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# Paint Bucket Tool

Keyboard shortcut N
+ opt ⌥ =
Use the Paint Bucket tool to fill an area with a similar color.

1. Select Paint Bucket tool in the Tools palette (or press shortcut N).
2. Choose a foreground color.
3. Click the color in the image you want to fill and then slowly drag over it.

   As you drag, the filled area grows to include the contiguous area that uses similar colors. You can control how much of the image is filled by dragging less or more.

4. Repeat step 3 as many times as you like.

Foreground color is used to fill.
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Tool Options

In yhe Tool Options palette you can set a blending mode and opacity.

The Paint Bucket tool also has an option called "Anti-alias" to smooth the edges of the colored area.

- View ‣ Show Tool Options
- Cmd ⌘ + 2

Painting Tools

- Pencil
- Brush
- Paint Bucket
- Gradient
- Eraser
- Magic Eraser

Related topics

- Tools palette