{"id":2168,"date":"2011-02-04T17:52:26","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T22:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theartofretouching.com\/blog\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2024-03-30T23:13:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T03:13:55","slug":"photoshop-tools-magic-wand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theartofretouching.com\/blog\/photoshop-tools-magic-wand\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Tutorial &#8211; Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Photoshop Tutorial &#8211; Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>This video is available <strong>Free for Everyone<\/strong>.<\/em><br \/>\n\t<em><strong>Running Time<\/strong>: 10 minutes<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is a simple tutorial on how to use the Photoshop <strong>Magic Wand<\/strong> and <strong>Quick Selection<\/strong> Tools. If you have done little more than open up Adobe Photoshop, this will be a good place for you to start. 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