Tool Outline Color

[wesmat]

How do I change the tool outline color?  When I search on this I can't find the answer I need.  My need is when doing very detailed edits to gray toned images it is very difficult to see the tool size, which is made up of alternating white and black marks.  Specifically the pencil, airbrush, smudge, etc. It is very difficult to place the tool on a gray area next to an edge.  For instance, if I want to draw a line on a grey area and have it touch another line, I have to zoom in to  see when it is touching.  For this case I'd like to change the tool color to a contrasting color, maybe red.

I have attached an example and the pencil is located in the gray next to the white a little to the right of center.  I find it easier to see in the capture than while editing.

Thanks

[PixLab]

(11-04-2024, 04:44 AM)wesmat Wrote: How do I change the tool outline color? 

AFAIK, you can't
But you can do it  without caring to see the edges of the brush, put that brush in a mode that will affect only the grays/whites/etc.. like "Overlay" in this 27-second video

(11-04-2024, 04:44 AM)wesmat Wrote: My need is when doing very detailed edits to gray toned images it is very difficult to see the tool size, which is made up of alternating white and black marks.  Specifically the pencil, airbrush, smudge, etc. It is very difficult to place the tool on a gray area next to an edge.  For instance, if I want to draw a line on a grey area and have it touch another line, I have to zoom in to  see when it is touching.  For this case I'd like to change the tool color to a contrasting color, maybe red.

I won't use any brush, but a colored layer in a certain mode for the edges' color gradient to be taken in count as well like the video on the brush above, but color by layer is faster and easier to change color later on...

   

[sallyanne]

Can you turn the area you want to colour into a path? Just that area. Make sure you have 'snap to active path' checked, should work for you then. Active paths show as red and also will not show once you export or save your finished project.
Also while in path design mode the tool options will give you the option to stroke your path and fill it. You will need to change your path into a selection to get it to meet up at the end and then select to path then do your stroke and fill. Oh and change your foreground colour to the one you want to use.

[denzjos]

Not really an anwer to your question but as sallyanne mentioned, if you make paths arround the areas, you can convert the paths to  selections ( Select / From Path) and color the areas. Make a new layer before you color the area. If you want a sharp edge, you can stroke the area border with the color from the area. A quick example.
Paths (areas already colored)
   
Layers (areas already colored)