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Mara99
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August 13, 2024
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The bucket tool is not working properly

  • August 13, 2024
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Can someone explain to me why the bucket tool is not working as usual and how I can fix it?

 

I wanted to fill just the inside of the circle, but instead it fills all the workspace except the draw already existing.

 

  

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Correct answer jane-e

Anyone?  I'm still stuck on this and not having the fill ability is really messing up my images.

 

Thanks.


@JohnnyScience 

 

Change the Mode from "Color" to "Normal"

 

 

Jane

 

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davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 14, 2024

@Mara99 Go to the options bar, for the paint bucket tool, turn on Anti-Alias and then adjust the tolerance value until you get the result you need

 

Dave

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    Mara99Author
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    August 18, 2024

    Hi, thanks for the advice was really useful. I asked for help first to Adobe Care in X (twitter) and they told me to reset the tool, which worked. So I think your suggestion would worked as well. I take note for the next time, thanks!

      Sameer K
      Community Manager
      Sameer KCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      August 14, 2024

      Hey, @Mara99. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out.

       

      Is the 'All Layers option' selected for the Paint Bucket tool? Try this:

       

       

      If this does not help, ensure there are no stale preferences in your Photoshop. Go to the location of the preference folder below and rename it to backup.

      • Windows 10/11: Users/[user name]/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop [version]/Adobe Photoshop [version] Settings
      • You can press Press the Windows key > Enter 'Run' > Enter %APPDATA%\Adobe
      • Rename the Adobe Photoshop folder by adding a .old at the end. (Adobe Photoshop 2024 > Rename > Adobe Photoshop 2024. old), you can later restore these preferences if needed.(https://adobe.ly/4860qM9)
      • Restart the computer.

      These changes will give a fresh start to Photoshop as a fresh install. Let me know how it goes.

      Thanks!

      Sameer K

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        Mara99Author
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        August 18, 2024

        Hi, thanks for the advice was really useful. I was using the tool in the same layer, so I really don't know what was the issue. I asked for help first to Adobe Care in X (twitter) and they told me to reset the tool, which worked. So I think your suggestions would worked as well. I take note for the next time, thanks!

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