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Logzor
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May 28, 2016
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Can't Find Illustrator CC (2015) Paint Bucket

  • May 28, 2016
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I just can't find it. Going to panic. Please help.

I searched online, there is a recommendation to go to Edit>Tools and reset. I do not have "Tools" in my edit menu.

The paint bucket is NOT under gradient.

I don't see three little dots to get to a customized workspace.

Any suggestions?

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      eileenfv
      Participant
      January 30, 2018

      The pervious answers are all referring to Ai on PC, not Mac. On Mac Tools is under Window. That being said, I can't currently find the regular paint bucket either, or the three dots which were there yesterday.

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 30, 2018

      Illustrator does not have 3 dots, that's Photoshop.

      Illustrator does not have a regular Paintbucket. I has the Live Paint bucket (press K)

      Or it has the Eyedropper (I) that picks up fills and strokes and can apply the with the Alt key

        jane-e
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        jane-eCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 28, 2016

        Logzor wrote:

        I searched online, there is a recommendation to go to Edit>Tools and reset. I do not have "Tools" in my edit menu.

        I don't see three little dots to get to a customized workspace.

        The three little dots near the bottom of the Toolbar are also Photoshop only, as is Edit > Toolbar. That's why you couldn't find them in Illustrator! Here are more screenshots from Photoshop:

         

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        G3TechGrigsby
        Participant
        May 28, 2016

        Do you mean Eyedropper?  It is now under the Mesh tool.

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        LogzorAuthor
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        May 28, 2016

        Not the eyedropper. There used to be a regular paint bucket, where I could use the eyedropper, sample a color, then use the paint bucket to drop that color onto numerous shapes, one after the other. Live paint is different than the regular paint bucket. I've used Illustrator since CS3 and never had this issue before. 

        Ton Frederiks
        Community Expert
        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        May 28, 2016

        Pick up the attributes with the Eyedropper.

        Hold down the Alt (Option) Key and apply it to other objects.

        The Eyedropper changes to a filled eyedropper and behaves like a paint bucket.

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          G3TechGrigsby
          Participant
          May 28, 2016

          See attached screenshot.  I see the Live Paint Bucket in palette with Shape Builder tool.  Or type K

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          LogzorAuthor
          Participant
          May 28, 2016

          I can find the live paint bucket, but what about the regular one? I should be able to use eyedropper then just bucket onto whatever shape I want. Did they get rid of the regular paint bucket that is usually under gradient?

          jane-e
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          jane-eCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 28, 2016

          Logzor wrote:

          I can find the live paint bucket, but what about the regular one? I should be able to use eyedropper then just bucket onto whatever shape I want. Did they get rid of the regular paint bucket that is usually under gradient?

          The Paint Bucket tool that you are describing is in Photoshop, not Illustrator. Here is a screenshot from Photoshop with the Paint Bucket and from Illustrator with the Live Paint Bucket. Ton and David have given you all of the correct information about the similar-but-not-the-same tool in Illustrator. Hope that helps!

           

          Use the Eyedropper (I) in Illustrator. Double-click it to change the Options.

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