







So you’ve found the perfect photos for your composite or design project…
The vision is crystal clear in your mind.
But as you start cutting out elements from their backgrounds, everything falls apart.
Blurry edges. Missing details. That telltale fringing that screams “amateur hour.”
You spend most of an afternoon battling with these photos that would have been perfect for your design… if you could figure out how to extract them.
So you abandon those perfect images and waste hours hunting for “easier” ones instead. All because of one frustrating skills gap that’s holding your creativity hostage.
Ever shared work you were proud of, only to have someone immediately point out that it looks “Photoshopped”?
What they’re really saying is that your image’s blending doesn’t look convincing.
One of the biggest culprits for that is poor selections.
I’ve been there first hand… it’s gut-wrenching. One moment you’re excited to showcase your creativity, the next you’re reading comments about how “unprofessional” those edges look around your subject’s hair or clothing.
These aren’t just technical mistakes. They’re creativity killers that:
And the worst part?
The more complex your creative vision, the more these amateur selection mistakes stand out. Those simple selection tools that worked fine for basic projects suddenly fail you when dealing with fur, flyaway hair, or delicate edges.
Forcing you to limit your design ideas from the start.
The “Efficiency” Approach to Flawless Selections
Most Photoshop courses get it wrong by throwing you off the deep end.
Throwing advanced techniques at you without building foundations. That’s like teaching someone to run before they can walk.
Instead, imagine knowing exactly which selection tool to use in every situation by follow a “ladder rung” approach to learning.
No more trial and error. No more YouTube tutorial roulette. Just clean, professional results in less time.
This isn’t about memorizing complex techniques. It’s about understanding the unique strength of each selection tool.
Because here’s the truth:
Sometimes the simplest tool is actually the best choice… if you know how to use it properly.
Master The Foundation of Professional Design
47 Lessons | 35 Follow-Along Projects | 11,000+ Words of Support Material
Your step-by-step system to mastering the most foundational design skill in Photoshop: selections.
The most essential skill to master for composite artists and designers alike.
Unlike scattered YouTube tutorials or complex courses that leave you overwhelmed, this step-by-step system builds your skills progressively. You’ll learn exactly which tools to use when, eliminating the guesswork that wastes hours of your creative time.
Learn The Power Of Selections To…
($57 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Push your skills further with advanced challenges that combine multiple Quick Selection tools in increasingly complex scenarios.
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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.
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.
These reference guides serve as a different way of processing the information while offering quick refreshers when you’re in the middle of a project.
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!
These projects are all found below each related lesson for easy navigation.
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!
These projects are all found below each related lesson for easy navigation.
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.
Purchase the course once and enjoy unlimited course access today and into the future.
When lessons become obsolete due to changes in Photoshop, new videos, cheat sheets, or video descriptions will be added free of charge. That way you can always keep your skills up to date.
My courses are typically updated up to once per year. This course was last updated in 2024.
Section 1 – Foundations of Selections ($57 Value)
Section 2 – Essential Selection Tools ($57 Value)
Section 3 – AI-Powered Selections ($57 Value)
Section 4 – The Pen Tool ($67 Value)
Section 5 – Select & Mask ($67 Value)
Section 6 – Power of Channels ($57 Value)
Section 7 – Professional Refinements ($57 Value)
Section 8 – Test Your Skills ($39 Value)
Section 9 – PNG Export Workflows ($47 Value)
Follow Along Projects ($197 Value)
Hair + Fur Brushes For PS ($37 Value)
PDF Reference Guides ($79 Value)
Lifetime Course Access ($197 Value)
Community Lesson Support ($197 Value)
$1,212 Value
90-Day Money Back Guarantee
Try The Course 100% Risk-Free With My 90-Day Money Back Guarantee
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 by extending my refund policy 3x longer than most other course creators.
I do this because I am so confident that this will be one of the most valuable Photoshop courses you’ve ever taken.
If, for any reason, you aren’t 110% happy with this course after 90 days, email me at [email protected], and I’ll personally refund all your money, no questions asked.
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.
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.
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.
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 an industry-leading 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 courses.bwillcreative.com/login 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.

DISCLAIMER: Please understand these results are not typical. I am not implying you’ll duplicate them (or do anything for that matter). The average person who buys “how to” information gets little to no results. Your results will vary and depend on many factors including but not limited to your background, experience, and work ethic. All techniques learned in this course require practice once they are understood. This is not a quick-fix shortcut to selection mastery, but rather a guide to build your skills in a progressive and approachable manner. If you’re not willing to accept that, please DO NOT PURCHASE THE SELECTIONS MADE SIMPLE COURSE.
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