Adobe Tutorial doesn't work

[knut88]

Hello PS users

i've running this Bildbereiche präzise auswählen |  Tutorial

The Lady explaning the steps started with a picture in PS CC but had already two layers open for it.

If i open the sample picture i only have one layer

and what ever i try or use i.e. diplicating the layer insert a mask layer and soo on, does not work

seems i'm lost.

can anyone tell me the steps needed to have the second layer ( black screen background layer)

many thanks in advance

Knut

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please post a screenshot with the Layers Panel visible.

Layer > New > Layer Via Copy (cmd-J)

should duplicate the Layer, then you can click the Background Layer in the Layers Panel and use

Edit > Fill

to make it black.

[knut88]

it doesn't matter if the layer 0 is named bacckground via the layers panel also no difference if i fill it with black 50 or 100%

by the way i'm using the german PS CC 2017

greetings

Knut

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Then reset Background and Foreground Colour (D or click the icon in the Toolbox) and hit alt-delete (this should fill with the Foreground Color).

And just to make sure first deselect (Select > Deselect, cmd-D).

[knut88]

ok i did so and got a black background layer

than i moved on in the next step of the tutorial

unlike the tutorial shows the brush only paints the onion layer black the picture itself does not change however

what transparency  i moved too.

not as shown in the video the picture too

therefore my question still remains what do i wrong

all the Best wishes

Knut

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Did you have the girl layer selected in the layers panel before going into select and mask? It looks like you had the black layer selected.

Dave

[knut88]

thanks a lot

that did the trick

the black layer was selected

thanks a lot for all your help

Knut