i dropper doesn't allow me to revert to brush tool?

[kat]

With brush selected, clicking i dropper then lifting my finger off the click no longer reverts to brush and when I do select brush the dropper color reverts to previous color. Dropper works  with option but not i with waccom intuous 6

[Dan C]

Hi @kat,

18 hours ago, kat said:

With brush selected, clicking i dropper then lifting my finger off the click no longer reverts to brush

If you are using the i key shortcut to switch to the colour picker, you will need to hit i again, once you have picked the colour, to return to the brush tool.

18 hours ago, kat said:

when I do select brush the dropper color reverts to previous color

Switching to the Colour Picker tool from the Paint Brush tool appears to be 'swapping' the foreground and background colour wells, meaning you apply the colour picked colour to the foreground swatch, then when switching back to the Paint Brush tool this becomes the background swatch and the brush continues to use the same colour as before colour picking.

I must say I'm not currently certain if this is expected behaviour, as switching to the Colour Picker tool from other tools (such as the quick shape objects) doesn't swap the foreground and background swatches - so I'm checking this with our developers now and will be sure to update you with any pertinent information!

In the meantime, with the Paint Brush tool selected, use X to swap the foreground and background wells, then use i to switch to the colour picker and pick your required colour. Once picked, press i once again to return to the previous tool and you should find the picked colour is now in use by the brush 

[kat]

AP v10.10.5

Wacom> brush > click i on wacom > click b on wacom > click x to switch colors.

But previously I didn't have to click b to get back to the brush then x. I just released the i.

Thanks for looking into this .

[walt.farrell]

15 minutes ago, kat said:

click i on wacom

I have a Wacom. It does not have "i" or "b" buttons.

Perhaps you have configured some of the buttons on your Wacom so they do something we don't understand? We may need to know more about which button you're clicking, and what you have that button configured to do.

[kat]

This is a new intuous 6. It's been working with the i & b until 2 days ago. I've checked the Wacom settings, reset the AP studio, logged out & logged in.

[kat]

Whew, it's the modifier option:

Found this which agreed, "When using the paint brush on an image you can use the ALT key and click anywhere on that image to switch to that colour for your brush"

All is back to working 😀