naftalibeder Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 In Photoshop, you can set a simple preference for the eyedropper, to pick the color from the currently selected layer, or the resulting color from the displayed (flattened) set of all layers, or some other options: I regularly paint on a layer underneath other layers, and in PS I can select colors from the layer I'm painting on while I work. In Affinity, when I use the color picker while I'm painting, it picks the resulting color from all layers, which means that new color is dramatically wrong when I apply it to the "underpainting" layer. Is this an existing feature I haven't been able to find? Or is this simply not an option in Affinity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 22, 2017 Staff Share Posted February 22, 2017 Hi naftalibeder, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) With the Colour Picker Tool selected check the Source dropdown on the context toolbar (see screenshot below). Dave Quail 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naftalibeder Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks for the response! This is half the issue, so I appreciate you pointing out the feature - I totally missed it. In Photoshop, when you select a color picker selection source, it persists in other modes (like painting), so when you use the option-click/drag shortcut to select a color, it uses the source type you set. It appears Affinity doesn't do that, and I'm not sure what purpose that serves. Is that a feature that can be changed in the settings somewhere? EDIT: Bump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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