You can paint with the color, use it to select a color in other paint tools, or use it as the background of your image (Color 2). After you’ve selected the color, you can use it in a variety of ways. When you’ve found the color you want, click on it to select it.Ħ. As you move the dropper around, the color you’re selecting will be displayed in the color picker at the bottom of the window. Once you have the eye dropper selected, click and drag the dropper onto the image.