Magic Wand and Selection Tools

The video tutorial explains how to use the Magic Wand tool in Photoshop to select areas based on color range, highlighting its limitations when dealing with complex backgrounds. It also covers the use of the Zoom and Move tools for better navigation and manipulation of selected areas. The tutorial concludes with a demonstration of the Object Selection tool, which offers more precise selection capabilities, especially useful for objects like starfish in the example.

What does the Magic Wand Tool primarily select?

• Entire objects

• Background areas

• Sub pixels of a specific color range

• Edges of objects

What is the keyboard shortcut to zoom in using the Zoom Tool?

• Shift + Plus

• Alt + Plus

• Command or Control + Plus

• Command or Control + Minus

What does the Tolerance value in the Magic Wand Tool determine?

• The size of the selection

• The range of colors the wand selects

• The shape of the selection

• The opacity of the selection

Why did the Magic Wand Tool only select some of the background pixels in the sand?

• Because there were many colors and values in the sand background

• Because the Tolerance value was too high

• Because the Magic Wand Tool was not activated

• Because the background was too bright

What happens if you increase the Tolerance level of the Magic Wand Tool?

• It decreases the size of the selection

• It increases the size of the selection

• It changes the color of the selection

• It makes the selection more precise

Which menu option should you choose to undo the current selection?

• Edit > Undo

• Select > Deselect

• File > Revert

• View > Reset

What tool is used to move the selected area to another part of the composition?

• Crop Tool

• Zoom Tool

• Move Tool

• Magic Wand Tool

What should you do if the starfish is not still selected when using the Move Tool?

• Repeat the previous exercise using the Quick Selection Tool

• Increase the Tolerance value

• Use the Magic Wand Tool again

• Zoom in further

What indicates that the Object Selection Tool is identifying a potential selection?

• A blinking cursor

• A colored highlight over the object

• A dotted line around the object

• A change in the cursor shape

What is the main advantage of using the Object Selection Tool?

• It increases the size of the selection

• It selects the entire background

• It changes the color of the selection

• It automatically identifies and highlights potential selections