Why cant I paint back Missed Body Parts in Selection ?

[augustya]

Hey Guys !

Can someone please tell me what am I doing wrong here? why is this not working for me? So what I am trying to do is, I have a Photo which I have made a selection, refined and then added a mask to it then I have also added a Vignette Template by placing the Image in the same document and the using Multiply in Blend Mode. Now I realize the selection I made was not accurate I need to paint back some chipped parts of the body, but when now I select the Paint Brush and select the white colour and also select the Mask Layer and even when I brush with the Paint Brush over it, nothing happens it does not do anything.

Can someone please tell me why can I paint back some cut parts of the body back using the paint brush.

Attached is the screenshot of my Layers Studio.

 

[markw]

From your provided screenshot, it suggests that the Mask layer has not have been selected.
The thumbnail of the person has a white border around it indicating that it is the selected layer and not the Mask.
Try opening the group and reselect the Mask layer. It should then have a white border around it's thumbnail.

[augustya]

8 minutes ago, markw said:

From your provided screenshot, it suggests that the Mask layer has not have been selected.
The thumbnail of the person has a white border around it indicating that it is the selected layer and not the Mask.
Try opening the group and reselect the Mask layer. It should then have a white border around it's thumbnail.

Even then it is not working. when I select the Mask Layer the Pixel layer to which is clinging on is also selected. And I also tried Mask Layer individually even then the paint brush is not doing anything. And no they are not grouped.

[Ron P.]

Check to see if you're using the Paintbrush tool and not the Color Replacement Brush Tool, which is located on the same flyout as the PaintBrush. This is a common issue, because if you're using the Keyboard shortcut to select the Paintbrush tool, it will cycle through the brushes on that same flyout.

To prevent this go to Preferences>Tools and check the box beside Use Shift Key to cycle tool groups.

[augustya]

4 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

Check to see if you're using the Paintbrush tool and not the Color Replacement Brush Tool, which is located on the same flyout as the PaintBrush. This is a common issue, because if you're using the Keyboard shortcut to select the Paintbrush tool, it will cycle through the brushes on that same flyout.

To prevent this go to Preferences>Tools and check the box beside Use Shift Key to cycle tool groups.

Did that no luck yet.

[markw]

Can you post a screenshot showing your whole screen, showing the active layer/s and tool/s?

[Ron P.]

In the Context Toolbar at the top, toward the right end, is Protect Alpha checked? If so uncheck it. Also go to the Selection Menu and choose Deselect, to ensure there's no active selection.

[augustya]

7 minutes ago, Ron P. said:

In the Context Toolbar at the top, toward the right end, is Protect Alpha checked? If so uncheck it.

Already Unchecked.

7 minutes ago, markw said:

Can you post a screenshot showing your whole screen, showing the active layer/s and tool/s?

Here you go...

 

[markw]

Again I would note that the Mask layer is not selected.
To select it you need to click on it’s actual thumbnail image, not the area to the right of the thumbnail image bearing it’s name.
When correctly selected the mask layer will have a white border around it's thumbnail image and be the only layer highlighted.

[augustya]

1 minute ago, markw said:

Again I would note that the Mask layer is not selected.
To select it you need to click on it’s actual thumbnail image, not the area to the right of the thumbnail image bearing it’s name.
When correctly selected the mask layer will have a white border around it's thumbnail image and be the only layer highlighted.

But there is no other way that I can select it, I just click on it and it also selects the pixel layer it is attached to. Besides this how else a mask Layer has to be selected ?

[Ron P.]

No, the Mask Thumbnail will be highlighted, not the Pixel layer the mask is attached to.

If it is not this, then press the More button in the context toolbar for your brush and check to see what the Accumulation is set to.

[user_0815]

I would not rule out that it is a bug. I have experienced this as well (two or three times over the past two years). When I change the brush colour from black to white that it would continue brushing black. I do not recall what I did to get it working again.

Perhaps do something with other tools and then switch back to the brush or close and re-open the document...

[walt.farrell]

16 minutes ago, augustya said:

But there is no other way that I can select it, I just click on it and it also selects the pixel layer it is attached to. Besides this how else a mask Layer has to be selected ?

That suggests that you are not clicking on its thumbnail, which should select just the mask layer. Alternatively, you could release the mask using the Layer menu or by right-clicking on the mask layer, then edit it, then later reapply it as a mask.

[markw]

Here’s a quick recording of selecting different nested layers. Note I click once on the actual thumbnail image of each nested layer.
If you really can not select individual nested layers I would suggest Saving your project and then restart AP and see if that clears the problem.

Sorry if this is displaying really big on your screen, it dose on mine! and I have no idea why!

[Wosven]

Here, the problem seems to be the wrong layer selected instead of the mask.

But it happens also that in AP, we need switch background/foreground for the brush to paint on the mask.

[augustya]

Ok now I selected Individual Mask Layer only and when I select the Paint Brush and select white colour instead of bringing back, making the hidden part visible it is just painting in white colour on the mask.Like Strokes or Lines, It is no way making hidden parts visible.

[Alfred]

13 minutes ago, augustya said:

Ok now I selected Individual Mask Layer only and when I select the Paint Brush and select white colour instead of bringing back, making the hidden part visible it is just painting in white colour on the mask.Like Strokes or Lines, It is no way making hidden parts visible.

If the mask layer is still attached to the parent layer it shouldn’t be possible to paint on the mask without affecting the visibility of its parent. Once again, please post a screenshot showing the Layer’s panel.

[augustya]

Here you go guys..This is a Screen Recording now.

 

[Alfred]

What do you see if you hide the ‘Analog Vignette’ layer?

[augustya]

2 minutes ago, Alfred said:

What do you see if you hide the ‘Analog Vignette’ layer?

No difference still cannot paint on the hidden parts and make it visible.

[Wosven]

It seems to work on your recording. The opacity is only at 20%. Is that a regular or basic brush? It looks like there's an effect while painting...

[markw]

Yes, as Wosven noted your brush is at 20% opacity, is this level intended? Also it’s hardens is 0%, is this also intended?

[augustya]

1 hour ago, Wosven said:

It seems to work on your recording. The opacity is only at 20%. Is that a regular or basic brush? It looks like there's an effect while painting...

 

1 hour ago, markw said:

Yes, as Wosven noted your brush is at 20% opacity, is this level intended? Also it’s hardens is 0%, is this also intended?

I have kept it to default whatever that was when I selected the Paint Brush.

[walt.farrell]

20 minutes ago, augustya said:

I have kept it to default whatever that was when I selected the Paint Brush.

You need to check (and possibly modify) the brush settings, but more importantly you need to use the Brushes panel to select the brush you want to use.

[augustya]

3 hours ago, Alfred said:

If the mask layer is still attached to the parent layer it shouldn’t be possible to paint on the mask without affecting the visibility of its parent. Once again, please post a screenshot showing the Layer’s panel.

 

2 hours ago, Wosven said:

It seems to work on your recording. The opacity is only at 20%. Is that a regular or basic brush? It looks like there's an effect while painting...

 

1 hour ago, markw said:

Yes, as Wosven noted your brush is at 20% opacity, is this level intended? Also it’s hardens is 0%, is this also intended?

Guys ! As @Wosven and @markw pointed out it was because of the Opacity and Hardness that I had kept so low the Paint Brush was not making things visible on my Mask. When I increased both the opacity and hardness of the Brush it started working as a charm.

Thank you guys again !