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