Can't change colors with paint brush

[jack4564]

Trying to touch up this old photo. Paint brush regardless of color chosen will only paint in various shades of peachy, clay kinda thing no matter what color I select it is always a shade of peach, clay. When using burn tool it burns with similar cast. Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks

Adobe Photoshop Version: 2015.1.2 20160113.r.355 2016/01/13:23:59:59 CL 1059143  x64

Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit

[jack4564]

[Norman Sanders · Accepted solution]

The screen grab shows that you have applied at least three Adustment Layers. The settings for each of them affect what you then Brush into the Background Layer. i suggest you turn off the Adjustment Layers and check to see whether a color painted on the Background layer works normally. If it does add each Adjustment Layer back, one at a time, and test to see which is producing the result you have shown here. Also, post the full Layers panel and the original, unworked image.

Have you tried adding a blank layer and painting on that? Have you checked to see whether resetting the Brush tool has any effect?

[jack4564]

[jack4564]

Each adjustment layer contributed to a shift in colors.
Thanks for the tip. I have only been at this a couple of months. My head is swimming from all the PS videos I have watched.

My error should be in a list of things not to do in PS.

Thanks agian

[Norman Sanders]

Stick with it, Jack. This version used only an Average command and Curves (no masks), but the Curves were in 3 different Modes, each Mode offering special advantages. (I wish I had opened the shadows more. Sorry about that. I will now leave it to you to eliminate the stains and do local correction. Good luck.)

[jack4564]

Norman thanks again for your help and opening up the image. After correcting the issue I had already finished the photo. Here is my version.