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wearl65398288
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May 10, 2019
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Photoshop 20.0.4 brush/mask problem

  • May 10, 2019
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Hey,

I noticed this problem and wanted to know if there was a solution or if that was a bug:

in Photoshop 20.0.4 (the latest version on the day I'm writing this), let's say that I'm drawing a red shape with my brush tool, then, if I want to erase some of it with a mask, using the brush tool on the mask, I will get that:

SO even with everything at 100% opacity, it seems that this is not erasing everything and leaves something like a 10% opacity of the original shape.

This will do the same with a photo or anything...

I tried to reset all the tools, I also re-installed the App and nothing is changing...

I then downloaded one of the previous version of Photoshop (19.1.8), did exactly the same thing and:

It worked perfectly!

SO, I guess this is due to a bug on the new version OR a new feature that I didn't discover yet and that I would like to turn off

Thanks for your support

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Correct answer davescm

Hi

Click on the foreground colour square and check that the black you are painting on the mask is actual 100% black and not slightly grey.

Also check properties and make sure the mask density is 100%

Dave

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davescm
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davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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May 10, 2019

Hi

Click on the foreground colour square and check that the black you are painting on the mask is actual 100% black and not slightly grey.

Also check properties and make sure the mask density is 100%

Dave

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    wearl65398288Author
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    May 14, 2019

    haha shame on me: that was the problem!

    I wasn't fully black (100%)

    I probably went down to pick the black colour and sometimes, on the way to close the colour picker window, the mouse can make the cursor slightly move and I didn't think about it....

    Sorry everyone for this stupid mistake and thanks for the support on this!

      davescm
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      davescmCommunity Expert
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      May 14, 2019

      No problem. We've all done it at some time. Glad it's sorted now.

      Dave

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        May 10, 2019

        Does

        Photoshop > Preferences > Performance > Legacy Compositing

        and restarting Photoshop make a difference?

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        wearl65398288Author
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        May 10, 2019

        Just tried and unfortunately still the same problem

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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        May 10, 2019

        To make sure: You did restart Photoshop after turning on Legacy Compositing?

        Does turning off »Use Graphics Processor« in the Performance Preferences (Photoshop > Preferences > Performance > Graphic Processor Settings) and restarting Photoshop have any bearing on the issue?

        Does the damage appear fixed or change when zooming or moving the image?

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