diff --git a/engine/app.cpp b/engine/app.cpp
index b209a13..144e26d 100644
--- a/engine/app.cpp
+++ b/engine/app.cpp
@@ -257,10 +257,6 @@ void App::update(float dt)
          canvas->m_canvas->m_touch_lock ? color_button_hlight : color_button_normal);
 
     stroke->update_controls();
-    auto pix = ui::Canvas::I->m_current_brush.m_tip_color;
-    auto hsv = convert_rgb2hsv(glm::vec3(pix[0], pix[1], pix[2]));
-    color->m_hue->m_value.y = hsv.x;
-    color->m_quad->m_value = glm::vec2(hsv.y, 1.f - hsv.z);
 
     auto observer = [this](Node* n)
     {
diff --git a/engine/canvas_modes.cpp b/engine/canvas_modes.cpp
index d998957..90cdc03 100644
--- a/engine/canvas_modes.cpp
+++ b/engine/canvas_modes.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void CanvasModePen::on_MouseEvent(MouseEvent* me, glm::vec2& loc)
                 node->mouse_release();
                 glm::vec4 pix = canvas->pick_get(loc);
                 canvas->m_current_brush.m_tip_color = pix;
+                App::I.color->set_color(pix);
             }
             m_dragging = false;
             m_picking = false;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ void CanvasModePen::on_MouseEvent(MouseEvent* me, glm::vec2& loc)
             {
                 glm::vec4 pix = canvas->pick_get(loc);
                 canvas->m_current_brush.m_tip_color = pix;
+                App::I.color->set_color(pix);
             }
             m_cur_pos = loc;
             break;
diff --git a/engine/node.cpp b/engine/node.cpp
index ef1ac11..5636986 100644
--- a/engine/node.cpp
+++ b/engine/node.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ void Node::loaded()
 
 }
 
+void Node::added(Node* parent)
+{
+
+}
+
 const Node* Node::init_template(const char* id)
 {
     const auto& m_template = static_cast<Node*>((*m_manager)[const_hash(id)]->m_children[0].get());
@@ -207,6 +212,7 @@ void Node::add_child(Node* n)
     n->parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, YGNodeGetChildCount(y_node));
+    n->added(this);
 }
 
 void Node::add_child(Node* n, int index)
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ void Node::add_child(Node* n, int index)
     n->parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, index);
+    n->added(this);
 }
 
 void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n)
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@ void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n)
     n->parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, YGNodeGetChildCount(y_node));
+    n->added(this);
 }
 
 void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n, int index)
@@ -231,6 +239,7 @@ void Node::add_child(std::shared_ptr<Node> n, int index)
     n->parent = this;
     n->m_manager = m_manager;
     YGNodeInsertChild(y_node, n->y_node, index);
+    n->added(this);
 }
 
 void Node::remove_child(Node* n)
diff --git a/engine/node.h b/engine/node.h
index fa47b58..5d6a1c8 100644
--- a/engine/node.h
+++ b/engine/node.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ public:
     virtual void create();
     virtual void init();
     virtual void loaded();
+    virtual void added(Node* parent);
     const Node* init_template(const char* id);
     void async_start();
     void async_update();
diff --git a/engine/node_panel_color.cpp b/engine/node_panel_color.cpp
index 80318e1..88f950d 100644
--- a/engine/node_panel_color.cpp
+++ b/engine/node_panel_color.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "pch.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "node_panel_color.h"
+#include "canvas.h"
 
 Node* NodePanelColor::clone_instantiate() const
 {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ void NodePanelColor::init_controls()
         m_base_color = m_quad->m_color = hue_color;
         float hue = convert_rgb2hsv(m_base_color).x;
         m_color = glm::vec4(convert_hsv2rgb(glm::vec3(hue, m_cursor.x, 1.f-m_cursor.y)), 1.f);
+        m_quad->m_color = hue_color;
         if (on_color_changed)
             on_color_changed(this, m_color);
     };
@@ -40,3 +42,17 @@ void NodePanelColor::init_controls()
     };
     m_hue->set_value(0);
 }
+
+void NodePanelColor::set_color(glm::vec3 rgb)
+{
+    auto hsv = convert_rgb2hsv(rgb);
+    m_hue->m_value.y = hsv.x;
+    m_quad->m_value = glm::vec2(hsv.y, 1.f - hsv.z);
+    m_quad->m_color = glm::vec4(rgb, 1);
+    m_cursor = m_quad->m_value;
+}
+
+void NodePanelColor::added(Node* parent)
+{
+    set_color(ui::Canvas::I->m_current_brush.m_tip_color);
+}
diff --git a/engine/node_panel_color.h b/engine/node_panel_color.h
index ea3ad88..02fdf49 100644
--- a/engine/node_panel_color.h
+++ b/engine/node_panel_color.h
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ public:
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void clone_finalize(Node* dest) const override;
     virtual void init() override;
+    virtual void added(Node* parent) override;
     void init_controls();
+    void set_color(glm::vec3 rgb);
 };