When I go to paint with pen, I get 'white' when I apply it to same color on screen?

Question

When I try to paint, I get white when I apply it to the same color that I just chose. I must've hit a button mistakenly. How fix?

Barb Binder · Accepted Answer

Hmmm. I think a full window screen shot would be helpful here.

The words "painting with the pen" is confusing, but maybe you mean a stroke/fill with a Shape layer?

If the color you are adding isn't the color you have selected it likely indicates that a blending mode was selected—either in the Layers panel or in the Options bar. Set them both to normal and try again.

If that isn't it, please insert a screen shot in your reply that shows the image, the Toolbar, the Options bar and the Layers panel. Use the button outlined in orange:

josephlavine · Answer

I agree with BarbBinder that a screen capture would be most useful. Generally, when a person mentions painting, I assume they are using a tool such as the Brush Tool. In the attached example, the color blue is set as my foreground color and I have selected the Brush Tool.

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