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Hi everyone,
I have followed the steps for adding an overlay color to my layer and none of the colors are working. Here are my steps:
Select Layer > Fx > Color Overlay > Choose color e79d46 > Ok
I get no color change at all - just a white page. I have even tried opening a new document and immediately trying to add a color overlay and it still isn't working. Any suggestions?
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When you use Shift -F5 you should get a dialogue on how to fill. Choose a solid colour (e.g. foreground color) not Content Aware
Dave
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"The same problem is happening to me"
Hi Emmanuela,
Several slightly different problems have been asked in the thread. Can you clarify your issue and show screen shots?
~ Jane
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Frustrating to say the least!
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Hi I am trying to apply a layer, but each time I do I end up with a blank screen
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when I clicked shift and F5 nothing happened.
I want to change the colour but I can't and I don't understand why I go to colour overlay and try to change the colour but the colour remains the same grey what should I do I have a photoshop cc
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Hi FarFetched,
Shift+F5 is the shortcut for Edit > Fill. Try it from the menu, and if that doesn't work, please give us screenshots as shown earlier in this thread.
~ Jane
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Hi Dave, I have a problem with trying to do a drop shadow of an elephant. I have copied the layer then went to FX to select a color overlay which I want black, however it blacks the entire screen and not just the elephant. What am I missing?
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Hi AC,
Did you make a selection of the elephant first? Without a selection, the entire layer will get the color. An alternate method is to paint the shadow in with a soft brush on the underneath layer. Can you show screen shots of your layers and image so we can better advise?
Jane