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The magic wand tool can be used to make a precise selection to an image in Adobe Photoshop CS3. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to select with the magic wand tool in Photoshop CS3.
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The illustration below is the magic wand?s options bar. The Tolerance value sets how much variation in the clicked-on color will be included in the selection. A low number allows less variation; a high number allows more. Values may be from 0 to 255.
Right click on the wand tool and you have a few options. After you have made your initial selection by clicking on a point within the image you can choose Grow or Similar. 'Similar' will take and expand the selection across the entire image looking for similar tonal range.
The Lasso tool allows you to draw a free form shape to create a selection. Just select the tool and then left-click in the image and move your mouse around. You'll see that you can be as detailed or as rough as you like. If you are trying to select the shape of a bird's feather, you can zoom in and trace right around the feather - it takes time and patience, but can be done. Another example would be to select some text that doesn't have a complicated background. You don't need to be as detailed in that case.