an accident.
The real problem isn’t your tools. It’s that you’re missing the system.
Win Back Your Time AND Create Higher-Quality Projects
What if, instead of randomly trying tools until something “sort of” works, you could look at any image and immediately know the right approach?
What if you had a systematic method for diagnosing exactly what type of selection challenge you’re facing—and which tools and techniques would solve it fastest?
Instead of guessing and hoping, you learn to identify what your project requires. Then you apply the precise technique that’s designed for that exact situation… so you can win back hours of your time and share higher-quality projects than ever.
Master The Art Of Masking In Photoshop
9 Masterclasses | 41 Guided Tutorials | 35 Follow-Along Projects | 11,000+ Words of Support Material
This isn’t another collection of random tips and tricks. It’s a complete diagnostic system that teaches you to think like a professional retoucher (even if you’re a total beginner).
You’ll learn the decision framework that eliminates 90% of the guesswork, including:
The specific refinement techniques that actually work for any image
The advanced workflows for handling the trickiest selection challenges—hair, fur, transparent objects, low-contrast edges
The right settings to use for every tool to get the best selections, fast
No longer will you waste dozens of hours this year fighting with poor selections and messy masks. Instead you’ll have a system to efficiently work with selections and masks like a pro.
Opening up new creative doors and elevating your work to the next level of professionalism.
Learn The Power Of Selections To…
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6 Lessons | 39 Minutes
$79 Value Included
Master non-destructive editing techniques that let you make changes anytime without starting over, giving you complete creative control over your work.
Learn how top editors use selections for selective adjustments, precise object removal, creative effects, and background removal like a pro.
Master anti-aliasing and feathering to achieve either tack-sharp or perfectly blended edges in any editing situation.
5 Lessons | 71 Minutes
$129 Value Included
Learn how the rectangular and elliptical marquee tools create perfect geometric selections for logos, social media assets, and precise cropping needs.
Master three powerful lasso tools to tackle any selection challenge – from rough creative comps to precise edge selections with magnetic edge detection.
Learn the essential modifier keys that let you add, subtract, and transform selections on the fly while maintaining perfect control over your edits.
4 Lessons | 54 Minutes
$97 Value Included
Use Photoshop’s intelligent edge detection to create fast, accurate selections by simply painting over your subject with smart refinement options.
Let Photoshop’s AI identify and select complex objects automatically, with options for rectangle or lasso selection methods for precise control.
Learn when and how to use Photoshop’s automatic background removal and Select Subject features, along with tricks to improve your automatic selections.
3 Lessons | 32 Minutes
$79 Value Included
Create pixel-perfect selections with Photoshop’s most precise tool, giving you complete control over every edge and curve in your cutouts.
Learn when and how to use the pen tool for flawless selections, ensuring your work meets professional standards with clean, sharp edges.
Master the essential keyboard shortcuts that let you modify paths on the fly, dramatically speeding up your selection process.
4 Lessons | 66 Minutes
$97 Value Included
Master Photoshop’s most powerful selection refinement tools to handle challenging edges like hair and translucent materials with confidence.
Learn professional techniques to eliminate color contamination and create clean, natural-looking edges that blend seamlessly with any background.
Transform difficult hair selections into professional results using smart radius and edge refinement tools for natural-looking cutouts.
3 Lessons | 20 Minutes
$67 Value Included
Create incredibly detailed selections of complex hair and fur using color channels, perfect for professional portrait retouching or compositing.
Learn to leverage image channels for precise selections of subjects against contrasting backgrounds, ideal for product photography or portraits.
Master channel-based techniques that make quick work of intricate backgrounds like trees, hair, and fur with professional-grade results.
6 Lessons | 78 Minutes
$129 Value Included
Learn advanced techniques to eliminate unwanted color fringing and create clean, natural edges that blend perfectly with any background.
Master the art of selecting and refining semi-transparent objects like glass or fabric for truly professional extractions.
Learn the essential finishing touches that transform good selections into great ones, ensuring your work meets professional standards.
7 Guided Challenges
$79 Value Included
Quickly gauge your progress and pin point the weak spots in your workflow with progressively harder selection and masking challenges. These force you to combine multiple skills and techniques from the course to help you begin “thinking” like a Photoshop pro (even if you’re new to the program)
2 Lessons | 12 Minutes
$37 Value Included
Learn the essential pre-export quality control process to ensure your cutouts are flawless and ready for their final destination.
Master Photoshop’s advanced export controls to customize canvas size, dimensions, and color profiles for perfect results every time.
Learn to efficiently generate multiple export sizes in a single workflow, perfect for delivering web and print assets to clients.
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11,000+ Words Of Supporting Materials
$129 Value Included
Find over 11,000+ words of supporting course materials, downloadable as PDFs. From written guides to solidify key skills to challenge lessons to test your abilities on.
$39 Value Included
Make complex hair extractions and refinements easier with this versatile set of brushes. Including a variety of hair and fur textures for any subject!
$197 Value Included
Pay once, learn forever. Enjoy lifetime access to go at your own pace even when life gets busy. You’ll also get free program updates as they come along at no extra cost.
$197 Value Included
Apply what you learn through 35 follow along projects, giving you specific practice for the majority of lessons in the course.
Rather than teaching through endless theory or boring examples, this course focuses on learning through creation!
$129 Value Included
Help get unstuck with 24/7 community support. Ask your questions in lesson comments and in dedicated student forum to help find answers.
Brendan Williams is active in the community, while other members may have answers to your questions, 24/7.
9 Complete Masterclasses ($793 Value)
41 Guided Video Tutorials ($441 Value)
35 Follow Along Projects ($197 Value)
Quick Reference Sheets ($129 Value)
9 Hair + Fur Refinement Brushes ($39 Value)
24/7 Community Lesson Support ($197 Value)
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It’s hard to tell what’s marketing fluff and what’s real with some courses out there these days. That’s why I doing things differently.
If, for any reason, you aren’t 110% happy with this course after 30 days, email me at [email protected], and I’ll personally refund all your money, no questions asked.
I’m a professional photographer and photo retoucher turned founder of one of the leading online Photoshop education resources, bwillcreative.com.
My mission is to help you unlock your creative potential in Photoshop through in-depth guides, videos, and written resources I WISH I had earlier in my career.
Around here, my #1 goal is to cut the fluff and create tutorials that actually get you results.
I’m a professional photographer and photo retouched turned founder of one of the leading online Photoshop education resources, bwillcreative.com.
My mission is to help you unlock your creative potential in Photoshop through in-depth guides, videos, and written resources I WISH I had earlier in my career.
Around here, my #1 goal is to cut the fluff and create tutorials that actually get you results.
90-Day Money Back Guarantee | Lifetime Access
No more abandoning the perfect image because you “can’t make it work.” No more spending hours fighting with selection edges. Just open Photoshop and confidently tackle any creative challenge that comes your way.
Whether you’re squeezing in lessons between client work or learning at 2 AM, this course fits your schedule. Each focused lesson (5-25 minutes) builds upon the last, transforming your selection skills one step at a time. And with lifetime access, you can revisit any technique exactly when you need it.
Time to stop letting amateur selection skills hold your creativity hostage. Join Selections Made Simple today and turn those ambitious creative visions into reality.
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FAQ
The course is taught in the latest version of Photoshop CC at the time of recording.
The techniques outlined in this course may not apply to all aspects of older versions of Photoshop, such as CS6.
I do not recommend purchasing this course if you use Photoshop Elements or Photoshop Express.
Yes. There is a huge focus on using layer masks throughout this course. Many lessons discuss how to use and refine them to improve your selections.
If you still feel uncertain about working with selections, this course will ensure you walk away feeling 110% confident.
However, you may feel like you have the hang of selections after working through 21DPSE. If so, this course would only be necessary if you want to deepen your selection skills.
21DPSE gives you a holistic approach to learning and using Photoshop from square one. Although it has several lessons on selections, it covers only what’s necessary without going too in-depth in all areas of selections.
For example, it skips less important selection tools, doesn’t mention advanced selection tactics for transparent or semi-transparent objects, and has fewer projects and written resources to solidify your selection skills.
Ultimately, if you feel at all uneasy about working with selections, Selections Made Simple is for you.
Yes, the course has English subtitles in every lesson. The video players also have speed controls if you prefer a slower pace for your videos.
Although I can’t reasonably promise unconditional access based on any one persons actual lifespan, Lifetime access means you have unlimited access to the course materials through the online student dashboard without an ongoing subscription. The course will continue to be available in the student dashboard as long as I can reasonably keep it available. If it becomes too costly to further maintain the course due to lack of enrolment interest, all students would receive ample warning and get all downloadable offline files in their latest state to save locally on their device. That way you can enjoy the course today, or in years from now to refresh your skills, student dashboard or not.
Yup, but there’s a trade-off.
Although there are thousands of videos covering selections on Youtube, it’s the sheer volume of content that makes it difficult to sift through. As you know, Photoshop tutorials online differ DRASTICALLY in quality. Often, the videos are poorly explained and outdated, or nobody answers your question in the comments. The list of challenges goes on.
With a course like Selections Made Simple, there’s nothing to sift through and “hope” you find the answer. Instead, everything is laid out in an approachable, step-by-step format that anyone can follow. With follow-along projects to practice everything you learn, along with a community to get any of your questions answered. It’s a place where you can focus on your skills rather than searching the internet for hit-and-miss tutorials.
For some, they’d prefer to invest their time to find the answers on Youtube, even if it’s a long and frustrating process.
For others, the amount of time saved by taking this course is worth every penny. Plus, with lifetime access, you can look at this course as a resource you can continue to use for years to come.
Yes! Although this course is focused specifically on selections, every lesson is explained in a way that doesn’t assume you already know a technique or tool. Every video builds off the last so by working through the lessons in order, you’ll feel confident with your abilities, even when starting from square one.
Yes! I am proud to offer a 90-day guarantee on this course.
If you aren’t happy with this course within 90 days of purchase and you have completed less than 50% of the course, you are eligible for a full refund.
Just email [email protected] and I will personally process your return.
The course consists of video modules that you can find in your Student Dashboard, available at members.bwillcreative.com once you have enrolled.
The student dashboard is online and can be accessed from any device at any time.
The course is 47 lessons and 370 minutes long (6.1 Hours). It has 35 follow along projects and 11,000+ words of cheat sheet material to supplement the video lessons.
This course is aimed to help beginner and intermediate Photoshop users master simple to advanced selections. Offering an extremely in-depth and complete view of all the selection options in Photoshop.
If you are already confident using selections in Photoshop, this course won’t be as valuable to you.
9 Complete Masterclasses ($793 Value)
41 Guided Video Tutorials ($441 Value)
35 Follow Along Projects ($197 Value)
Quick Reference Sheets ($129 Value)
9 Hair + Fur Refinement Brushes ($39 Value)
24/7 Community Lesson Support ($197 Value)
90-Day Money Back Guarantee | Lifetime Access
