Photoshop: magic wand - how to use the tool

With the magic wand you can make many adjustments in Photoshop. In this practical tip, we will tell you exactly how you can use the tool.

Magic wand in Photoshop - the tool can

• Thanks to the magic wand, you can mark, cut out or expand areas in Photoshop. The magic wand is also suitable for marking color-like areas.
• Simply click on the magic wand icon in the tool list to select it. Here you also have the option to adjust the tolerance level. For fine dimensions, set a low value here, a high value is suitable for coarser ones.
• To select an area, press and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse around the object you want to select.
• You can now delete the background, for example, the selected objects remain in the image.
• Alternatively, you can also adjust the color ranges of the selected object.
• The magic wand also acts as a selection tool. In this way, the selected object can be cut out and inserted into other scenes, for example.