Wand Tool “Warning: No pixels are more than 50% selected”

[mindyt743513]

Hi, I'm using the wand tool to select the color of a hand.  I then right click on the shadow and click subtract from selection but it says the pixels are more than 50% selected.  the selection edges will not be visible..  What am I doing wrong?

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[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post screemshots including the Options Bar, Layers Panel, Channels Panel, … 

What are the Tool’s settings, Tolerance in particular? 

[Sahil.Chawla]

Hi Mindy,

Welcome to the Adobe Community!

Could you please check if the Feather option is set too high, type in “0” in the feather input box and try again!

Regards,
Sahil

[mindyt743513]

I have tried different tolerance values but that didn't seem to help.  here is a screenshot.  

[grubnose]

None of these answeres solve the prblem. I have been using PSE daily for 20+ years. It is a new issue.

[D Fosse]

Check "sample all layers".

You're selecting on the wrong layer, one that doesn't actually contain the pixels you're targeting.

[mindyt743513]

I checked sample all layers but that didn't help.

[PECourtejoie]

You are trying to select a layer that is set to 12% opacity, is is below the 50%, so would not be visible...

[PECourtejoie]

Hello, as an alternative to the excellent suggestions involving the magic wand, you can also try to use the opacity of the layers to create your selection:  Ctrl+ click the layer thumbnail of the hand, then Ctrl-+Alg click (to substract) the layer thimbnail of the shadows.

[mindyt743513]

I ended up deleting a layer and got the effect I needed but I still dont understand why the wand toiol will

[PECourtejoie]

Neither do I, I just replicated it : Click on the bottom layer, ALT+click on the shade one, and I get a selection of the part that is not shaded...

[PECourtejoie]

And it worked with the right-click options...

[keving75371984]

I have the same issue. I have been using photoshop for 10 years and only recently have I started seeing this. It makes absolutely no sense and it's a poor effort on Adobe's part to explain wtf is happening.

[grubnose]

There are TWO places to set feather! One is on the tool setting. Thew other is buried in th pop-up menu when you click the "Refine Edge" button.