Which feature enables you to paint selections directly on the image?

• A. A feature that lets you paint selections directly on the image
• B. A filter that blurs edges
• C. A tool for color grading
• D. A function to transform image to grayscale

Answer: (A)

Painting selections directly on the image uses a brush-based masking approach, which lets you paint over the exact areas you want to include in the selection while you view the photo. This creates a live mask (an invisible layer that defines selected pixels) that you can refine with brush size, hardness, opacity, and add/subtract controls. Because you’re painting the selection itself, you can capture intricate edges—like strands of hair or wispy details—much more precisely than with pre-set geometric tools.

The other options describe edits that affect the image as a whole or modify edges in a general way, rather than creating a selectable region you can edit independently. Blurring edges is a filter applied to whatever is selected or the whole image; color grading changes color tones across areas, and transforming to grayscale shifts the image’s color information. None of these establish a paint-on selection mask the way painting directly on the image does.