Maxi0070 Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 I am trying to use the color picker when I use the gradient tool. It deos not work. 1) I click on the gradient and I select my first color 2) When I click on the color picker on the top right (nothing happen :-( ) > I should be able to pick a color on my design where I want. It should be the main idea of color picker no? 3) So I decide to open the color selector : again the color picker does not work. Nothing happens Its soooooo frustated Did I do something wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 Hi Maxi0070! It's a little bit tricky for beginners. You have to drag the circle on the right of the dropper (Pipette) symbol to the place of the image (or even the screen) where you want to pick the colour. Then release the mouse key. The circle near the dropper symbol will turn to the new colour. Then select the gradient point you want to redye and click on the circle. The gradient point will get the new colour then. The dropper symbol itself is not a button. It is only a hint that the circle is the colour picker. Maxi0070 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 1 hour ago, iconoclast said: The dropper symbol itself is not a button. It is only a hint that the circle is the colour picker. I use the dropper symbol as the color picker, as it makes more sense logically to me. In truth, they're part of the same icon and it doesn't matter which you drag for picking. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxi0070 Posted September 6, 2021 Author Share Posted September 6, 2021 Thanks a lot. I did it but in effect it makes no sense to drag this circle. How to do simple when you can do complicated ahhaah. Thanks for the help ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted September 6, 2021 Share Posted September 6, 2021 The color picker with the pipette & associated color well (the small round circle) is not a tool in the usual sense. It appears in many different places in the UI & is usable independently of any of the tools in the Tools panel; that is, as soon as you release the mouse button to end the drag, the UI reverts to the currently selected tool. This means you do not have to take the extra step of changing tools to use it. This also means you can have an extra color well that can hold a different color from the larger wells, & simply click on it to set one of them to that color. A bit unusual for sure, but not without its own merits. Of course, there is also a more traditional Color Picker Tool if that is what you would prefer to use. Old Bruce 1 Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconoclast Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 You can also easily pick the colour by holding the Alt-key and click on the place you want to pick the colour from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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