The Photoshop CS2 Help Desk Book

Before using the painting tools and the Fill command, you need to check your colors by asking yourself the following questions:

• Have I chosen the correct Foreground color?

• Is the color appropriate for the color mode I'm in, or will be using? (For example, some colors will not print in CMYK.)

If you're adding canvas, using the Eraser tool (E) on the Background layer or using the Gradient tool (G), you'll also need to ask yourself:

• Have I chosen the correct Background color?

Another factor to consider is the color mode of the document, since some operations only work in RGB mode, for example. So take a moment to look under the Image>Mode menu and ask yourself:

• Am I in the appropriate color mode?

• Should I be working in 8-bit or 16-bit depth?