How do I use the eyedropper tool to pick a color?

Select the Eyedropper tool.

In the options bar, select an option from the Sample Size menu to change the sample size of the eyedropper. Sampling point.

Read the exact value of the pixel you clicked.

3 x 3 average, 5 x 5 average, 11 x 11 average, 31 x 31 average, 51 x 51 average, 101 x 101 average.

Reads the average of the specified number of pixels within the clicked area.

Use the eyedropper tool to select foreground color aSampling point B

5 x 5 average sampling.

Collects color swatches from the currently active layer.

To circle the eyedropper tool with a ring that previews the sample color on the current foreground color, select Show Sample Ring. (OpenGL is required for this option.) See.

Enable OpenGL and optimize GPU settings.

Do one of the following:

To select a new foreground color, click within the image. Alternatively, place the pointer over the image, press the mouse button and drag around the screen at will. The foreground color selection box changes as you drag. Release the mouse button to pick up a new color.

To select a new background color, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Option key (Mac OS) and click inside the image. Alternatively, place the pointer over the image, hold down the Alt key (Windows) or Options key (Mac OS), press the mouse button, and drag anywhere on the screen. The background color selection box changes as you drag.

Release the mouse button to pick up a new color.

In CorelDraw, the colors in the bitmap cannot be extracted, unless it is a vector graph. Or you can go to the PS and fill it with a straw.

01 Open the PS software, left-click the menu [File]|Open and select a landscape to demonstrate how to use the eyedropper tool to select a color, as shown in the image below.

02 Next, left-click and select [Eyedropper Tool] in the PS toolbox, as shown in the figure below.

03 Then, move the mouse to **, in the area of the lotus graphic, click to select the pure color, you can see that the foreground scene changes to the selected color, and the foreground color is pink, as shown in the figure below.

04 Then, the foreground color and the background color are exchanged, click the [Eyedropper Tool] with the left mouse button, and use the Eyedropper Tool to select the color of the lotus leaf ruler on the **, so that the foreground color changes to green, as shown in the figure below.

05 Then, left-click the mouse button and select [Ellipse Marquee Tool] in the PS toolbox, as shown in the figure below.

06 Next, draw a circular selection on **, as shown in the image below.

07 Finally, you can fill the circular area, set the foreground color to pink, and press the key combination [Alt+Delete] on the keyboard, so that the circular area will be filled with pink color, as shown in the figure below. Summary: You can use the eyedropper tool to select different colors on ** to fill the selection with the foreground color.

The eyedropper tool is a tool that comes with graphics, images, and other software, which is used to absorb color, but only one, and absorbs the average color of the three pixels around an area of one point.

Application: The eyedropper tool can absorb the color of any document in Photoshop, in addition to the above uses, there is also a very important role is to pick up the color in different positions, and then in the"information"panel to see the numerical value of the color and compare it, this feature may be less used by beginners.

For example, when using Photoshop to design a web page, it is often necessary to grab some good ** pages first, and then take some ready-made colors from them to use, and this is where the eyedropper tool comes in handy.