How do I fill the current selection with color?

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I remember there's some option allow you to fill current selection with colors , but I couldn't find it anymore

Paint in selection creates a shadow around the boundary! How can one get rid of that? — Vineet Kaushik, Apr 30 '16 at 06:37

score 48 · Accepted Answer · edited May 09 '19 at 18:23

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All you must do in GIMP is use the Fill Bucket tool, holding down shift will toggle between the 'fill similar color' and 'fill whole selection' options.

edited May 09 '19 at 18:23

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answered May 14 '12 at 06:02

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Paint in selection creates a shadow around the boundary! How can one get rid of that? – Vineet Kaushik Apr 30 '16 at 06:37
FYI, in order for the Bucket Fill gadget to work correctly, you need to ensure that the proper layer is selected... – Digger Nov 21 '21 at 17:03

krispy · Answer 2 · 2021-01-26T16:56:33.360

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You can fill the current selection with either the foreground color or the background color from the Edit menu. Ctrl + , and Ctrl + . respectively on the keyboard.

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answered May 25 '20 at 23:35

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This is the real accepted answer. – vdegenne Nov 29 '20 at 15:15

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 14 '14 at 20:02

Just change the foreground or background color to the color of your choice and then just drag it to your image, any part will do because whenever there is a selection on an image, any action done on the image is assumed to be on the selection. Dragging the color to any part of your image, selected or not, will fill the selection with that color.

How do I fill the current selection with color?

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