Ps layers

[Erna5ED8]

Hi there,

I am a newbie to Ps. I am trying to paint in a layer over an image of one of my actual paintings. Now the layer that I am painting on turned red, and does not allow me to paint any more. Please help.

[Chuck Uebele · Accepted solution]

Can you post a screen shot? Offhand, it might be that you accidentally turned on quick mask. Press "Q" to see if that fixes it.

[Erna5ED8]

you are correct, thank you so much

[Myra Ferguson]

It sounds like you may have enabled Quick Mask Mode (that happens when you press Q). You can toggle it off by pressing Q again or by going to Select > Edit in Quick Mask Mode (If it's enabled, then there will be a checkmark by it. When you toggle it off the checkmark will be gone).

[Erna5ED8]

i was shy to ask but thank you so much, it is now fixed