To sample a color while painting with a brush without switching tools, press which key?

To sample a color while painting with a brush without switching tools, press which key?

• A. Space
• B. Ctrl
• C. Alt
• D. Shift

Answer: (C)

In Photoshop, you sample a color without leaving your brush by temporarily using the Eyedropper tool. Press and hold Alt (Option on Mac) as you brush to pick up the color beneath the cursor; the foreground color updates immediately so your brush stroke uses that color. Release the key to return to the brush and continue painting with the newly sampled color. The other keys shown don’t perform this color-sampling action while painting.

In Photoshop, you sample a color without leaving your brush by temporarily using the Eyedropper tool. Press and hold Alt (Option on Mac) as you brush to pick up the color beneath the cursor; the foreground color updates immediately so your brush stroke uses that color. Release the key to return to the brush and continue painting with the newly sampled color. The other keys shown don’t perform this color-sampling action while painting.