Flood Fill tool and Colour Picker tool and 'Apply to Selection' behaviour doesn't seem to make sense with 'Image' layers

[stingray]

Please could we have the Colour Picker tool 'Apply to Selection' NOT be active by default the first time we use it with an Image Layer. I don't quite understand what this function is supposed to be for, but I'm finding that I'm often having to de-select it with Image Layers. When active, it causes some unexpected colour change results since when active on an image layer will immediately update the colour of the whole image.

It would be great if its status could be remembered but apparently it gets re-activated every time you add a new Image layer, and also seems to re-activate when switching between different images.

[stingray]

For anyone concerned with this, I think I may now partly understand the issue. It would seem that the type of layer (pixel or Image) has a great influence on the outcome. Use of the colour picker doesn't have the same behaviour with a pixel layer as an image layer.

When used with an image layer the colour picker and the Flood Fill tool behaviour doesn't seem to make sense.

Can anyone here explain how to effectively use the Flood Fill tool and Colour Picker with an Image layer?

[walt.farrell]

48 minutes ago, stingray said:

Can anyone here explain how to effectively use the Flood Fill tool and Colour Picker with an Image layer?

For the Color Picker, turn off Apply to Selection in the Context Toolbar. Or Rasterize the Image Layer.

For Flood Fill, Rasterize the Image Layer.

Image layers are just something you need to get used to and understand, as an Affinity user.

[stingray]

Thanks Walt for this great advice. That really does clarify the options.🙂

[loukash]

40 minutes ago, walt.farrell said:

For the Color Picker, turn off Apply to Selection in the Context Toolbar.

Thanks for the reminder. I tend to forget about this…

[NotMyFault]

I often use a brute force method and add a new pixel layer, and keep it active in layer stack. While using color picker or adjusting colors in color panel.

If you have a group selected in layer stack, color picking could accidentally destroy all layers inside the group if you apply colors by mistake. Depends on tool chosen, but tools may switch automatically when changing layers.

normally pixel layers won’t get a color applied - but if there are inside a group, there are filled with the color.

Only undo can then save your day. But occasionally the impacted area is not visible due to zoom level and the damage is done.