Yellow 'halo' appears when using P/S erase tool

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

Any help would be gratefully received...

Nige

"Nige" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

There is a well-known video driver problem that can cause white to turn yellow in Photoshop.

Take a look at http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/319456.html ---

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

In article <Mly7f.6205$>, Mike Russell
wrote:

"Nige" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

There is a well-known video driver problem that can cause white to turn yellow in Photoshop.

Take a look at http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/319456.html ---

Mike Russell
www.curvemeister.com

But wouldn't this turn all the white parts of an image yellow? Why would it just affect the 'faded' areas?

NL

By any chance, are you erasing on the background layer with your background colour set to the offending yellow?

Cheers,

CC

"Nige" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

Any help would be gratefully received...

Nige

In article <vu18f.2966$>, Cockpit Colin
wrote:

By any chance, are you erasing on the background layer with your background colour set to the offending yellow?

Cheers,

CC

No, that's what I originally thought was happening. But I checked this and there's definitely no yellow - either in the foreground or background colours.

Nige

"Nige" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

Any help would be gratefully received...

Nige

I'm pretty sure I know what you mean - I've struck something similar using the colour replacement tool. I'm the first to admit that I'm the world's worst PS user - but having said that it seems to me that sometimes PS just seems to "plain and simply" get some things wrong from time to time.

Have you tried copying the layer to a new layer - switching off all other layers, and trying again with an eraser set to 100% hardness, and backgraound and foreground colours set to defaults?

Cheers,

CC

"Nige" wrote in message

In article <vu18f.2966$>, Cockpit Colin
wrote:

By any chance, are you erasing on the background layer with your background
colour set to the offending yellow?

Cheers,

CC

No, that's what I originally thought was happening. But I checked this and there's definitely no yellow - either in the foreground or background colours.

Nige

"Nige" wrote in message

Can anyone tell me why, when I use a 'soft' Erase tool setting in P/S, the faded area has distinct yellowness to it - almost like a halo? I've tried everything to get rid of this, but nothing seems to work. It also happens if I select a soft Brush tool setting and paint on an image in white.

Is it simply a setting I need to change - or something more complex in the colour set-up menu?

Any help would be gratefully received...

Nige