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mdbruffy
mdbruffy
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May 6, 2017
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Color transparency

  • May 6, 2017
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Using Photoshop 15 and my colors are applying like watercolors- too transparent when I accidently over lap while applying color. How do I fix this?

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    Michael Riordan
    Michael Riordan
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    May 6, 2017

    In the Photoshop apps both the layers and the brushes themselves can have different blending options. Set your layer back to Normal blend mode. Select the brush and in the brush settings make sure that the brush is also set to Normal as well as 100% opacity.

    Hope that helps.

    Michael

    mdbruffy
    mdbruffyAuthor
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    May 6, 2017

    Right now they are and this is when I get the overlap.

    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    May 6, 2017

    mdbruffy  wrote

    Using Photoshop 15 and my colors are applying like watercolors- too transparent when I accidently over lap while applying color. How do I fix this?

    Please post the steps in your work-flow so that we can try to pinpoint where the problem may arise.

    Please post the sequential steps and the tools that you are employing.

    mdbruffy
    mdbruffyAuthor
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    May 6, 2017

    Nothing fancy. I load the file. Select the layer I'm working on. Load the color I'm using. select the basic brush and start applying the color. But when I over-lap the color, the overlap is VERY obvious when I shouldn't see any at all. I'm using all default settings. I'm still fairly new to this version having upgraded from 10. What I don't understand is the opacity setting is at 100% and the color is still transparent - it's like using markers vs gouache where you see through one and not the other.

    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    May 6, 2017

    Try opening a blank layer at the top, set the blending mode of the layer to "Color", then paint over the designated area.

    Also double check that you are using the plain brush tool, not one of the others that reside in that slot.

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