
Once you have identified you chosen color, you can simply release the tap and it will then be applied as your active color in the Color Panel. You can now swipe around your canvas to find an area of your image that you’d like to sample color from. This color ring is the same as the ring from the previous method, and it works the same way - the top half represents the new color, and the bottom half represents the current active color. Tapping on this button will place the color picker ring in your canvas: The color picker ring populates on the screen using this method as well.
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This method of color matching allows you to do so without putting down your pen or move it to free up your index finger for tapping. Method 2: Color match using the Modify buttonĪnother way in which you can color match in Procreate is by using the Modify button, located in the user interface between the brush size and brush opacity slider: Tapping the square modify button on the left-hand side of your screen will also allow you to color match.

If you are using a stylus (such as an Apple Pencil or some equivalent,) then this tap-and-hold method for color picking will not work. One thing to keep in mind is that this method only works when using your finger. Your color will then be selected as the active color, as indicated in the Color Panel: The color chosen with the color picker was added to the Color Panel as the active color. Once you have identified the color you’d like to sample, you can do so by releasing the tap. This color is defined by the area of your image that you currently have your cursor/finger placed over.Īs you swipe your finger across the screen, the ring will follow your hand movement, and the color will be sample from the pixel area you have the color picker placed over. The top half of the ring represents the new color that will be sampled from your image. The bottom half of the ring represents the color you currently have active in your Color Panel - represented by the small round disc in the top-right corner of the screen.

When done correctly, a ring should populate on your screen where the cursor is located: Holding a tap over the screen will populate the color picker ring, which allows you to sample color from the target area. The first way in which you can color match in Procreate is by using your index finger to hold a tap over the area of your image that you’d like to sample color from.
