Brush Tool Malfunction

Question

I hope this is the right forum. I get confused about where to post what.
I wanted to use the brush tool to make a mostly white background all white.
In choose the brush tool, then option click on a white spot in the photo. But when I drag the brush over the rest of the background, it brushes in black, not in white.
I reset the tool. Still blak. I reset all tools. Still brushing in black, no matter where in the white section I option click.
The white section has a little bit of very light gray in it. Not noticeable.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

Answer 1

Mark -
First, when you option click on an image layer to select a color, make sure you have the brush tool selected.
Secondly, also make sure you have a pixel-based layer highlighted in the layers pallet and if the layer includes a layer mask, that it's the image icon, not the layer mask icon that's highlighted. A layer mask or adjustment layer can trip you up when selecting an image color with the eyedropper tool.
Don't feel bad about being "plonked" by Ramon (a term for hiding posts by a particular poster). You're in good company - me, for instance! :)
-phil