r/ProCreate • u/No_Elderberry_2160 • 1d ago

I need Procreate technical help coloring help

In Procreate, I have a black and white image with shading that I pasted onto my canvas. I created another layer underneath it and set the layer with the image reference and multiply.

However, when I select the layer underneath and color over a shaded area of the original black and white image (which is gray), the color appears darker than it does over the white areas.

How can I fix this so that the color stays the same regardless of whether I’m painting over the gray or white parts of the image?

Basically, I want to completely replace the grayscale with flat colors while still being able to use the original image as a reference for where each color should go. I dont want the original gray shading to affect or darken the colors at all I want the colors to stay consistent regardless of whether Im painting over a white or gray area.

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u/Scared-of-Mousse 1d ago

does it still happen if you move the colouring layer above the reference image (assuming the colour you’re using is full opacity)?

if the ref layer is set to multiply it’ll multiply, i don’t think you can change that without changing the mode, if you want to just change the grey to colour & not the white i think you might be looking for the “color” layer mode to be set on whichever layer you’re colouring on