Fill with the Paint Bucket Tool

Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill in similarly colored areas.

1. Select the Paint Bucket Tool in the Tools palette. 2. In the Tool Options bar: #img:"1318452709540.jpg":"PaintBucket.jpg":"PaintBucket.jpg"# **A** - Click the Action pop-up menu to turn on Smooth Edges, for smooth borders; for jagged yet precise filling, turn the Smooth edges option off. You can also select whether to show or hide Colors palette in the Action menu. **B** - Click the color box to choose a color in the Colors palette. **Tip:** To choose a color for the Paint Bucket even more quickly, you can switch to the Eyedropper Tool by holding down the Option key when the Paint Bucket tool is active. **C** - #article:"63":"text":"Change the Blending Mode"# as needed and #article:"62":"text":" adjust the Opacity"# in the Tool Options bar. 3. Click the color in the image you want to fill, and slowly drag over it. As you drag, the filled area grows, increasing the tolerance amount to include the contiguous area that has similar colors. You can control how much of the image is filled by dragging less or more. **Tip:** Control-click anywhere on an image to quickly set the Blending mode for the Paint Bucket tool.
  1. Select the Paint Bucket Tool in the Tools palette.
  2. In the Tool Options bar:

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    A - Click the Action pop-up menu to turn on Smooth Edges, for smooth borders; for jagged yet precise filling, turn the Smooth edges option off. You can also select whether to show or hide Colors palette in the Action menu.

    B - Click the color box to choose a color in the Colors palette.

    Tip: To choose a color for the Paint Bucket even more quickly, you can switch to the Eyedropper Tool by holding down the Option key when the Paint Bucket tool is active.

    C - Change the Blending Mode as needed and adjust the Opacity in the Tool Options bar.

  3. Click the color in the image you want to fill, and slowly drag over it. As you drag, the filled area grows, increasing the tolerance amount to include the contiguous area that has similar colors. You can control how much of the image is filled by dragging less or more.

    Tip: Control-click anywhere on an image to quickly set the Blending mode for the Paint Bucket tool.

SEE ALSO

Fill with the Gradient Tool

Fill and stroke selections