Essentially, 50% Grey gives you a color that measures 128 in the RGB file across all three channels, plus 50% in each channel of the CMYK file. The 50% Gray setting isn’t quite like setting a CMYK color in the Color Picker. This means that you’re going to be playing with the Undo command quite a bit. First of all, the mentioned Content-Aware fill can often have random results. To apply the fill after personalizing it, click OK.Īlthough this sounds basic enough, there are things that you need to pay attention to. The Preserve Transparency checkbox helps you make sure that the fill doesn’t affect the transparent areas within the image. Opacity determines how opaque your fill is going to be. The Mode menu allows you to control the fill’s blending with existing colors in the target area.
Make sure that you choose the Content-Aware option for the selection to fill itself by drawing details from the adjacent areas of the image. The Pattern option will open the Custom Pattern gallery for you to select your fill. The Use menu can be set to History, White, Black, 50% Gray, or Pattern. Choose between Background Color or Foreground Color in the Use Should you happen to change your mind, overriding these colors is as easy as choosing Color to bring up the Color Picker. To bring up the Fill dialog box, press Shift + Backspace on a PC, or Shift + Delete on a Mac.Pick a color by selecting one from the color libraries or by entering the corresponding formula. To do this, click on the background/foreground color swatch in the toolbox. Use the Color Picker tool to select the background (foreground) color.
Here’s how to use the Fill Command in Photoshop: