 - Mary Beth Aiello  Contact Mary Beth Aiello Mary Beth Aiello's Gallery |
Help. Problem in PHotoshop Elements with Fill Colo Please bear with me. I'm not sure how to describe the problem. I was experimenting with Photoshop Element 5.0, and think I hit a wrong button. I'm trying to do a burned=in edge effect, such as vignetting. Here's the problem. I open the original photo, go to layers and add a new layer by pressing "Create a New Layer. THen press D to set Foreground to black. Then press Alt/Backspace to fill new layer with black. SO far, so good. I get black screen. Then,, I press M to get marquee tool, and select menu to feather. Still good. Now, I press backspace to knock hole in black screen. Here's the problem. I get black where marquee rectangle is -- surrounded by RED. I can't get rid of the red framing. The screen should be total black. Help. What did I do wrong. Please, help me get a total black screen. Much appreciated. I have Photoshop ELements 5.0.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Is your background color red? Does the back space key invert the marquee?
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- Mary Beth Aiello Contact Mary Beth Aiello Mary Beth Aiello's Gallery |
Gregory -- Thanks for responding. No, my background color is black. And yes, when I hit backspace, the marquee rectangle appears. I just don't know where the red framing is coming from.
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- Mary Beth Aiello Contact Mary Beth Aiello Mary Beth Aiello's Gallery |
Gregory -- Problem solved. This morning, I went on selection tool, and reset all tools to the default. The black is back. Yeah. Thanks for your help.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
You're activating the quick mask mode. Maybe the keys are changed with elements. Or if you have a mac. If you go back to standard mode from the red frame, you can ctrl-x and cut out the middle. If that's not working on yours, you can always use a layer mask, or invert the marquee and cut out the middle.
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- Mary Beth Aiello Contact Mary Beth Aiello Mary Beth Aiello's Gallery |
Thanks, Gregory. I'm on a steep learning curve with Elements, so this is very helpful. Thanks again. Much appreciated.
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