Cannot fill a background with a colour without small circles appearing? (screenshot included)

[kayleighk41485087]

Hi, I may have accidentally pushed a key I'm not too sure but no matter what layer, what document I open, I cannot fill with a single colour without this pattern coming up. I'm trying to colour it in with the brush but it makes part of the file transparent and part painted. Does anybody know why?

[Sahil.Chawla · Accepted solution]

Hi Kayleighk,

Could you please try resetting the preferences of Photoshop & let us know if it helps:

To restore preferences quickly using a keyboard shortcut: Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You are prompted to delete the current settings. The new preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.

Regards,

Sahil

[kayleighk41485087]

Yes, this worked! Thank you very much!

[Guest]

Try resetting the Tool

What happens if you use Shift + Backspace to bring up the fill options can you fill it that way?

[Terri_Stevens]

Hi Kayleigh,

are you using Photoshop 2017 for any particular reason? If you are using 'High Sierra' on your Mac-don't know if you are as you haven't said-but there are known incompatibilities with the new OSX and Photoshop 2017.

[mark-heaps]

How are you making it "Fill". If you are using the Edit Fill feature (Shift F5) it could be defaulting the fill option to Pattern, and that just happens to be the last one referenced.

Same thing with your paintbucket tool. If the option is set to fill with pattern rather than foreground color.

[Martin_Bns]

Hi, usually when something strange happens, just reset Photoshop preferences and it solve the 90% of problems. 🙂
All my best,
Martin