# Use the Eye dropper tool on photos?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-the-eye-dropper-tool-on-photos/10706>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [January 5, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-the-eye-dropper-tool-on-photos/10706 "2021-01-05T04:35:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mvmaastricht](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mvmaastricht/32/8241_2.png) [@mvmaastricht](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mvmaastricht)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 4:35am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-the-eye-dropper-tool-on-photos/10706/1 "2021-01-05T04:35:03Z")

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Is there a way to use a color from a picture (like a piece of wood in an imported photo) in a 3D object in Shapr3d?

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**Author:** ![Victor\_Shapr3D](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/victor_shapr3d/32/3502_2.png) [@Victor\_Shapr3D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Victor_Shapr3D)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 12:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-the-eye-dropper-tool-on-photos/10706/2 "2021-01-05T12:00:17Z")

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Hi @mvmaastricht, this is not supported by the app.  
Currently, colors can be picked from already colored faces of bodies within the workspace to reset the color wheel.

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**Author:** ![mvmaastricht](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mvmaastricht/32/8241_2.png) [@mvmaastricht](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/mvmaastricht)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/use-the-eye-dropper-tool-on-photos/10706/3 "2021-01-10T02:57:21Z")

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Thanks for answering. Are you planning to add this in the future?