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Try resetting the Paint Bucket Tool. After you select the Paint Bucket, on the Options Bar to the far left (left of Fill:) is a little bucket icon. Click on it and it gives you the option to Reset the Tool. And another bit of FYI: you can fill with the Foreground & Background colors using your keyboard shortcuts.
How do you activate the paint bucket in Photoshop?
The Paint Bucket tool is grouped with the Gradient tool in the toolbar. If you can’t find the Paint Bucket tool, click and hold the Gradient tool to access it.
Why can’t I paint on layer Photoshop?
Photoshop only allows one thing on Type layers—type! If you need to paint on a Type layer, you must first rasterize it (which converts it from an editable Type layer into a regular image layer). (2) The other reason is probably that the layer has been “locked” for painting.
Why can’t I fill Photoshop?
If you don’t have the option to use content aware fill, check the layer you’re working on. Make sure the layer is not locked, and is not an adjustment layer or a smart object. Also check that you have a selection active on which to apply the content aware fill.
Why is my paint bucket GREY Photoshop?
When pictures are grayscale or black and white, the Color Picker’s options are reduced. You’ll find the image’s mode located off the “Image” menu’s “Mode” option. Look on the fly-out menu. If “Grayscale” is checked, your image will not have colors to it and the Color Picker may show a gray, white or black hue.
How do I get the paint bucket tool back in Photoshop?
Go to Edit>Toolbar, click Restore Defaults and Done. See if that gets things back to normal.
How do you reset the paint bucket tool in Photoshop?
Try resetting the Paint Bucket Tool. After you select the Paint Bucket, on the Options Bar to the far left (left of Fill:) is a little bucket icon. Click on it and it gives you the option to Reset the Tool.
How do I paint a layer in Photoshop?
Add black to a layer mask to conceal In the Layers panel, make sure there is a white border around the layer mask thumbnail. Select the Brush tool in the Toolbar. Press D to set the default colors of white and black in the Toolbar. Paint over the image, which adds black to the layer mask.
Why are my tools not working in Photoshop?
If a tool is not performing the way you expect, try resetting that tool by right-clicking on its’ icon in the Options bar,and choosing “Reset Tool” from the context menu. Also check your foreground/background colors at the bottom of the Toolbox. They should be black/white. Press D to reset it if it isn’t.
Why can’t I paint over an image in Illustrator?
Illustrator is not a photo editing application. It is not designed to “paint” raster images. You need to use Photoshop, Gimp, or some other raster image editor. You can draw things on top of the raster image in Illustrator.
How do I enable fill in Photoshop?
Choose Edit > Fill and in the resulting dialog box, choose Content Aware from the Contents menu. When you click OK, Photoshop fills the selection with surrounding pixels and blends them together. The voodoo used to fill your selection is random and changes each time you use the command.
Why is fill greyed out?
Check your layers. You cannot content-aware fill an adjustment layer, for example. And you cannot content-aware fill a smart object. So if the selected layer is an adjustment layer or a smart object, then content-aware options are greyed out.
How do you unlock a layer on Photoshop?
If you want to lock a group of layers you can select multiple layers and then click the Lock button. You’ll now see a little padlock symbol beside each locked layer. To unlock a layer, simply select it and click the Lock button again. The padlock symbol should disappear.
Why are my options greyed out in Photoshop?
When you are in Type Edit mode, Cropping, Puppet Warp, Transform, etc., the options bar is where you will find the checkbox to accept as well as the cancel button. If you have started a feature that requires you accept or cancel, then the menus will be gray out until you make a choice.
Why is my Photoshop stuck in grayscale?
The reason for your problem is likely to be that you’re working in the wrong color mode: the grayscale mode. If you want to work with a full range of colors, rather than just grays, then you’ll need to be working in either the RGB Mode or the CMYK Color Mode.
Why is the bucket tool not showing in Photoshop?
1 Correct answer. Go to Edit>Toolbar, click Restore Defaults and Done. See if that gets things back to normal.
Why is live paint not working?
1 Correct answer As Monika is suggesting, you have to make the objects into a Live Paint object before the Live Paint Bucket tool will do anything. Select all of the objects you want in your Live Paint group and under the Object menu select LivePaint > Make. Now your Bucket tool (K) should work.
Why is my paint bucket tool 3D?
If you mouse over the Eyedropper Tool and you see “Material Eyedropper Tool” then that means you’re in 3D mode. Changing it to Essentials does NOT automatically change the Eyedropper and Paint Bucket back though. You will have to right click on them and select the respective tools you want to use.
How do I paint just one layer?
To paint on only one layer in Photoshop, select your brush tool, set the foreground color to your desired brush color, and set the brush opacity to 100%. Next, create a new layer in the Layers Panel. With the new layer selected, begin painting to only paint on the selected layer.
How do I just paint text in Photoshop?
How to create spray-painted text in Photoshop Step 1: Open your background image. Step 2: Add your text. Step 3: Resize and reposition the text with Free Transform. Step 4: Lower the Fill value of the Type layer to 0% Step 5: Add a Drop Shadow layer effect to the Type layer.
Why is my layer mask not working Photoshop?
Solution #1: Set the Brush Mode to Normal If you know the layer mask is selected, but can’t seem to use your brushes, check the Blend Mode of the Brush Tool. If the mode has been changed to anything else other than Normal, then make sure to change it back.
