Color replacement tool not working

My name is Sami,
Im in photoshop and i drew my own pictures and scanned them and put them into photoshop. When i am using the color replacement tool it doesn't replace any color. I just want to make some highlights and darken certain areas but it won't do anything. HELP!

We can't know. We know nothing about your system, your images, your version of PS. and well, using the color replacement tool is usually the worst imaginable way to tweak colors...
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