TanBrae Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I don't think this is an Affinity issue, per se, but I hope I can still get help. I've never run into an issue of changing colors in any file. Currently, I have been trying to use watercolor brushes on a black and white .png file. I want to use watercolor brushes on the image, but have NO option to change the colors - in the brush panel, in the replace color adjustment panel, etc. I can choose CMYK, which will show the color bar underneath the Color panel, but when I use the eyedropper, all I get are grayscale colors. I can select a color, but I still get only grayscale. Does my explanation make sense? I have tried exporting the file as a .png, but get the same. Could it be that the document is some how "write protected"? It's supposed to be editable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 You have a Greyscale picture. Convert the document to RGB (after making a copy of it). Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.2 Affinity Designer 2.3.1 | Affinity Photo 2.3.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.3.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 13, 2023 Staff Share Posted February 13, 2023 Go to Document > Convert Format/ ICC Profile and change the Colour format to one of the RGB or CMYK options. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference | Call for Camera Images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanBrae Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 Thank you! I closed the file, then reopened and saw that it had assigned the grayscale color to the file. Duh! I missed that when I first opened it. Wasn't paying attention! You all are so nice, and helpful, and I really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yggdr4s17 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 hello there i have the same issue as this guy but somehow i do not understand the solution/directions to the solution could this get explained foolproof step by step with the proper namings in the software? Go to Document > Convert Format/ ICC Profile and change the Colour format to one of the RGB or CMYK options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted April 2, 2023 Share Posted April 2, 2023 It's different in Designer Goto... File > Document Setup Select the "Colour" tab and change it there yggdr4s17 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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