What is the purpose of the magic wand?

Wakintosh

Dec 6, 2015 at 6:34 pm

Hello there,

i can't seem to wrap my head around the magic wand tool,

i know it is for selecting pixels of the same colour but besides that i am not sure what i can do with that colour.
Perhaps its for copying/cuting and pasting a colour else where? but when selecting a colour to copy, it seems to copy a square which includes the colour instead of the colour by itself, it is the same for cuting. I am guessing this is just how the tool works for now?

Thanks in advance

CandyFace

Dec 7, 2015 at 12:37 pm

Hi Wakintosh

The magic wand tool doesn't serve a specific purpose per say, though. it is supposed to help you make quick selections. I personally use it in collaboration with the selection tool for also having more control over my selections. if i want to copy something for say animation, then i would probably use the Magic wand tool to select something first, and afterwards use the selection tool to make more precise selections.

I'm not sure i understand what you mean about "copy a square which includes the colour instead of the colour by itself" though.

Wakintosh

Dec 9, 2015 at 7:22 pm

@CandyFace Thanks for the answer, but once i select the object with the wand I can not move it, is that normal. For the copy the square thing even I am not sure what I meant so its fine.

CandyFace

Dec 9, 2015 at 9:51 pm

Ahh yeah you actually have to transform the selection first, to be able to move it. You do this by using the shortcut: cmd + t (mac) or ctrl + t (windows), afterwards you should be able to drag your selection around.

Wakintosh

Dec 9, 2015 at 10:56 pm

Thanks