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Brave_resourcefulness5D2E
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July 20, 2019
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Alt+click eyedropper tool not working

  • July 20, 2019
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I've seen a lot of artists use an efficient blending method by continuously alt+clicking a color and then blending it with another color. But when I tried alt+clicking and blending, the color I selected is shown in the background color instead of the foreground color. How do I fix this?

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Correct answer davescm

HI

If Alt clicking with a brush is setting the background colour instead of the foreground colour then go to the color panel and click where shown below

To blend colours on the canvas , use the mixer brush . To get that tool, click and hold on the brush tool in the toolbar and you will see the mixer brush which shares the same slot

Dave

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davescm
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davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 20, 2019

HI

If Alt clicking with a brush is setting the background colour instead of the foreground colour then go to the color panel and click where shown below

To blend colours on the canvas , use the mixer brush . To get that tool, click and hold on the brush tool in the toolbar and you will see the mixer brush which shares the same slot

Dave

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    PlushieLove
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    February 9, 2020

    The mixer brush is completely different from what this person is asking, and the whole point of this is to not to be using the eyedropper tool.  https://youtu.be/KA2UghoWVr0 this youtube video explains it! Go to the color window and there is a thin grey box selected around the black and white squares on the background one. Just select the foreground by clicking the foreground one. 

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    PlushieLove
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    February 10, 2020

    Hi PlushieLove,

    The video you posted takes 2m12s to explain what has already been marked as the correct answer. Thanks for your post all the same.

    ~ Jane

     


    I didn't understand it from that comment, which is why I decided to comment to make it clearer for others. I will try and delete it if you think it is not helpful though.

    Bojan Živković11378569
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    Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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    July 20, 2019

    If I can understand your question then the answer is following: to set Foreground color do not hold Alt while clicking on color using Eyedropper tool.

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