At wits end on how to use line tool as guide? Not even sure if correct.

Question

I have been trying for hours but maybe it just isn't possible.  This would seem to be the simplist way to do but maybe a better way?
I have an area of a subject that I am trying to divide into four triangular segments.  I need to shade each area seperately.  I have drawn two individual lines that intersect, giving me the required shaped spaces.  Nothing was allowing me to work within each area until I used the magnetic lasso to individually select a quadrant.  Once I did so I was able to fill the quadrant with color.  The problem is when I hide the layer that was created just for the line, (because I DON'T want the line in the picture,) my entire result disappears, the line AND the color.
I have tried many different ways to do this, I can't even list them all.  The program automatically created a shape layer for each line.  If I hide one of the shape line layers I can still see the result but when I hide the second line shape layer the shaded area and the line go away.
What am I doing wrong?  Is there another way to accomplish what I want to do?
Thank you very much fellow adobities.

Answer 1

Moon52 wrote:
I'm wondering if when I create the layer for the line shape I need to do a separate layer for the actual shading?
You don't have to (see my previous reply), but if you think you might want to experiment with different colours for the shading then I suggest you add a Solid Color Fill Adjustment Layer - one for each quadrant. Then it's easy to experiment with different colours - just double-click in the adjustment layer color section.
If you've not used these before you work slightly differently. First select a quadrant , then add your Solid Fill Layer. Now if you need to refine the edges, with the layer selected, you paint in black or white. White lets your selected colour show through, black conceals it - this is because you are using a mask. In the layers panel you can see which areas are applied or not from the mask thumbnail.
Give it a try. The other thing with this technique is you can experiment with the different blending options and opacity to achieve a specific result.
Cheers,
Neale
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