The magic wand tool in Photoshop is a powerful feature that allows users to select and manipulate specific areas of an image. Unlike other selection tools, such as the lasso or marquee tools, the magic wand tool selects pixels based on their color and tone. To access the magic wand tool, users can look for the icon in the Photoshop toolbar. It looks like a wand with a star on the end. Alternatively, users can press the "W" key on their keyboard to switch to the magic wand tool. Once users select the magic wand tool, they can specify its options in the options bar at the top of the Photoshop interface.
Deltoid Magic (): A set of "spells" requiring the deltoid muscle.
Spells Ballista Knuckle バリスタナックル, Barisuta Nakkuru Mash crosses his fingers then folds them into a fist and runs at an inhuman speed at his opponent to punch them. Mashle Magic and Muscles basically has three gimmicks, and this episode introduces them all Mash s incredible strength, ability to use that strength to combat magic, and cream puffs.
Once users select the magic wand tool, they can specify its options in the options bar at the top of the Photoshop interface. Some of the options include the tolerance, which determines how closely the color of the selected area matches the color value clicked on, and the anti-aliasing option, which smooths the edges of the selection. To make a selection with the magic wand tool, users can simply click on the desired color within the image.
Sorcery and muscles magic and strength
his is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. His muscular body will have to protect him from the magic users who are out to get him.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles is based on Hajime Kōmoto 's manga and streams on Crunchyroll on Fridays.
How was the first episode?
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While the trope is overused in anime today, having an overpowered main character is not necessarily bad. However, the trick is to ensure they have a weakness—something that balances them out a bit. This weakness can be physical (e.g., Kryptonite) or mental (e.g., one's family or friends). It allows for two potential avenues for the story to take. The first is one of dramatic tension. Our hero may be strong, but he definitely can lose. The second path is one of pure comedy. Mashle is the latter.
In a world where genetic cleansing is the norm—where all people without magic are killed at birth—Mash is the purest example of why this is a stupid idea. Though he doesn't have magic, his physical strength is so immense that he is more powerful than a dragon and can literally play with highly destructive spells fired at him as if they were toys. So the obvious question remains: if he is so overpowered, what is his corresponding weakness? Frankly, it's that he is about as intelligent as a box of rocks—and this mixed with his super strength is the core of the show's comedy. This is a young man who has lived in the same house his whole life but can't remember whether to push or pull the front door—leading him to break it off its hinges on what seems to be a daily basis. This is a young man whose response to being hassled by a drunk police officer for dirtying his shirt is to offer him a half-eaten custard cream puff and rip the police officer's shirt half off—you know, to get it cleaned. Sending such a guy to a magic academy—when his very existence as a magic-less human is a death sentence is a surefire recipe for comedy. It basically writes itself.
While this episode was entertaining enough, I worry about the longevity of the show's core joke—i.e., Mash being strong but stupid. Hopefully, the extended cast will help add some variety to the comedy and make the show a fun ride from start to finish.
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Poor Mash Burnedead – he was born without magic in a world that routinely kills the “unmarked.” (Magic users have a line or two on their faces somewhere.) Abandoned as a baby, he was taken in by magic failure Regro Burnedead and raised in a wooden yurt deep in the forest, where he developed an amazing physique and a major love of cream puffs. Yes, the cream puffs are important. In fact, if it weren't for cream puffs, we probably wouldn't have a story, so all hail the mighty chou crême, pastry of the gods! They can be chocolate! Custard! Strawberry! The basis of an entire ending theme titled “Shu [sic] Cream Funky Love!” Wow!
Mashle: Magic and Muscles basically has three gimmicks, and this episode introduces them all: Mash's incredible strength, ability to use that strength to combat magic, and cream puffs. He also has an adversarial relationship with doors, which extends far beyond the usual question of push or pull. After this episode, you might be forgiven for wondering whether Ma shle's muscles fully extend to and envelop his brain because while he is, as his father notes, largely a good boy, brainpower does not appear to be among his attributes. But then, if you've ever wanted to see a guy who looks like the hero of One-Punch Man with hair beat Harry Potter into the ground, this is your moment, even if Mash's eventual facial marking has more direct ties to that famous wizard, with its distinct lightning bolt look.
As manga readers know, this episode is set up. It's also got a few tonal issues, with Regro's past feeling almost too somber for the rest of the story and the brutal magic police seeming equally out of place until Mash starts repelling their attacks with sheer muscle power. Mash isn't a particularly compelling character right now, but that's also part of what makes him fun; he has no real affect to speak of, even when he's munching on his beloved snack or singing his lyrically limited song about them. This is just good silly fun for the most part, and it should continue in that direction going forward.
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Mashle has always existed in a weird gray area for me. I've been reading the manga since it started, and I enjoy it each week, but I have difficulty recommending it enthusiastically. Any given joke or story is just good enough for me to have fun with it, and then it just leaves my brain space. Going by this first episode, the anime adaptation will wind up in a similar state of limbo.
Like yeah, I laughed here a few times, even with jokes I've already seen. While mixing One-Punch Man -style comedy with a direct parody of Harry Potter is odd, it generally works for the comedic setup to goofy moments where Mash temporarily makes the wizarding world run on Looney Tune physics. The anime's done a solid job adapting the manga's idiosyncratic character designs while polishing them for animation. There are some neat cuts of animation and effects work, and the soundtrack is an absolute banger. It might just be that sad old men stories make me weak, but I genuinely liked the backstory of how Mash's dad came to take him in. By the metric of Preview Guide, this was a successful premiere for a comedy.
Yet at the same time, I can't find a ton of enthusiasm for it or think of anything that would win over somebody skeptical of the series at first blush. For every joke that landed for me, there was a punchline or deliberately undersold one-liner that fell flat. Even the jokes that did work got a mild chuckle, but not a lot else. Grading on a curve, I suppose that puts its well above the more annoying and insufferable fantasy comedies this season, but that feels like damning with faint praise.
I don't know, that's where I've been with Mashle for a while, and that's not changing with this adaptation. It makes for perfectly entertaining fare, we'll probably get some great reaction images and memes out of the deal, and I legitimately love the soundtrack. However, I doubt it'll end up on my favorites list.
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The tool will automatically select all adjacent pixels that have a similar color value within the specified tolerance range. This makes it easy to select areas with a solid color or uniform tone. Users can also add to or subtract from the selection by holding down the Shift or Alt key, respectively, while clicking on additional areas. This allows for more precise control over the selection. Once a selection is made, users can apply various adjustments and effects to the selected area. They can change the color, adjust the exposure, apply filters, or even delete or copy the selected area to a new layer. This flexibility makes the magic wand tool an essential tool for photo editing and graphic design in Photoshop. In conclusion, the magic wand tool is a valuable tool in Photoshop that allows users to quickly and accurately select specific areas in an image based on color and tone. With its customizable options and versatile selection capabilities, it offers users the ability to make precise edits and adjustments to their images..
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