tacit <tacitr@aol.com> wrote:

> In article
> <b0eb11e0-1dbf-4759-a087-e723053b095d@k2g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
> Nash <lontche@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > So, i used a polygonal lasso tool to very precisely select the image
> > area, inverted the selection to select its rim and tried applying the
> > fill tool to fill the rim area with white (RGB: 255, 255, 255).
> > Blending mode Normal, Opacity 100%. The image is displayed on the
> > Background layer, with Opacity and Fill both at 100%. According to
> > , various books and tutorials that should fill every pixel of the
> > selected area with the selected color, right?
>
> No.
>
> Photoshop does not have a fill tool. The Paint Bucket is not a fill tool
> the way it is in some programs. The Paint Bucket is a combination of the
> Magic Wand and a fill tool; it looks at the color of the pixel you
> clicked on, then spreads out in all directions, filling as it goes,
> until it hits pixels with a different color.
>
> You do not use the Paint Bucket to fill a selection with color. That is
> not what it is intended for. In fact, you do not use any tool to do
> that. Instead, just hold down the Option (PC: Alt) key on your keyboard
> and press the Delete or Backspace key. That's how you fill a selection
> with color in Photoshop.

Or choose 'Edit - Fill'. Photoshop doesn't have a fill tool, but it does
have a fill menu.


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