PS- Layers Not Blending Properly

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March 30, 2023
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I'm having a issue with blending layers in Ps. As you can see by the images I submitted. My OS is Windows 11 & Ps ver. 24.2.1.358. I had the newest version of Ps but went back to this version to see if I still have had the problem & I did. I have another pc with Windows 10 & this version (24.2.1.358) & it works fine. Its my workhorse, just wanted to build a small form factor pc to take up less room.

When blending layers 100% Hardness & 100% Opacity it takes mutiple clicks/swipes to acheive the desired result. I also get this Hao affect as you can see with a swipe of the brush, very strange. I checked all the settings in Ps and they are identical to my other pc thats working. This is a newly built pc and other then problems in Ps its pretty fast & works ok, just not with photoshop. I took out the gpu and I still have the same issue.

PC Specs: ASUS B660i, i7-12700K, Windows 11, Corsair DDR5 64GB 5200Mhz, 'C' Drive Samsung 980 Pro PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 1TB, EVGA GTX 1650 Super, H100i Elite AIO, Corsair PSU SF750.

My GPU came with a gaming driver and I installed a studio driver instead, had issues when all fired up so went back to a gaming driver and still had same problem.

Really at a loss here and could really use some help. Any ideas?

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Correct answer Jp_508

Michelle, It was in the brush settings the whole time, somehow it selected 'Wet Edges'??? I never made that selection. When I originally installed Ps back in Jan 2023 it was just fine, and only last week when I updated to the newest version I started seeing it so I went back a version and still had it.

While using Ps I am constantly hittings keys (sometimes 2 or more at the same time by accident) and maybe that changed it or the update changed it. Sometimes we just overlook the obvious solutions and go right to bugs, hardware, &/or software issues. Thanks for your help....Jerry

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Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

Paste here only once - it takes time to process.

Jp_508Author

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Kevin, I re-installed the studio driver and followed through on your instructions, it did not correct the problem. I went to System Info and saw the blue detailed hightlighted verbage, once I hit copy where do I post it? It didn't take me anywhere. Do I paste in our converstion or is there another place I need to post. I've had Ps issues in the past with errors & I was able to send in a post from the dialog box that popped up. Please advise...Thanks Jerry

mglush

Community Expert

Hi,

Wow, this is an interesting problem! We re sorry you are running into it. I can barely make out the Options bar in your screen shot, is the Brush mode set to Normal? And can you show another screenshot of your image with your brushes panel open so we can see the settings?

Thanks!

Michelle

Kevin Stohlmeyer

Community Expert

Hi @Jp_508 First gaming drivers are not supported - change back to your Studio driver and make sure they are up to date.

Next go to Photoshop Preferences/Technology Preview and check “Disable Native Canvas”. Relaunch PS if that does not work go back to preferences and check “Use Older GPU Mode (2016)”. Relaunch PS.

If that still does not resolve, go to Photoshop Help Menu/System Info and copy/paste details in a reply. Post only once as the system takes time to process the large amount of data.

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