So if you like to work with multiple layers, you should turn this feature on. However, if this is turned on, Photoshop will consider all the layers before making a selection. If this setting is turned off, Photoshop will take only the active layer in consideration and make the selection based on the active layer. During this time, Magic Wand Tool basically works like a Color Range Command. Photoshop will select all the relevant black color pixels from Area 1 as well as black color pixels from Area 2 (despite there is no inter-connection between them). If my Contiguous is turned off and I click on Area 1. If my Contiguous is turned on and I click on Area 1, Photoshop will select all the relevant black color pixels which lies is Area 1, however, no pixels from Area 2 will be selected as there is no interconnection.
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There is no interconnection between these two areas. If you notice properly, you will see that the background is of black color which is denoted by “Area 1” and “Area 2”. To understand this, look at the screenshot below. On the other hand, if you want your selection to be bit smoother, you should turn on this feature. If you want to have a solid edge or super-crisp edge, you should turn off this feature. There is nothing much to discuss with you in this setting. On the other hand, if you want to choose a bunch of color, let’s say the sky in the previous example, your tolerance should be in the range of 25-35. So if you want to choose less color or you want to choose a specific color, you better keep your tolerance low (let’s say 15).
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If your tolerance is 32 then Photoshop will choose all the pixels which comes in the rage of plus or minus 32. So if you tolerance is 5, the Photoshop will do a calculation and choose all the pixels which comes in the range of plus and minus 5. The value of RGB can be anything between 0 and 255. If your tolerance in less, Photoshop will become more picky and if your tolerance is high, Photoshop will become highly picky. In 5 by 5, Photoshop takes an average of 25 pixels to determine the color which needs to be chosen. In 3 by 3 sample size, Photoshop will take an average of 8 surrounding pixels including to the one on which you have clicked (so total 9 pixels) and then determines the color which must be chosen. It is best if you choose the sample size as 3 by 3 or 5 by 5. For example, if your sample size is point sample, the Photoshop will only select the pixels which exactly matches the pixel where you have clicked. If you want to adjust the sample size in previous versions, you need to go to the Eyedropper Tool to adjust the sample size.īasically, sample size tells Photoshop to take an average of the sample. These icons are (left to right): New Selection, Add to Selection, Subtract from Selection and Intersect with Selection. The first four selection icons are the basic ones which I guess you may know it already. Below is the screenshot of all the settings. I am going to discuss each and every settings one by one. Like all the other Photoshop tools, Magic Wand Tool also comes with it’s own personalized settings. Section 2 – How does the Magic Wand tool in Photoshop works? To select the sky, all you need to do is click on the sky.Īnd Voila, the sky is now selected. In this image, I am going to select the sky in the below image. You may remember that Magic Wand Tool works best only for solid colors. You can also activate it by pressing Shift+W again and again until it is activated. The first thing that we need to do is to grab the Magic Wand Tool from the tool panel.
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Trustpilot Section 1 – The basics of Magic Wand tool in Photoshop