Picking a color to use from an image

You can select a color to use from an existing image, such as the color of an item in a photograph, by using the Color Picker tool. You use this tool to change the Foreground and Background Colors and then use other tools, such as the Brush tool and Paint Bucket tool, that use these colors.

 

To pick a color from an image

  1. Select the Color Picker tool or press the shortcut key I.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To select a Foreground Color to use, click on a point in an image that has the desired color.
    • To select a Background Color to use, right-click (or press Alt and click) on a point in an image that has the desired color.

    Note that a numerical specification for the selected color is displayed in the lower-left corner of the Pixelitor window, along with color samples of the current Foreground and Background Colors.

    Note: Foreground and Background Colors can also be set by double-clicking on the color samples for them in the lower-left corner of the Pixelitor window.

  3. (Optional) Use the color as needed, such as with the Brush tool or Paint Bucket tool.

 

To change an option for the Color Picker tool after selecting it

  • In the tool options bar under the menu bar, select Sample Only the Active Layer/Mask to pick a color only in the active layer or mask, or clear it to pick from any layer.

 

 

Related topic

Painting in an image with a brush

Coloring an area with the Paint Bucket tool