Set brush color using RGB/HSV sliders or color blending palette

1. With a brush tool active do one of the following:

   • click the directly below the File menu, or

   • click the Color in the Paint Panel, or

   • click the Brush Color in the Brush Options window to open the Color Editor.

     The color editor has three tabs.

     

2. In the Color Editor, do any of the following to select a color:

   • Select a color model (HSL, HSV, CMY, or RGB) and adjust the sliders, or enter numerical values.

   • To adjust the color value only, set the color model to HSV and move the V slider.

   • Select a color model and click in the color wheel or triangle.

   • Click in the Color Blender. To change the colors in the Color Blender, set the current color (for example, using the RGB or HSV sliders) and then click a corner square in the Color Blender.

   • Click in the Color Swatches. To store the current color in the Color Swatches, drag the Current Color Swatch over a square on the Swatches board.

   • Click the Color Picker icon and click anywhere on your screen to grab that color.

     The Current Color Palette updates with the new color. The color chip in the status area also updates.

3. In the Brush Options box, set Preserve Color as follows:

   • ON—the next time you select the brush, the Brush Color will be the same as it is now.
   • OFF—the next time you select the brush, the Brush Color will be the same as the previous brush’s Brush Color. This is the default setting.

   For example, to save a colored brush to a shelf, turn on Preserve Color before you save the brush to the shelf. To save an uncolored brush to a shelf, turn off Preserve Color before you save the brush to the shelf.

Set brush color by grabbing a color from anywhere on your screen

1. With a brush tool active:
   • Click the (Color Picker) icon in the color palette.
   • Click anywhere on your screen.
2. Or, press the C key and click anywhere on your screen to grab a color while in a brush tool.
   • Release the mouse button
   • Release the C key.

Set brush color by choosing a color you have saved to a shelf

With a brush tool active choose the color swatch icon on the shelf.

Save a color to a shelf

1. In the Color Editor, do any of the following to select a color:

   • Pick a color model and adjust the sliders or type in numerical values.
   • Click in the color wheel or the color triangle.
   • Click in the Color Blending Palette.
   • Click in the Color Palette.
   • Click the Color Picker icon and click anywhere on your screen to grab that color.

   The Current Color Swatch updates with the new color.

2. Drag the Current Color Swatch from the Color Editor to the shelf with the .

Related Concepts

• About working with brushes