For example, if the number is set to 0, it will only select the colour you have clicked on. This determines how many colours will be selected in relation to the colour you click on. Tolerance should be set to around 32 by default.
If you have a noisy image, selecting an average area could work better than selecting a single pixel. Sample Size is used to set the initial colour used to compare with. You will see a tool bar at the top of the page showing some options. For the purpose of this demonstration we will unlock the original layer.įind the Magic Wand Tool over on the left by holding down on Quick Selection Tool and moving to the Magic Wand Tool. The layer is locked with the aim that you will protect the basic image and use other layers to edit. The process behind using this tool is to simply use it to cut out the background and leave the target image behind.įirstly, go to the layer panel on the right and unlock the background by double clicking on the layer and then "Ok". This works best when there is a clear difference between your target and your background. The Magic Wand selects pixels based on the colour and tone of your image. If you have an image with a clear and solid background, the magic wand tool can give you a nice and quick result. To anyone new to Photoshop, below you will find some simple guides on using the Magic Wand and Quick Selection tools to create selections and remove backgrounds with your images. As mentioned above, Adobe recommends refining the selections by using the other available tools.
Certain features like hair will always require more manual work, but this tool would still improve work flow by giving the user a good place to start. In our first image, there is still blue sky in between her arms, fingers and hair. The tool seems to do a reasonably good job in selecting the main bulk of the subject, but starts to struggle around thin areas of background and sometimes completely mistakes background for subject. It has left out a lot of space in between the feathers of the wings. The results with the bird are interesting because I would probably be able to get a better selection by just using the Quick Selection tool. Here are some tests we did on a variety of images: In their user guide, Adobe encourages the user to refine the initial selection by using the other selection tools available, but for now we will try the tool on it's own to see just how accurate it is. When used, the tool is able to find a variety of objects in an image and isolate them. While using Quick Selection during Select & Mask, click Select Subject in the options bar. With Quick Selection or Magic Wand activated, click Select Subject in the options bar.ģ. Select subject is very easy to use and can be accessed using any of the following methods:Ģ. Stay tuned for our next blog post where we will be taking you through Photoshop's Select & Mask tool and some other ways to separate backgrounds using channels and the pen tool. If you are currently working to remove a background from an image and the new Select Subject tool isn't quite doing the job, we also touch on the Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools as alternative approaches for different image types. In one click this tool will make a selection of a prominent subject in your image with the help of Adobe's AI technology Adobe Sensei.Īs some of our client work requires us to separate the background from the subject of an image, we thought we'd take a deeper look into this new tool and share our results with you.
Adobe have just released an update to Photoshop CC which includes the new tool Select Subject.