Intervention/image · error · ModifierException

Failed to apply Intervention\Image\Drivers\Imagick\Modifiers

Error message

Failed to apply Intervention\Image\Drivers\Imagick\Modifiers\DrawPixelModifier, unable to build ImagickDraw object

What it means

Error "Failed to apply Intervention\Image\Drivers\Imagick\Modifiers\DrawPixelModifier, unable to build ImagickDraw object" thrown in Intervention/image.

Source

Thrown at src/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/DrawPixelModifier.php:55

        return $image;
    }

    /**
     * Build drawable pixel in given color.
     *
     * @throws ModifierException
     */
    private function pixel(ImagickPixel $color): ImagickDraw
    {
        try {
            $pixel = new ImagickDraw();
            $pixel->setFillColor($color);
            $pixel->point($this->position->x(), $this->position->y());

            return $pixel;
        } catch (ImagickException | ImagickDrawException $e) {
            throw new ModifierException(
                'Failed to apply ' . self::class . ', unable to build ImagickDraw object',
                previous: $e,
            );
        }
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Pass a valid color for the pixel, e.g. a hex string like "ff0000" or a ColorInterface instance
2. Ensure the target Point coordinates are numeric
3. Confirm the imagick extension is loaded so \ImagickDraw can be built

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Drivers/Imagick/Modifiers/DrawPixelModifier.php:55 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Intervention/image@5598b9e397 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b13024f4988494ca. Report an issue: GitHub.