Bug 395231

Summary:	Pick color from "current and below layers" and "current and below layers without filters"
Product:	[Applications] krita	Reporter:	erik90mx <erik90mx>
Component:	Tools	Assignee:	Krita Bugs <krita-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	grzegorzpedrycz, halla, tamtamy.tymona
Priority:	NOR
Version:	4.0.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Microsoft Windows
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description erik90mx 2018-06-11 02:23:38 UTC

Hi,

I come from several years using Photoshop (15 years so so), and there is this workflow that I always use when I work with several layers + filters.

Scenario: I have a lot of layers nested in a group, at the top there are filters (usually curves or leves)  https://prnt.sc/jtgng4

-I need to create a layer above another layer containing colors/images etc, to make a fix or correction.
-I always choose the "current and below" option of the color picker in photoshop (this setup will affect the brush color picker sub tool too)
-This way I select several times while painting, some colors from the layers below, without being afected by the filters at the top.

*** Right now I can select a color doing -control- while using the brush tool, but the one picked is a color afected by the filters, my workaround (very time consuming), is with R choose the layer below, change to the brush tool and press control+alt to just select the color from the current layer (wihtout being afected by the filters), then come back to the layer selected before with the ; key ***

Regards

Comment 1 grzegorzpedrycz 2019-05-27 16:38:52 UTC

Any devs consider that ? I had the same feature request in few places. Its time saving feature .

Comment 2 Halla Rempt 2019-05-27 16:41:39 UTC

"devs" are currently considering nothing but fixing bugs and cleaning up other unfinished business, I'm afraid.

Comment 3 grzegorzpedrycz 2019-05-28 06:12:22 UTC

Totally understand that , keep that in mind for future plans :)

Comment 4 Tiar 2020-11-03 21:15:25 UTC

The same option could be added to Fill Tool (only consider current and below layers to calculate the area) and selection tools (the same). It would be a new option in the "Sample Layers" combobox.

I have this on my TODO, but I think first I'd need to add Color Labeled Layers to the color picker. And there should be a shortcut to pick colors respecting the Color Picker options (right now there are four shortcuts and they are absolute; it wouldn't be wise to add two new shortcuts for every new sample option (for foreground and background colors)).