Spray Paint Tool

Spray a fine mist of colour onto the canvas for a textured, airbrushed effect. Perfect for backgrounds, shading, and graffiti-style art.

How to use Spray Paint

Select the Spray Paint tool from the toolbar. The context panel shows Size and Density sliders.

Set the spray size. This controls the radius of the spray circle (5-100 px). Larger = wider coverage area.

Set the density. This controls how many dots are sprayed per frame. Higher density gives denser, quicker coverage.

Hold and drag. Press and hold on the canvas to spray. The longer you hold in one spot, the denser the coverage — just like real spray paint.

Move for gradients. Move slowly for thick coverage, quickly for a light mist. Build up layers to darken areas.

Spray features

Random dot pattern

Each spray deposits randomised dots within a circle, creating natural, organic texture.

Time-based density

Holding the pointer in one spot continuously adds more dots, so you can build from light mist to full coverage.

Large area coverage

Ideal for backgrounds and gradient-style colour transitions across large canvas areas.

Tips

Overlap for gradient effects

Use two colours and overlap their spray areas to create a smooth hand-crafted gradient.

Low density for texture

Set density to 2-5 for a light speckle effect. Great for sand, stars, grass, or rough surfaces.

Combine with Fill

Block in a base colour with Fill first, then spray a lighter or darker shade over the top for shading and highlights.

Keyboard shortcuts

Esc — Stop spraying mid-stroke
Ctrl+Z — Undo last spray stroke