When using a brush, which key can be pressed to pull up the eyedropper?

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

Answer: (B)

Temporarily switching to the Eyedropper while painting lets you pull color from the image without leaving the brush. Pressing Alt (Option on Mac) while using the Brush changes the tool to the Eyedropper, sampling the color under the cursor. When you release Alt, the brush returns with the newly picked color so you can continue painting seamlessly.

This workflow is handy for matching colors exactly as you work. Other keys don’t trigger the Eyedropper in this context: Spacebar moves the canvas with the Hand tool, rather than sampling color; Ctrl and Shift serve different shortcuts and don’t activate the Eyedropper for color picking while painting.