Fill Tool Properties

Fill a selection or a layer with color, gradient or pattern. The Fill tool also fills adjacent pixels that are similar in color value to the pixels you click.

Activate the Fill tool by clicking the button in the Tools panel or by tapping the L shortcut.

Tolerance - Determines the color range of the filled pixels. Enter a value in pixels, ranging from 0 to 255. Value 0 means that only the pixels that are the same color as the specific pixel you clicked on will be filled. A value larger than 0 represents the shades of pixels darker and lighter that will be filled as well.

Opacity - Set the opacity of the fill color, gradient or pattern (1-100).

Contiguous - To fill only pixels contiguous to the one you click, select Contiguous; leave Contiguous unselected to fill all similar pixels in the image.

Use Alpha - Determines the alpha channel of the filled pixels.

Wet the Layer - When enabled, the fill automatically wets the filled pixels.

Scale (available for Pattern) - Scale up or down the default pattern (1-1000).

By default, the Fill tool uses Antialiasing which creates a smoother-edged filled selection.

Fill with Color

Choose the Fill tool and select a color in the Color panel you want to fill with.

Click on the layer, selection or object on canvas to fill it with the selected color.

Fill with Gradient

Choose the Gradient tool - a Gradient Library with the list of gradients will appear from where you can select a gradient. You can also create and save your custom gradient. To create a custom gradient set the starting color, middle color and end color on the gradient preview.

To save the gradient click the Add Gradient button at the bottom of the panel.

To remove a selected gradient, click the Remove Gradient button at the bottom of the panel.

To fill with the chosen gradient, click and drag across the layer, selection or an object to create a color shift.

Fill with Pattern

Choose the Pattern tool and select a pattern from the list you want to fill with. You can combine multiple patterns to achieve engaging effects.

To import your own pattern, click the Import Pattern button at the bottom of the panel.

To remove a selected pattern, click the Remove Pattern button at the bottom of the panel.

Video tutorial

Learn more about Rebelle's Fill tool in this video: Fill & Gradient Tool.