Fill pattern not working

[tayw14366919]

I try to use Fill in adobe photoshop cc. I select Edit>Fill and i picked a custom pattern and enabled the random fill script. After i select 'Ok', a new function panel pop up and i configured the density and scale factor. After i clicked 'Ok', my pattern was not filled at all. Nothing were displayed, not a single pattern. Please help me.

[Chuck Uebele]

It's hard to tell, but from the thumbnail of your pattern, there doesn't look like much is there, mostly transparency. Have you tried other patterns?

[mglush]

Hi!

Did you have anything selected on your layer when you tried to fill? Or, were you trying to fill a whole layer?

Also could you show us a screen shot of your pattern? I agree with Chuck--your pattern is not visible in the preview window, and I am wondering what you captured.

Also, what version of PS are you using?

Thanks,

Michelle

[tayw14366919]

Hi, I am trying to fill a whole layer. The pattern is visible in the preview.

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

You have to increase the density, and you might need to run the fill a couple times, as the pattern is small. Or also increase the pattern size.

[tayw14366919]

Thank you

[majkenCB]

Can you tell me what this error means?

[majkenCB]

Looks like it is a problem with the preview. If I continue adjusting the settings and say ok, It does nothing. But then when I go back in and hit ok without any adjustment to the settings, it works.

[arwimages]

I've JUST clocked it! Been stuck on this for months.
You can't create a pattern over a transparent overlay. You need to create a solid pattern layer and only then will the pattern layer style work!