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I have a model which is UV unwrapped with 1 image texture.

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Now i want to select the whole top of the lady's outfit (which is partly selected and gray).

I know i can use circle select, but because the edges/boundary are creased i hoped for something like...select until crease ...? or something similar? i know you can select faces by material, unfortunately it is just one material. Selecting by color would be helpful in my case. Any ideas?

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    $\begingroup$ L not working for you? where you can select by Linked (by normal, material, seam, sharp, etc) $\endgroup$
    – Harry McKenzie
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:01
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    $\begingroup$ thats what i was searching for...sorry, i am texture beginner :) you can write an answer for that. I don't know why but i thought L would always connect all...didn't look to that small box on the bottom left 🤦🏽‍♂️ $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:04
  • $\begingroup$ oh btw chris there is another useful feature which took me some time to discover, not sure if you already know, but can come in pretty handy! clicking a face and then Ctrl clicking a face far further down will select the whole line of faces. saved me alot of time! $\endgroup$
    – Harry McKenzie
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:13
  • $\begingroup$ that i knew ;) but now i am struggling with "just painting" that selecting faces...and not over it :( oh man...i am so dumb with texture painting... :( $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:14
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    $\begingroup$ @GordonBrinkmann: now it worked ;) i am learning slooooooooowly $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Jul 28, 2022 at 9:35

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You can press L while hovering over the area you want to select. There are also Select Linked options and it looks like you can use the Material option.

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3 useful selection techniques:

Select a portion of the model, press Ctrl+L and choose in the black box where to limit the selection.

Select a face, hold Ctrl+Shift, select another face away from it. Keep adding to the selection holding thoose two keys.

In your case maybe the fastest way is to Alt click on the boundary loops and go to menu Select > Select loops > Select Loop Inner-Region, or press H to hide them, press L to select the shirt, Alt+H to unhide (and add to selection).

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    $\begingroup$ sorry josh but because Harry wrote the comment earlier, i gave him the check. Thanks for your answer anyway. I appreciate it. $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:08
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    $\begingroup$ No problem, absolutely :) $\endgroup$
    – josh sanfelici
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:09
  • $\begingroup$ thank you, i still upvoted josh's besides i can get my sportsmanship badge hahaha :) $\endgroup$
    – Harry McKenzie
    Jul 28, 2022 at 6:10
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    $\begingroup$ Thx Harry, Josh deserves it - he helped me a few times with his great answers and knowledge👍🏻‼️ $\endgroup$
    – Chris
    Jul 28, 2022 at 14:46

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