Adobe PSE

[codswallop]

Using the above prog I'm trying to acquaint myself with layers.I'm attempting to colour a B/W photo but I'm unable to get the colours accepted onto my photo just "white".Could someone please lead me through the process to make a layer coloured??? Thanks!!!!!!

[AlBags]

It's all here .. http://forums.adobe.c...ty/photoshop_elements
Apparently in the manual too.

[codswallop]

Hi Al,I've been looking at a few videos on youTube and trying to follow them, but as stated in my post I can't brush in a colour. Thanks!!

[Buenchico]

I don't use 'Elements. (I'm lucky enough to have a 'full' version of Photoshop). But it seems to me that you've not set the foreground colour (which is what Photoshop's paint and fill tools use).

The select a colour from the palette, see here:
http://www.comaroundf...ackground_colour-3175

To select a colour from an image, select the eye-dropper tool and click on the relevant colour in that image.

Chris

[codswallop]

Hi Chris I've tried it but it's still the same.No matter what colour I try it only does the one.........a pale grey. Thanks!!!!!!
ps I haven't tried the second method yet but it's the first I want to succeed.

[AlBags]

Have a look through the Adobe forum then .. It's from that original link.
A.

[snags]

''No matter what colour I try it only does the one.........a pale grey.''

Are you working in Greyscale mode? Change to RGB or CMYK.

[codswallop]

Thank you one and all but I've got it sorted.When I clicked on "tools">brushes.I only had two choices and i chose the wrong one.For the life of me I can't understand why the other one wouldn't paint as well so it didn't occur to me to change!!!!!