Photoshop uv selection help

[tesher07]

Ok in photoshop, I'm texturing my uv and I go to click a piece but it selects 2 pieces instead of one..

[Dennispls]

You should not use the wizard wand that much when selecting uv's
In this case your threshold is set to such a number that it picks everything within a couple of pixels and that is why the other part was selected as well.
Use the polygonal lasso tool to select your uv's

[tesher07]

Yes but that is so complicated to do since it never selects right. As in the lasso tool doesn't select the full shape of the uv your trying to get, it selects some of the uv it'self which doesn't make sence nor does the shape you select look perfect..

[Sir Apple]

Use the pen tool to pre-path sections?

[Ex-Ray]

Originally Posted by tesher07

Yes but that is so complicated to do since it never selects right. As in the lasso tool doesn't select the full shape of the uv your trying to get, it selects some of the uv it'self which doesn't make sence nor does the shape you select look perfect..

I don't understand why this is so difficult? If you got a selection you can always expand it or contract it if this helps.

Also did you bake an alpha channel out? you can use this for your selection if you have.

[tesher07]

A whata channel? I am using Tiros's texture setup.

[Dennispls]

Originally Posted by tesher07

Yes but that is so complicated to do since it never selects right. As in the lasso tool doesn't select the full shape of the uv your trying to get, it selects some of the uv it'self which doesn't make sence nor does the shape you select look perfect..

Thats why i said change it to polygonal selection lasso .
This way you can click where your next selection point will be.
Nothing difficult about it.

[doylle]

Alt-Drag using the marquee tool lets you remove parts of your selection area...

Not sure what you mean with "Tiros' texture setup" and how this is related to making a good selection?

[tesher07]

You all use such an odd way of selecting each part of the uv. I don't see whats the problem with using the magic wand. I tried using the magic wand with 1 tolerance and it still selects both.

[Dennispls]

Okay im getting a little bit annoyed at your attitude here.
You want help that even a beginner can figure out him/herself.
We give you the answer to your question and yet you don't even take it into consideration or even think about how it works.
If you want to keep doing things your way be my guest but in that case do not make a thread about it.

The selection method is being used by almost everyone.
Magic Wand tool can be useful sometimes but often is not accurate.