Action/Script to sample color and fill

[Johnnyenv]

Hello,

I'm looking for a very simple action to take an eyedropped color sample from the canvas and then simply fill that entire image with that color.

I swear this used to be possible on previous PS versions by just using a brush.

Can anyone help?

[pixxxelschubser]

Yes, it is possible to write a script.

But you can create easily an action by yourself or simple use three shortcuts and one click:

1. (select the Eyedropper tool)
2. left mouse click with the Eyedropper tool (new foreground color from Eyedropper tool)
3. [Shift]+[Alt]+[Strg]+ (creates a new layer above the active layer)
4. [Alt]+[Backspace] (fill the new created layer with the new foreground color)

Are you able to create an action with step 3 and step 4 ?

1. (select the Eyedropper tool)
2. left mouse click with the Eyedropper tool (new foreground color from Eyedropper tool)
3. start your new created action

The same is possible with a script.

Have fun

[Kukurykus]

Where have you found documented information of:

ALT & BACKSPACE to fill layer with foregroundColor?

Ps. is there shortcut to do same with backgroundColor?

[pixxxelschubser]

Hi Kukurykus​,

honestly? I do not know it anymore.

But I used this for years.

The shortcut for filling with background color is also quite simple: [Strg]+[Backspace]

And also for interesting for this thread: the Eydropper tool fills the background color with [Alt]+left-mouse-click

And not to forget: exchanges foreground and background color

[Kukurykus]

I had to google Strg translated to Strong, to get to know for Germans it's Ctrl / control

the Eydropper tool fills the background color with [Alt]+left-mouse-click

It doesn't work for me, are you sure it's correct, can you give some example?

[pixxxelschubser]

Opps. Sorry my mistake.

Eyedropper tool fills foreground color with left mouse click (like I said before)

and the background color with [Strg/Ctrl]+left mouse click (and not with [Alt] )

Excuse

[Kukurykus]

You were correct about ALT/CTRL with LMB to fill with back/foregroundColor. Problem is with Eyedropper... - no matter

[pixxxelschubser]

wait a minute

[Kukurykus]

How did you know I'm going to sleep? Okey, then I'm still here

[pixxxelschubser]

standard foreground and background color in CC2018

Eyedropper tool with LMB changes foreground color

Eyedropper tool with [Strg/Ctrl]+LMB changes background color

Sorry, I still try:

PS_foreground_backgroundColor from pixxxelschubser on Vimeo.

How to change the PS foreground and background color with the Eyedropper tool

[Kukurykus]

[Shift]+[Alt]+[Strg]+ (creates a new layer above the active layer)

I forget to mention that I didn't know too. Only Shift & Alt & Ctrl to make new layer, that's enforcing dialog though.

Don't you use newest 19.1.2 update but 19.1 still? Maybe because of some bug you found?

Something went wrong: there are 4 videos, but thx for posting. Now I understand.

You did not mention you use Swatches with eye-dropper. It is why it did not work for me.

I add when you use Eydropper on image then you can use Alt (not Ctrl like with swatches) to set background color.