Grayscale Problems

[ElizabethA123]

I created a new canvas and needed a specific picture to start it off, which I made using Blender, a rendering program. I saved the render from Blender and it was very colorful. However, when I put it into Photoshop, the transparent photo had the background become black and the render itself shades of gray. I checked to see if it was in grayscale, and it was. So, I put it into RGB mode but the image was still gray. I tried using brushes to see if the render alone was gray or each layer, but it seems to only be the render. I cannot get its color back. I looked through countless discussions, followed the steps, and nothing works. I tried restarting Photoshop, resetting the preferences, etc. I also checked to see if only one channel was selected, but each color (red, green, and blue) were selected.

This is a big issue as this image is paid for and my client needs it sometime soon. I don't have photos but I think I described the problem well.

[Chuck Uebele]

You can't bring back the color once it's in grayscale. I would try and import the image again and make sure there wasn't something missed when importing that turned it into grayscale.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Hi

When you saved the render from Blender what format did you use?

Dave

[ElizabethA123]

Hello, Dave! Thank you so much for asking me, because I just checked and it wasn't in any colorful mode. The problem should be fixed and I'll mark your answer correct if so.

Libby

[Semaphoric]

Since it's now in RGB mode, maybe you could add a Gradient Map to get the color.