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170. Bucket tool details

“Bucket” is one of the most sophisticated tools in ibisPaint. Since it's high function, it can be difficult to set up properly. If you set it wrong, it won't function properly. If you can't use it as expected, tap the undo button and try filling over and over. Here we will explain "Bucket setting", but also "Magic Wand setting" has a similar settings so if you want to know how to set "Magic Wand setting," change the word "Bucket" to "Magic Wand" and read on.

Bucket tool is a function that fills an area where the color is similar to the color of the starting point (the place where you tap with your finger). It is most commonly used to color the undercoat of line drawings.

If the line drawing is closed without gaps, you can fill only the inside of the line. But if the line is not closed and have gaps it will be colored outside the line. If the color fill outside unintentionally, don't panic and tap undo button to go back.

Next, we will explain about “Bucket Tool window.” Display the ①Tool Selection window and tap ②Bucket , then tap ③Setting button on the option bar to open the “Bucket Tool window.”

①Reset ... Since it's hard to set Bucket tool there's a default value that works well for ones whose not used to it. If you want to reset to the initial values ​​after changing various values, tap "Reset"
②Strength ... Adjusts the area to fill the color that is similar to the start point.
③Unpainted Recognition ... When the line thickness is not equal and is hard to fill inside with "Expansion" it enables you to fill cleanly inside the lines
④Expansion ... You can expand or narrow the fill range set in “Strength”. The default value is 1.5px.
⑤Gap Recognition ... Automatically recognizes gaps between lines, and allows you to fill only inside without filling outside the line.
⑥Continuous Filling ​​... By swiping and tracing the canvas with your finger, you can continuously fill different places separated by lines.

The figure above is a comparison between filling with different "Strength" values. "Strength" sets which area with similar color should be filled by the color of the start point.(The color difference is defined as the area to be painted up to a certain level.). If there is a gradation like a line drawn with an Airbrush, when you set the value to 0%, the filled area will be small because it will stop filling if there is just a slight difference between the colors. When the value is set to 5%, it will slightly fill wider than when set to 0%. 10% will further increase the filled area. However, if the value is set too high, the color will be filled outside the lines.

The figure above is a comparison of "Expansion" between 0px and 1.5px and filled the color to line drawing drawn with Dip Pen (Soft). Line drawings have anti-aliasing (semi-transparent) on the edges, so white areas will be remaind at 0px, but 1.5px reduces unfilled area.

When filling the inside of a comic speech balloon, it is a good idea to set Expansion to a negative value.

If you want to fill places where the line ends has gap, turn on "Gap Recognition." The figure above shows a comparison between when "Gap Recognition" is turned off (left figure) and on (right figure). "Gap Recognition" automatically recognizes gaps between lines, so even if there are a small gaps in the line, you can fill only inside without filling outside the line.

The figure above shows a comparison between when "Unpainted Recognition" is turned off (left figure) and turned on (right figure). When filling inside the line that the thickness is not equal, it's difficult to adjust with "Expansion", and outside the line will be colored too. However, by turning on "Unpainted Recognition", you can cleanly fill just inside the line.

If you want to continuously fill different places separated by lines with the same color, turn on "Continuous Filling". It's convenient swiping and tracing the canvas letting you continuously fill different places.

①Boundary ... Select whether the program will decide by color (R, G, B, A), or only opacity when determining how much of the range of colors that are similar to the starting point should be filled (Color difference). If the "Reference Layer" described later is a white canvas, the entire background color is opaque, so if you select Opacity in "Boundary", the entire surface will be painted. If the "Reference Layer" is a Specific Layer or Current Layer, sometimes it may be better to set the "Boundary" to Opacity.
②Reference Layer ... You can select from Current Layer, Specific Layer and Canvas. The default is Canvas. Here, reference means where the color should be read from the process of determining the area by whether the difference between the color of the start point and the color of the judgment when deciding the paint area is close. When you select Canvas, the range will be determined by referring to the picture which is combined from all layers. If you select Specific Layer, and specify the layer with the layer selection below, it will determine the area to fill by referring to that layer. When you select Current Layer, it'll determine the area to fill by referring to the current layer. By using Specific Layer, you can separate the line drawing layer and filling layer by placing the line drawing on layer 2 and fill the work layer with layer 1.

Chapter

  1. 01.
    Introduction
  2. 02.
    Let's Take a Look at Some Sample Artwork
  3. 03.
    Start Creating an Artwork
  4. 04.
    Toolbar and Tool Selection
  5. 05.
    Do Your Draft Sketch by Hand
  6. 06.
    About Layers
  7. 07.
    Let's Trace
  8. 08.
    Undo and Eraser
  9. 09.
    Fine Tuning Using the Lasso tool
  10. 10.
    Check by Reflecting Horizontally
  11. 11.
    Select Colors in the Color window
  12. 12.
    Use Color Fill for the Undercoat
  13. 13.
    Turn Clipping On
  14. 14.
    Making a Gradation (Shading)
  15. 15.
    Select a color from the canvas or layer
  16. 16.
    Create Highlights and Shadows
  17. 17.
    Paste a Texture
  18. 18.
    Let's Merge Layers
  19. 19.
    Sign Your Artwork
  20. 20.
    View Your Artwork
  21. 21.
    Post Your Artwork
  22. 22.
    Share Your Artwork
  23. 23.
    Open your ibisPaint data in Clip Studio Paint
  24. 24.
    Prime Membership / Remove Ads Add-on (iOS,iPadOS,Android versions)
  25. 25.
    Prime Membership / Pro Add-on (Windows Version)
  26. 26.
    Synchronizing the artworks on your device with Cloud Storage
  27. 27.
    Save the past state of an Artwork as an IPV file
  28. 28.
    Rearrange artworks
  29. 29.
    Make custom brush
  30. 30.
    Installing and Exporting the Custom Brush
  31. 31.
    Release a Custom Brush to the Online Gallery
  32. 32.
    Brush Export and Import
  33. 33.
    Search For Brushes
  34. 34.
    Display images to use as reference
  35. 35.
    Add Color to the Analog Image using Multiply
  36. 36.
    Stabilizer
  37. 37.
    Layer: Clipping is convenient
  38. 38.
    Layer: Changing the color with Alpha Lock
  39. 39.
    Layer: Let's try using Screen Tone
  40. 40.
    Layer: Selection Layer
  41. 41.
    Layer: Save Layer as Transparent PNG command
  42. 42.
    Layer: Naming your layers to manage them
  43. 43.
    Layer: Rasterize
  44. 44.
    Layer: Layer Folders
  45. 45.
    Layer: Folder Move/Transform
  46. 46.
    Layer: Add Layer from Canvas
  47. 47.
    Apply Canvas Papers to your canvas
  48. 48.
    Display Grid on the Canvas
  49. 49.
    Save canvas as Transparent PNG
  50. 50.
    Make the background transparent with Eraser Bucket
  51. 51.
    Putting texture to the floor with Perspective Form
  52. 52.
    Skirt with Mesh Form
  53. 53.
    Entering text with Text tool
  54. 54.
    Creating manga with Frame Divider tool
  55. 55.
    Enlarging the canvas with Canvas Size
  56. 56.
    Cutting off the canvas with Trim
  57. 57.
    Create a Manga Manuscript for Printing
  58. 58.
    Canvas creation with resolution (dpi) specification
  59. 59.
    Changing image resolution with Resize
  60. 60.
    Change canvas Color Mode
  61. 61.
    Output High-Resolution Images with AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  62. 62.
    Texture with Material tool
  63. 63.
    Cut, Copy, Paste
  64. 64.
    Ruler: Straight Ruler
  65. 65.
    Ruler: Circular Ruler
  66. 66.
    Ruler: Elliptical Ruler
  67. 67.
    Ruler: Radial Ruler
  68. 68.
    Ruler: Mirror Ruler
  69. 69.
    Ruler: Kaleidoscope Ruler
  70. 70.
    Ruler: Array Ruler
  71. 71.
    Ruler: Perspective Array Ruler
  72. 72.
    Drawing Tool: Straight Line
  73. 73.
    Drawing Tool: Rectangle
  74. 74.
    Drawing Tool:Circle
  75. 75.
    Drawing Tool:Ellipse
  76. 76.
    Drawing Tool:Regular Polygon
  77. 77.
    Drawing Tool:Bezier Curve
  78. 78.
    Drawing Tool:Polyline
  79. 79.
    Drawing Tool:Fill
  80. 80.
    Selection Area tool: Color Range
  81. 81.
    Selection Area tool: Expand/Contract Selection Area
  82. 82.
    Special: Liquify Pen
  83. 83.
    Special: Lasso Fill
  84. 84.
    Special: Lasso Eraser
  85. 85.
    Special: Copy Pen
  86. 86.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Brightness & Contrast
  87. 87.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Tone Curve
  88. 88.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Hue Saturation Lightness
  89. 89.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Color Balance
  90. 90.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Extract Line Drawing
  91. 91.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Find Edges (Handwriting)
  92. 92.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Find Edges
  93. 93.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Change Drawing Color
  94. 94.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Mono Color
  95. 95.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Grayscale
  96. 96.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Black & White
  97. 97.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Posterize
  98. 98.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Invert Color
  99. 99.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Gradation Map
  100. 100.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Levels Adjustment
  101. 101.
    Filter (Adjust Color): Replace Color
  102. 102.
    Filter (Blur): Gaussian Blur
  103. 103.
    Filter (Blur): Zooming Blur
  104. 104.
    Filter (Blur): Moving Blur
  105. 105.
    Filter (Blur):Spin Blur
  106. 106.
    Filter (Blur): Lens Blur
  107. 107.
    Filter (Blur): Mosaic
  108. 108.
    Filter (Blur): Unsharp Mask
  109. 109.
    Filter (Blur): Frosted Glass
  110. 110.
    Filter (Style): Stroke (Both)
  111. 111.
    Filter (Style): Stained Glass
  112. 112.
    Filter (Style): Wet Edge
  113. 113.
    Filter (Style): Glow (Inner)
  114. 114.
    Filter (Style): Bevel (Inner)
  115. 115.
    Filter (Style): Bevel (Outer)
  116. 116.
    Filter (Style): Emboss
  117. 117.
    Filter (Style): Relief
  118. 118.
    Filter (Style): Waterdrop (Rounded)
  119. 119.
    Filter (Style): Stroke (Outer)
  120. 120.
    Filter (Style): Glow (Outer)
  121. 121.
    Filter (Style): Satin
  122. 122.
    Filter (Style): Drop Shadow
  123. 123.
    Filter (Style): Extrude
  124. 124.
    Filter (Style): God Rays
  125. 125.
    Filter (Draw): Parallel Gradation
  126. 126.
    Filter (Draw): Concentric Gradation
  127. 127.
    Filter (Draw): Radial Line Gradation
  128. 128.
    Filter (Draw): Radial Line
  129. 129.
    Filter (Draw): Speed Line
  130. 130.
    Filter (Draw): Clouds
  131. 131.
    Filter (Draw): QR Code
  132. 132.
    Filter (AI): Auto Paint
  133. 133.
    Filter (AI): Background Removal
  134. 134.
    Filter (Artistic): Anime Background
  135. 135.
    Filter (Artistic): Manga Background
  136. 136.
    Filter (Artistic): Chromatic Aberration (Color Shift, RGB Shift)
  137. 137.
    Filter (Artistic): Glitch
  138. 138.
    Filter (Artistic): Noise
  139. 139.
    Filter (Artistic): Retro Game
  140. 140.
    Filter (Artistic): Chrome
  141. 141.
    Filter (Artistic): Bloom
  142. 142.
    Filter (Artistic): Cross Filter
  143. 143.
    Filter (Artistic): Sheer
  144. 144.
    Filter (Pixelate): Pixelate Crystalize
  145. 145.
    Filter (Pixelate): Hexagonal Pixelate
  146. 146.
    Filter (Pixelate): Square Pixelate
  147. 147.
    Filter (Pixelate): Triangular Pixelate
  148. 148.
    Filter (Pixelate): Pointillize
  149. 149.
    Filter (Pixelate): Dots (Hexagonal)
  150. 150.
    Filter (Pixelate): Dots (Square)
  151. 151.
    Filter (Transform): Expansion
  152. 152.
    Filter (Transform): Fisheye Lens
  153. 153.
    Filter (Transform): Sphere Lens
  154. 154.
    Filter (Transform): Wave
  155. 155.
    Filter (Transform): Ripple
  156. 156.
    Filter (Transform): Twirl
  157. 157.
    Filter (Transform): Polar Coordinates
  158. 158.
    Filter (Frame): Table
  159. 159.
    Filter (Frame): Blur Frame
  160. 160.
    Filter (Movie): Rain
  161. 161.
    Adjustment Layer
  162. 162.
    Create an animation
  163. 163.
    Switching devices / transferring data (with Dropbox)
  164. 164.
    Switching devices / transferring data (with SD card on Android)
  165. 165.
    Switching devices / transferring data (with PC on iOS)
  166. 166.
    Model change / Transfer (Backup settings)
  167. 167.
    Settings window details
  168. 168.
    Change the Background Color of the Canvas
  169. 169.
    Details of Brush Parameters
  170. 170.
    Bucket tool details
  171. 171.
    Layer Window Details
  172. 172.
    Transform tool details
  173. 173.
    Blend mode details
  174. 174.
    View Menu details
  175. 175.
    How to upload transparent PNG onto X
  176. 176.
    Importing and exporting Photoshop files (PSD)
  177. 177.
    Posting Multiple Pages of Comic to the Online Gallery
  178. 178.
    Gestures, Keyboard shortcuts (iOS,iPadOS,Android versions)
  179. 179.
    Gestures, Keyboard shortcuts (Windows Version)
  180. 180.
    Use a Promo Code
  181. 181.
    Delete Account