Blod Brush Tool Pressure Option is Dissabled, why?

Hey, when I try to apply the pressure option for the blod brush tool it appears as dissbaled, watermarked; as well as the further options. I can only use the fixed and random option for each size, angle, and roundness. Can anyone help me through, please? Thanks!! Mexico

Scot's answer is correct and actually I would appreciate it if you marked it as such as it is often a mistake a new user makes it would be nice if other new users could find this thread and Scott's answer by having it marked answrd.
Now what is not apparent is that Adobe went out of its way to give support for hardware they do not manufacture because many of their user use the tablet. However since they do not make the product you have to buy it from the manufacturer.
Adobe also offers as an option twain acquire plug ins but Adobe does not manufactures scanners so you have to buy the scanner and if Adobe did make scanners you would still have to buy the scanner as the people that work to design and build the scanners have to get paid.
The same thing goes for Camera raw which gives you a way to edit photographs as does Photoshop but without the camera nd image files it is pretty useless for editing images.
The same goes for Premiere without the footage, for which you need a camcorder to capture, there is not much you can do with non existing footage.
So you have to buy a camera…
and it goes on and on and on.
BTW get yourself a tablet and life will much easier then what you can do with a mouse.

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