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Photoshop CC 2019 Brush Opacity Issue

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
August 1, 2019
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Hello!

Is anyone else having a problem with a 100% opacity brush when using a layer mask?

In the 2019 Photoshop, whenever I brush in a mask (i.e. using a white brush to make the layer visible) with a 100% brush, it never seems to be 100% opaque. Even when I accidentally brush over parts that are already 100% opaque with a 100% opaque white brush, it makes those parts a tiny bit transparent. It only seems to happen when I'm brushing in the mask (making parts fully visible and opaque), but if I'm brushing out (using a black brush to make the layer invisible), it seems perfectly fine.

I've checked all my pressure, flow and opacity settings but perhaps I'm missing something. I've never had this problem before (I've been using Photoshop since 2010) and I'd hope the new PS wouldn't make something so simple so hard to adjust, but who knows.

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richardd650121

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I don't know if this has been resolved for you - I just came accross this thread while haveing the same problem.

Under Brush Settings I found that Wet Edges was active. Unchecking this solved the problem for me.

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Alana5FA9

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Try this.

Click the "Set foreground color" box. Check the hex code (the box to the right of the '#' symbol). For pure white, ensure the code is: ffffff

Additionally, to ensure the background is pure black, click "Set background color" box and ensure the hex code is: 000000

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ChiMarketing

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Following. I am having the same issue.

Jeff Bugbee

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Please follow my instructions above and duplicate your issue.

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Alana5FA9

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When Jeff says "pure white and black", click the "Set foreground color" box. Check the hex code (the box to the right of the '#' symbol. For pure white, ensure the code is: ffffff For pure black, ensure the code is: 000000

Jeff Bugbee

Community Expert

Are you certain the mask layer you are brushing into is set to 100% opacity?

jade_katAuthor

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Thanks Jeff! Appreciate the response

Yes, I am quite certain. As mentioned, I only seem to have this problem when making the layer mask "white" (visible). As soon as I use a black brush to make parts of the layer invisible, I have no problems with transparency.

I've been having this problem since March (when I started using Photoshop 2019) and have worked on a variety of different files so unless there is an odd setting that I'm unaware of, my only conclusion is that there's something buggy going on?

Jeff Bugbee

Community Expert

Can you make sure you are using a 100% white brush? Does your mask layer have an adjustment mode on it?

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