# Picking a Swatch from a Line or Zone

To select the swatch you want to draw, ink or paint with, you can click a color swatch on the Color Palette tab. However, if you have a number of color palettes, palette styles and color swatches, it can be time-consuming to select the right color swatch.

You can use the Dropper tool to select a swatch from a drawing. When you click a zone or line with the Dropper tool, Toon Boom Studio selects the color palette, palette style and color swatch that from the line or zone. You can then switch to the Paint tool and color a line or zone with the active color swatch.

To pick a color from a line or zone:

1. Select the Dropper tool from the Tools > Drawing Tools menu or the Drawing Tools toolbar. If either the Pencil, the Paint tool, or Brush tools are active, you can press [Option] to activate the Dropper tool.

2. Click the line or zone that has the color you want to use. Toon Boom Studio selects the color palette, palette style and color swatch that was used in the line or zone. You can now switch to the Paint tool and fill a line or zone with the active swatch.

See Also
Swatches
Unpainting Zones/Line Art
Creating Multiple Palette Styles
Blending a Color into a Palette Style