![]() By that I mean all edits must be made on the same layer that has image material to directly work on. When I asked for Pixelmator to confirm that there’s no History panel to be optioned, I got a one-word affirmation of “correct.” I’m thinking that means they don’t intend to change that anytime soon.Īnother big issue I have with Pixelmator Pro is that there’s no adjustment layers capability. I found out the hard way that if you accidentally delete that complicated mask on a layer that took a long time to draw, you can’t undo that and get it back. Furthermore, some actions appear to not record in the Undo-Redo log, such as deleting a mask. There’s the basic Undo and Redo menu actions, but there’s no multi-step undoing and no visual record of what’s happening to the image being edited. Apparently professionals don’t make mistakes and don’t care to one-click check before and after versions of their complex, multi-step changes. One of the more glaring omissions is having no History panel. The first place I looked was the Preferences window, however I was stopped dead in my tracks at the only two tabs on the screen: General and Rulers. There’s a sizable amount missing from an editor considered “Pro” by name. While the interface looks aesthetically pleasing, once work began on photo editing I started to notice Pixelmator Pro begin to unravel in its functionality. Pixelmator’s statement on the issue is that they “feel a dark interface works best for editing images,” continuing, “but we haven’t ruled out a light option in the future.” Functionality Nino Batista has a great article to explore more on the subject if you are interested. Dark interfaces also strain my eyes more because my pupils have to stay wide open to gather more light, just like when forced to read paragraphs of white on black text. Generally, a middle gray is what I find best for photo editing a dark interface will usually result in darker images since they appear to be lighter than what they actually are in comparison to the surrounding darkness. Combined with low contrast gray tool icons and text, your eyes are in for a workout if you spend a lot of time editing. If you'd like to discard all the current changes made with the Color Fill tool, click the Reset button at the bottom of the Tool Options pane.The non-optional near-black interface is definitely going to be a turn off for some users. ![]() Tip: To quickly fill any object, shape, or selection, drag the color you want from any color well directly onto the image. If you’d like to fill the entire layer regardless of any existing colors in it, drag until the Tolerance value reaches 100%. The more you drag, the larger the area Color Fill tool will fill. Preserve Transparency: Select Preserve Transparency to only fill the opaque areas of an image, leaving the transparent areas untouched, or deselect it to disregard transparency in an image.ĭrag on the canvas to fill in similarly colored areas. With Smooth Edges unselected, the outline will be a little more precise but jagged. Smooth Edges: Select Smooth Edges to naturally smooth the outline of the Color Fill tool. Sample All Layers: Select Sample All Layers to make the Color Fill take into account the contents of every layer in your image, not just the selected layer. Opacity: Drag the Opacity slider to adjust the transparency of the Color Fill tool. Choose Tools > Color Fill (from the Tools menu at the top of your screen).Ĭolor: Click the color well to choose a color or click to pick a color from the image.īlend Mode: Click the Blend Mode pop-up menu to choose a blend mode.The Color Fill tool fills in similarly colored areas of an image with your chosen solid color.Ĭhoose the Color Fill tool by doing one of the following: Fill specific areas of an image with color
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