Flood Selection Tool Flooding pixel selections

Using the Flood Selection Tool you can define a selection of similar color value pixels with a single tap.

Flooding and tolerance

When using the Flood Selection Tool, Affinity Photo 2 will analyse the target (tapped) pixel and use its color value to create a selection which includes pixels with similar color values.

Before
After
Before and after pixel selection.

The number of pixels selected is determined by the tool's Tolerance setting, which can be adjusted either by using the vertical slider or by tapping on the percentage number and entering a precise value. The higher the tolerance the more variance allowed between the target pixel and selected pixels. Therefore a higher tolerance will likely lead to more pixels being included in the selection.

This makes selecting an area of similar color and tone effortless.

Contiguous behavior

By default, flood selecting is contiguous. This means pixels with similar color values must be adjacent to one another to be selected. Therefore, pixels must be directly connected to the target pixel (or other selected pixels) to be selected. If there is a high contrast edge between areas of similar color, the pixels on the opposite side of the edge will not be selected using a single tap.

As an alternative, the contiguous behavior can be switched off. This will mean pixels of similar color to the target pixel will be selected regardless of their position within the image.

Contiguous
Non-contiguous
Difference in selection method with contiguous on (before) and off (after).
Flood Selection Tool To create a pixel selection:
  1. In the Photo Persona, select the Flood Selection Tool.
  2. (Optional) Set the Tolerance.
  3. Tap on your page.
Flood Selection Tool To create a pixel selection using multiple target pixels:

With the Flood Selection Tool selected:

  1. On the context toolbar, set the Mode to Add.
  2. Tap on your page.
  3. Repeat step 2 as needed.
Flood Selection Tool To switch off contiguous selection:

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