: How to quickly get inside of this magic wand tool border selection - complex image Original image : http://orig10.deviantart.net/cf51/f/2013/234/c/1/_8__uscail_by_el_dark_core-d6jbjv0.png I need to

@Murray976

Select white with Magic Wand
Enter Quick Mask mode by tapping the Q key
Select internal area by clicking once with the Magic Wand Tool
Fill with White.
Choose Select > Inverse from the menu
Fill with black
Exit Quick Mask Mode by tapping the Q key again
Add a new Layer Mask by clicking the icon at the bottom of the Layer Panel





Done
Add additional layers as needed.


This method would also remove any outline which falls outside the white halo. So if there were a black line, then a white line, then the image, this method would work well to remove any double or triple outline should it exist.

Often modifying a selection created by the Magic Wand Tool can be spotty - meaning it doesn't always contract/expand how you think it will. Using quick mask mode allows you to quickly alter selections based on solid areas rather than the actual image pixels. Then using layers masks keeps all the work non-destructive so if you ever do need to go backwards, the image data is still there.

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@Jessie844

You can simply select your image as you did, then go in the "select" menu, and then "modify".

Then you'll see the option to "expand" or "contract" your selection. There you can select the number of pixels you want to expand or contract your selection with.





I found it gave better result if I deleted the background and white border. Then I selected the background, did a "select" then "inverse" and then a "modify/contract."

Edited: The wand tool is not the best way to select elements but it can work as a shortcut sometimes and the result doesn't seem so bad on a graphic like the sample you provided.

The best way to isolate an element and make a precise selection of your image is by using a layer mask with the help of brushes or the path tool. But since you want something quick, it might not work for this project (How to add a layer mask.)

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@Candy945

You can just set the tolerance of the magic want tool to 100 as shown below, then click on the background, which is the green area and delete it, then select the white border and delete that.

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