Corel Painter Help :
Color : Sampling colors from images
Quick links to procedures on this page:
You can select, or sample, a color from an existing image so that you can apply it to other areas in an image. You can sample a color from one or more selected layers or from all visible layers. By default, you sample a single pixel from the image window. In addition, you can sample pixels from a selected area. When you sample color from an area, Corel Painter averages the colors of pixels in the selected area. You can set the sample area size to 3 × 3, 5 × 5, 11 ×11, 31 × 31, 51 × 51, and 101 × 101 pixels.
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Point sample — lets you sample the color of a single pixel |
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3 × 3 — lets you sample the average color value in a 3 × 3 pixel area |
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5 × 5 — lets you sample the average color value in a 5 × 5 pixel area |
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11 × 11 — lets you sample the average color value in a 11 × 11 pixel area |
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31 × 31 — lets you sample the average color value in a 31 × 31 pixel area |
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51 × 51 — lets you sample the average color value in a 51 × 51 pixel area |
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101 × 101 — lets you sample the average color value in a 101 × 101 pixel area |
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Selected layer(s) — lets you sample a color from the active layer or one or more selected layers |
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All Visible Layers — lets you sample a color from all underlying layers that are visible |
The Dropper tool does not pick up color in areas of transparency; it returns the last color that you sampled.
The Dropper tool picks up visible color only; it cannot be used to select a hidden color.
The Dropper tool works with the Brush, Crop, Pen, Rectangular Shape, Oval Shape, Text, Shape Selection, Scissors, Add Point, Remove Point, Convert Point, and Paint Bucket tools.
You can quickly access the Dropper tool from the toolbox by clicking the Brush tool in the toolbox, and then pressing Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows) or by pressing D on the keyboard.
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