14. Select a color from the canvas or layer

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14. Select a color from the canvas or layer

When drawing, you often find yourself needing to switch to another color. If the color you want to use next is already present on your canvas or layer, there are methods to select that color without having to go to the Color window, allowing you to work more efficiently.

There are 2 ways to select a color from the canvas or layer.

Use the Eyedropper
Use the Quick Eyedropper

Using the Eyedropper

Open the ①Tool Select window. Select the ②Eyedropper. Click (or tap) on ③the color you wish to use to select the color.

When selecting a color in this way, you can set the Reference layer as either Canvas (all layers together) or Current Layer.

①Canvas … Uses all layers together as the reference. This method is affected by the different individual blending modes and opacities of each layer, and selects the color as seen on your screen.
②Current Layer … Uses only the current layer as the reference. This method is not affected by the different individual blending modes and opacities of each layer, and selects the color as it is on the current layer.

For example, let’s make a red rectangle and a blue circle, then try selecting a color by setting the Blending Mode on the blue circle’s layer to Multiply. If the Reference is set to ①Canvas, you’ll select ②the color currently being applied by the Blending Mode.

Now let’s try changing the Reference to ①Current Layer and selecting a color from there. This time it selected ②the color not being applied by the Blending Mode.

So if you don’t want your use of the Eyedropper tool to be affected by the differences in blending modes and opacities of your layers, you can switch your Reference to Current Layer.

Using the Quick Eyedropper

The Quick Eyedropper is a function that can select a color with just a long press of the finger on the screen. It’s a convenient tool that saves having to open the Tool Select window and manually switch to the Eyedropper.

Do a long press of the finger on the area displaying ①the color you wish to select. This brings up ②a magnifying glass, which will select the color on the area you’re holding your finger on.

If you wish to cancel the Quick Eyedropper while it’s in use, keep your finger held down and use ①a different finger to tap another spot on the screen.

If you don’t want to use the Quick Eyedropper tool at all, you can turn the function off.

Tap ①Return, then go to ②Settings. Go to ③Quick Eyedropper and set it to off, then press the ④✓ to close the Settings window. This will turn the Quick Eyedropper off.

When the Quick Eyedropper is turned off, if you want to select a color from the canvas or layer, open the ①Tool Select window and select the ②Eyedropper.

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