Are you having a problem with ColorDrop? Is Procreate’s ColorDrop not working right? The good news is that if ColorDrop on Procreate isn’t working right, you probably have a common problem. I’ll teach you how to fix this problem by teaching you about the ColorDrop threshold.
You’ve probably heard of ColorDrop, which allows you to add color to an enclosed shape simply by dragging the color to the shape. Most people accidentally ruin this feature, so that when they use ColorDrop they get a nasty, white line around the edge of their outline, or the ColorDrop fills the entire page! If this has happened to you, don’t worry, because this seems to be a common problem! There are plenty of long-time Procreate users that have this problem. The good news is there’s a simple way to fix this.
First of all, why does this happen? This has to do with ColorDrop’s threshold. The threshold is how finicky ColorDrop will be about coloring around the boundaries. If you have the threshold too low, you’ll get a white line between the ColorDrop and the outline. If you have the threshold too high, ColorDrop will just ignore the boundaries.
The question now is, how do you change the threshold? It’s a little bit tricky, but l’ll show you step by step. First, create an enclosed shape to ColorDrop into. Then, bring the color to the shape. Hold the color until it automatically ColorDrops, but don’t let go. Look above the canvas, under the grey bar where the tools are. You should see a thin, grey line that says “ColorDrop threshold” and then a percentage. You should also see a blue line that represents the threshold percentage. The smaller the percentage, the more likely you’ll have a white line on the outline of your ColorDrop. For the ColorDrop threshold, I’ve found the bigger the better, as long as you don’t go past 99%. If you do that, it’ll just fill your whole canvas. I prefer to have my ColorDrop threshold at about 92%. To make this percentage bigger, drag your finger to the right. To make this percentage smaller, drag your finger to the left.
If you still have a problem, make sure none of your layers are on reference. If a layer is on reference, ColorDrop will only drop into the content of that layer.
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