Photoshop CC paint brush masking not working properly

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August 24, 2017
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I have been cutting out images using the paint brush masking option. For some reason the white (to show) will no longer work. However, when I switch to black (to hide) it works properly. I have been cutting images out for a while today with no issue and all of a sudden it isn't working. I have even rebooted my computer and even tried saving the file in different locations to see if that would work.

For example, I accidently hid (using black) an area I want to show (the dot area). I switched back to white and it doesn't show it.

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Correct answer D Fosse

The brush is set to "Darken" blend mode.

michelew83603738

Community Expert

What are the settings on the brush? Are they set to normal?

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Becky_1234Author

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Below are the settings for the brush.

It is just strange because I can select the black color using the brush and click the area and it hides ("removes") and I switch immediately to the white color and click the area and it doesn't reveal.

I went to a completely different computer with Photoshop CC and opened the same file and was able to use the brush tool with the white color (the area I selected revealed)