Using The Paint Bucket Tool - Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual

Managing gradients
By saving and loading libraries of gradients, you
can customize the gradient list that appears in the
gradient options bar and the Gradient Editor
dialog box. For information on using the pop-up
palette in the Gradient Editor dialog box,
see "Using pop-up palettes" on page 35. You can
also manage gradients using the Preset Manager.
(For more information on the Preset Manager,
see "Working with presets" on page 35.)
You can change the view of the pop-up palette to
display gradients different ways. You can use the
same method to change the view of the gradients
in the Gradient Editor dialog box.

Using the paint bucket tool

The paint bucket tool fills adjacent pixels that are
similar in color value to the pixels you click.
Note: The paint bucket tool cannot be used with
images in Bitmap mode.
To use the paint bucket tool:
Specify a foreground color. (See "Choosing
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foreground and background colors" on page 74.)
Select the paint bucket tool ( ).
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Specify whether to fill the selection with the
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foreground color, or in Photoshop Elements, with
a pattern. (See "Filling and stroking selections and
layers" on page 159.)
Specify a blending mode and opacity for the
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paint. (See "Setting options for painting and
editing tools" on page 147.)
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5 If you choose to fill the selection with a pattern,
click the inverted arrow( ) next to the pattern
sample and select a pattern for the fill.
(See "Creating and editing patterns" on page 161.)
6 Enter the tolerance for the fill.
The tolerance defines how similar in color a pixel
must be to be filled. Values can range from 0 to
255. A low tolerance fills pixels within a range of
color values very similar to the pixel you click.
A high tolerance fills pixels within a broader range.
To smooth the edges of the filled selection,
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select Anti-aliased. (See "Softening the edges of a
selection" on page 108.)
To fill pixels based on the merged color data
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from all visible layers, select All Layers.
(See "Sampling from all layers" on page 178.)
To fill only pixels contiguous to the one you
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click, select Contiguous; leave unselected to fill all
similar pixels in the image.
Click the part of the image you want to fill.
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All specified pixels within the specified tolerance
are filled with the foreground color or pattern.
If you're working on a layer and don't want to
fill transparent areas, make sure that the layer's
transparency is locked in the Layers palette.
(See "Locking layers" on page 178.)
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