Using the paint bucket tool
The paint bucket tool fills adjacent pixels that are similar in color value to the pixels you click. Note: The paint bucket tool cannot be used with images in Bitmap mode.
To use the paint bucket tool: - Specify a foreground color. (See Choosing foreground and background colors.)
- Select the paint bucket tool .
- (Photoshop) Specify whether to fill the selection with the foreground color or with a pattern. (See Filling and stroking selections and layers.)
- Specify a blending mode and opacity for the paint. (See Setting options for painting and editing tools.)
- Enter the tolerance for the fill.
The tolerance defines how similar in color a pixel must be to be filled. Values can range from 0 to 255. A low tolerance fills pixels within a range of color values very similar to the pixel you click. A high tolerance fills pixels within a broader range. - To smooth the edges of the filled selection, select Anti-aliased. (See Softening the edges of a selection.)
- To fill only pixels contiguous to the one you click, select Contiguous; leave unselected to fill all similar pixels in the image.
- To fill pixels based on the merged color data from all visible layers, select All Layers. (See Sampling from layers.)
- Click the part of the image you want to fill. All specified pixels within the specified tolerance are filled with the foreground color or pattern.
If you're working on a layer and don't want to fill transparent areas, make sure that the layer's transparency is locked in the Layers palette. (See Locking layers.)
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