Fill layer reacts to stroke color (not fill color)

[NotMyFault]

Hi,

when grouping multiple layers, and setting colors via color panel, fill layers react to stroke color. This is at least unexpected, as all other vector shapes react to fill color.

 

 

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[NotMyFault]

Actually it is more complicated:

• if you set a stroke color on group level, it impacts the inherent mask of the fill layer, practically always reduces opacity.
• if you set fill color, it will affect the fill layers color, too.

I‘m expecting this may be rated again as works as designed. In that case please consider to move this post to the feature request section. Even for experienced users, it is next to impossible to predict the behavior of fill layers.

[NotMyFault]

Maybe there is some higher dimension logic behind it.

so depending on layer types inside a group:

• pixel layer: react to both fill and stroke color. Last changed color wins.
• adjustment layer / inherent mask: same. Impacts the inherent mask based on luminosity
• Vector shapes: impacts the fill or stroke (as expected)
• fill layers: hybrids of vector shape and adjustment layer. Fill/stroke impact both fill color (stroke color of color panel only), and inherent mask (lightness value from fill/stroke color, last changed color wins).

 

Consequently, never use color panel on groups containing multiple layer types or anything with inherent mask, as results become unpredictable soon.

I would suggest to add a filter to limit color panel to certain selectable layer types inside group (vector shapes, pixel layers, inherent masks)

 

[Callum]

Hi NotMyFault,

I have logged this with our developers to be fixed.

Thanks
C