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Sampling Colors From Images

You can select, or sample, a color from an existing image so that you can apply it to other areas in an image.

To paint with a color already in an image Back to Top
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Click the Dropper tool in the toolbox.
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Move the cursor to the color that you want to sample, and click.
The color swatch is updated to display the color you’ve selected.
The Dropper tool picks up visible color only; it cannot be used to select a hidden color.
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.

  Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 12, and are not included in Painter Lite. Visit www.corel.com/painter for more information about Corel Painter 12.

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