Choose colors with the eyedropper tool – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Color fundamentals
Last updated 1/10/2010
Foreground and background color boxes in toolbox
A. Default Colors icon B. Switch Colors icon C. Foreground color box D. Background color box
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To change the foreground color, click the upper color selection box in the toolbox, and then choose a color in the
Adobe Color Picker.
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To change the background color, click the lower color selection box in the toolbox, and then choose a color in the
Adobe Color Picker.
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To reverse the foreground and background colors, click the Switch Colors icon in the toolbox.
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To restore the default foreground and background colors, click the Default Colors icon in the toolbox.
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About the HDR Color Picker (Photoshop Extended)
Choose colors with the Eyedropper tool
The Eyedropper tool samples color to designate a new foreground or background color. You can sample from the
active image or from anywhere else on the screen.
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Select the Eyedropper tool
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To change the sample size of the eyedropper, choose an option from the Sample Size menu:
Point Sample
Reads the precise value of the pixel you click.
3 by 3 Average, 5 by 5 Average, 11 by 11 Average, 31 by 31 Average, 51 by 51 Average, 101 by 101 Average
Reads the
average value of the specified number of pixels within the area you click.
Selecting a foreground color with the Eyedropper tool
A. Point sample B. 5 x 5 average sample
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Choose one of the following from the Sample menu:
All Layers
Samples color from all layers in the document.
Current Layer
Samples color from the currently active layer.
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Do one of the following:
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To select a new foreground color, click in the image. Alternatively, position the pointer over the image, press the
mouse button, and drag anywhere on the screen. The foreground color selection box changes dynamically as you
drag. Release the mouse button to pick the new color.
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