The black brush doesn't work.

[zzuzel]

The black bursh doesn't work. I can't paint dark on a white mask. I can't paint on the photograph with a black bursh.

The white brush works fine. The draker I make the brush, the more translucent the color gets.

What wrong and how to fix this?

[melissapiccone]

Look in your options bar - what are the settings? Make sure the blend mode is set to normal and the opacity is set to 100%. Sounds like the blend mode... probably set to lighten or screen.

[zzuzel]

No, the blend mode is set to normal. opacity and flow are at 100% :((( 

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

Check the opacity and blending options of the layer itself. Can you post a screen shot of the options bar for the brush?

~ Jane

[zzuzel]

Okay, yes! you were right! the blending mode for the brush itself was on lighten and I've checked the blending mode for the layer. Thank you a lot!!! I spent so much time trying to figure our what was going on!

[simon_trage_cadre]

wow....i was almost in rage mode with this one....THANK YOU.Now the question is what kind of phantom select that option?I never touched the brush option bar.

[jane-e]

Now the question is what kind of phantom select that option?I never touched the brush option bar.

By @simon_trage_cadre

Here are the keyboard shortcuts for changing the blending mode:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/using/keys-using-blending-modes.html

Result	Windows	Mac OS
Cycle through blending modes	Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)	Shift + + (plus) or - (minus)
Normal	Shift + Alt + N	Shift + Option + N
Dissolve	Shift + Alt + I	Shift + Option + I
Behind	Shift + Alt + Q	Shift + Option + Q
Clear	Shift + Alt + R	Shift + Option + R
Darken	Shift + Alt + K	Shift + Option + K
Multiply	Shift + Alt + M	Shift + Option + M
Color Burn	Shift + Alt + B	Shift + Option + B
Linear Burn	Shift + Alt + A	Shift + Option + A
Lighten	Shift + Alt + G	Shift + Option + G
Screen	Shift + Alt + S	Shift + Option + S
Color Dodge	Shift + Alt + D	Shift + Option + D
Linear Dodge	Shift + Alt + W	Shift + Option + W
Overlay	Shift + Alt + O	Shift + Option + O
Soft Light	Shift + Alt + F	Shift + Option + F
Hard Light	Shift + Alt + H	Shift + Option + H
Vivid Light	Shift + Alt + V	Shift + Option + V
Linear Light	Shift + Alt + J	Shift + Option + J
Pin Light	Shift + Alt + Z	Shift + Option + Z
Hard Mix	Shift + Alt + L	Shift + Option + L
Difference	Shift + Alt + E	Shift + Option + E
Exclusion	Shift + Alt + X	Shift + Option + X
Hue	Shift + Alt + U	Shift + Option + U
Saturation	Shift + Alt + T	Shift + Option + T
Color	Shift + Alt + C	Shift + Option + C
Luminosity	Shift + Alt + Y	Shift + Option + Y

~ Jane