How to effectively use the magic wand tool in Adobe Photoshop

The magic wand tool is good for selecting object of uniform color and sharp edges from the background. Inorganic objects have sharp edges and a few color so the magic wand tool can easily select it from the background. The magic wand tool is the easiest selection tool in Adobe Photoshop.

Things You'll Need

• a picture
• Adobe Photoshop CS2

Instructions

1. 

   Open the image in Adobe Photoshop. In this article, I am using an image with a couple different numbers on sky background. Follow my article with the same image if you want.

2. 

   Get the magic wand tool from the tool's box.

3. Click on the number that you wish to select. For example, I am clicking on the white number 3. It now selects the white number 3 on my image.

4. If you want to select a couple of numbers at the same time, go to the tool's option's bar and select the icon that allows you to add to your selection. Now click on the other numbers you wish to select and photoshop will select all of them for you.

5. A selection outline is important because it allows you to remove the object from its background to a new image.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not use the magic wand tool for organic objects such as people, animals, plants and etc.

• If the background is mostly one color, select the background instead and inverse your selection to select the object.