how to add color to a blank layer - is this with "color fill" or color style or what ?

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2021-08-20 19:37:30

Sometimes I can accidentally play around with the color fill or color style and fill the new blank layer with color - most of the time there is no rhyme or reason for it. Anybody having difficulties remembering this tool to use ?
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2021-08-24 14:19:46

Hi Bryan. I can see how one may get these mixed up sometimes. If that helps, you can think of it this way. Fill style will work on any layer that already has content in it, essentially meaning, you'd be changing the style of an existing layer or how it looks. Color Fill, in the meantime, will work for filling anything with transparency, including empty layers. Also, if you're on macOS Big Sur, you can use the universal color well available from the toolbar — it'll work for filling just about anything in your image. Simply drag a color from the color well and drop it on any layer, shape, or selection.