Filters in the filter gallery always use the primary color

[Kansas_54]

Sorry for any potentially-misleading title, I didn't exactly know how to describe my problem in a one-liner.

Let's say I wanted to apply the patchwork filter from the filter gallery. If my primary color is set to red it will have a black-and-red tone:

if I choose a random color, such as green it'll just look the same but well... green instead of red.

How do I made it apply the patchwork(or any other effect, since I have the same issue with all of the effects actually) with the default colors of the image, instead of turning it to a simple scale created from the current primary color?

Original image:

[davescm]

Hi

Can you describe exactly how you are applying the filter.

If I use the patchwork filter on the image you posted I get this:

Dave

[Kansas_54]

This is really weird.  All I did was starting photoshop, opening my file, and the last color I used would already be set as primary color(in my case, red) then I would go to Filter > Filter Gallery and then I'd click on the patchwork effect, but everything would still be red anyways. I'm using the latest edition of photoshop.

[davescm]

Hi

Can you show the following full screen screenshot shots. Please include the options bar and layers panel.

1. Immediately before you click on Filter - Filter Gallery. So show the layer highlighted.

2. In the filter gallery - showing the settings

3. Immediately after clicking OK

Dave

[Kansas_54]

I hope this is what you meant. Here are the screenshots you asked, in order.

I translated screenshot 2 as my native language is italian and not english. Hope this is enough. Don't mind asking if you need something else.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Hi

That middle screenshot shows you are applying not one filter but four filters together -  Patchwork and 3 others (see half way down the right side of the filter properties panel).

You can turn off those other filters by clicking on the eye symbols.

Dave

[Kansas_54]

Yeah that did it! Thank you davescm, this isn't even the first time you save me 😃

[davescm]

You're welcome.

Dave