Photoshop isnt working as it should and not sure what to do.

[winstanleywithersj]

Hi there,
I'm a web designer and I recently got photoshop so that I could enhance and re-create images of my own instead of using other ones on google images. I was trying to change the color of some icons for my resume website. I managed to change one then whenever I did it with the other icons it just went grey instead of going blue. I also cant add layers. Not too sure whats going on and would appreciate it if someone could help me solve it.

I am changing the color by using the magic wand to select it, going to edit, going to fill and then selecting my color through there. I have the settings on 100% Opacity and threshold.

 

[Eggy]

Can you post a screenshot of the picture with the layers panel included?

BTW, using the magic wand tool for selections in icons (very small and pixelated) isn't the best way.

 

[winstanleywithersj]

Trying to get them like this:

But the rest of them are coming out like this:

To do it I do magic wand and then do edit -> fill and this is what it comes out as:

This is the color settings:

 

[IamSam]

Hello and welcome to PSG.

This is more than likely not a problem with Photoshop.

I see you have your color fill blending mode set to "threshold"............change this to "normal".

 

[winstanleywithersj]

Hello and welcome to PSG.

This is more than likely not a problem with Photoshop.

I see you have your color fill blending mode set to "threshold"............change this to "normal".

It doesnt have the option for normal. I only have threshold and dissolve

 

[colleague]

and if you go to image >> mode>> RGB ?

 

[winstanleywithersj]

That worked thanks a load. colleague