7 Replies Latest reply: May 14, 2009 3:48 PM by sfjedi RSS

    Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?

    sfjedi Community Member

      Sometimes when I start a new document and try to paint on it I get some warning that the layer is locked or some garbage, so I create a new layer and try to paint on that and it's like stuck on the move tool or something, even though it clearly has the brush tool selected. Anyone else get this weird issue?

        • 1. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
          Bart Cross Community Member

          Well first off, uninstall PhotoPaint and........................

          • 2. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
            sfjedi Community Member

            Haha! Nice try, but it's Photoshop that's effing up. But a quick load of PHOTO-PAINT did solve my problem for the time being.

            • 3. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
              Community Member

              You could share a screen shot of what you are dealing with.

              • 4. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
                sfjedi Community Member

                I'm not sure it would help because all you would see is a blank canvas with the paint brush tool selected and Layer 1 selected too.

                 

                Nonetheless, next time it presents itself (it's intermittent) I will definitely take a screenshot.

                • 5. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
                  Reynolds (Mark) Community Member

                  Locking - you've locked a layer. maybe accidentally pushed the / froward slash key or whatever the PC equivalent to that is.See in Photoshop you can lock transparency, movement, pixel changes or the whole layer- all independant of each other. Great isnt it.

                   

                  And you need to either turn Open GL off, or get a better graphics card. The fact that the wrong tool icon is displaying could also be a Windows issue. I remember similar things happening when I tried to use photoshop on a PC back at in the distant days of Winedows 98

                  • 6. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
                    Reynolds (Mark) Community Member

                    Oh and Jed you are obviously trying to run Photoshop on absolutely rubbish machine, with a completely inadequate graphics card, and most probably insufficient RAM. Before making all the wrong judgements you have, it might be a good idea to try and run it properly .

                    • 7. Re: Can't Paint Cuz Layer is Locked?
                      sfjedi Community Member

                      Reynolds (Mark) wrote:

                       

                      Oh and Jed you are obviously trying to run Photoshop on absolutely rubbish machine, with a completely inadequate graphics card, and most probably insufficient RAM. Before making all the wrong judgements you have, it might be a good idea to try and run it properly .

                       

                      Nice try, Mark, but actually the machine is very nice. Quad-core proc, 6 GB RAM on 64-bit Vista, $400 nVidia Quadro FX 1700 graphics card. Everything is pretty spanking new. If Photoshop can't handle that then I don't know WHAT to say!

                       

                      And I verified that my layer wasn't locked too, so I know that wasn't the issue. I checked all the icons on the layers panel to see if the transparency was locked, any padlock icons on the layer, etc. None of it was.

                       

                      But somehow, when I tried over and over, somehow it just worked itself out. It's completely intermittend and it presents itself even on a fresh start of the application.