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 |
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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.
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You can quickly access the Dropper tool from the toolbox by clicking the Brush tool
in the toolbox, and then pressing Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) or by pressing D on the keyboard.