Bug 395231 - Pick color from "current and below layers" and "current and below layers without filters"
Summary: Pick color from "current and below layers" and "current and below layers with...
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: krita
Classification: Applications
Component: Tools (show other bugs)
Version: 4.0.3
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
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Assignee: Krita Bugs
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Reported: 2018-06-11 02:23 UTC by erik90mx
Modified: 2020-11-03 21:15 UTC (History)
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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)).