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Inspiring
December 14, 2021
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Help! Can't get black type

  • December 14, 2021
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Suddenly, my "black" type is grey.    I have to duplicate the layer and make the top layer multiply to

get my type reasonablly dark.  

Help appreciated.  

Mas OS 11.6.1

PSD Version 22.5.3

. 100% opacity

. Full black color

 

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Correct answer litefish

Photoshop!

I'll probably have to resume this later.

Am working with client now.

You've probably given outstanding help I'll just have to figure it

all out.

Adobe used to make it simple to resolve problems like this.

It is sad that everything has gotten so complicated.

All they concentrate on is marketing!

Your advice has been excellent, and I'll try and sort it out

when I have a chance!


Once again, thanks so much to everyone.  I learned a lot from you.

Two things:

1.  This may be an apple issue.  I noticed new type in text docs was also coming up grey.

2.  What works somewhat in PSD, now is using the color picker that appears at the top of the frame next to type (see screenshot).  When I open a new file, type still frequently comes in grey, but when I change that color picker, type will stay black for the duration of working in that file.

The screenshot shows the location of that color picker.

 

3 replies

Legend
December 14, 2021

What are your settings here? 

 

 

litefishAuthor
Inspiring
December 14, 2021

Thanks! Where do I find this menu?

 

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 14, 2021
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Thanks! Where do I find this menu?

 


By @litefish

Color Settings (Command Shift K on Mac, Control Shift K on Win).

That the RGB values show mid gray is useful, at least we know this really is gray and not just previewing incorrectly. They really are gray.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 14, 2021

If  you zoom in, really high and place the eyedropper over it (set for 1x1), what RGB values do you see?

What color space is the document?

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
litefishAuthor
Inspiring
December 14, 2021

Hi-  but I'm in RGB, 8 bits.

The eyedropper takes color to mid grey on the color scale.

 

JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 14, 2021

Have you tried Photoshop 2022?  IMO it is a better Photoshop version the Photoshop 2021 version 22.5.4 the current version of it,   Try resetting your Photoshop Preferences when Photoshop starts working incorrectly also install Photoshop versions 23.1 and 22.5.4

JJMack
litefishAuthor
Inspiring
December 14, 2021

Thanks for getting back quickly!

Photoshop is becoming more and more glitchy.   Nearly every time I use it

a new bug pops up.

I didn't reset prefs because a ton of past glitches will pop back in to reset.

I hate to think about the new hells that await with newer versions.

I will definitely go on and take your suggestion if necessary.

Thank you again.