dropper

Designates the paint tool used to pick up a color in an image and make it the paint color.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

dropper

# Examples

choose dropper tool

# Description

Use the dropper keyword to change the penColor.

When using the Dropper tool, the cursor is an eyedropper shape. This tool is used to pick up a color from the screen to use in further painting. The penColor is changed to the color of the pixel you clicked.

You can click anywhere in a stack window to pick up a color.

# Tags

# See

- **keyword:** image - **property:** penColor - **command:** choose - **glossary:** keyword, pixel, paint tool