Coloring an area with the Paint Bucket tool

You can fill an image or a selected area in one with a color or change colors in an image or selected area by using the Paint Bucket tool.

 

To fill or change a color

  1. (Optional) Change the color that the Paint Bucket tool uses. By default, the Paint Bucket tool changes pixels to the Foreground Color, a sample of which is displayed in the lower left of the Pixelitor window. To change the Foreground Color, see Changing Foreground and Background Colors.
  2. (Optional) Select an area in the image. One way to do this is with the Selection tool, and information on using it is available in Selecting image areas for modification.
  3. Select the Paint Bucket tool or press the shortcut key N.
  4. Anywhere in the image, click on the color you want to change in order to cause the same or similar colors to change in the selected area (if one is present) or the entire image.

 

To change options for the Paint Bucket tool after selecting it

  • In the tool options bar under the menu bar, change the options as needed:
    • Tolerance: Use the slider or text box to change the tolerance level for color changes from 0 to 255. The tolerance level specifies how closely pixels must be in color to the one you select and click on in order to change. Enter a low value to only change colors that are very similar to the one you click on. Enter a high value to change a broader range of similar colors.
    • Fill With: Select the color that you want to change to.
    • Action: Select Local to only change colors that are spatially close to the point where you click to select a color. Select Global to change colors regardless of the distance from where you click.