Create Brush Tool preset without color assignment

I want a Brush tool preset which uses the CURRENT foreground color, not the color at the time of the preset creation.
I DO want the preset to remember the SIZE and type of brush, but use the Current Foreground color...
Is there a way to do this?

When you save a New Tool Preset there is a check box in the name dialog to either include color or not. If you uncheck that box a brush tool preset will use the foreground color.

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Hello all,
I'm running Ps CS6 Extended on a Macbook Pro running OS X 10.6.8. My problem is that suddenly my brush 'tool presets' seem to have gone crazy. Standard pencil brushes won't resize (in fact anything with a texture ticked on in the brush panel seems to be having trouble) and others are just spitting out plain old rubbish.
I haven't updated anything or run anything different.. It just seemed to happen and now won't go back...
Is this an issue that anyone has encountered before? Let me know what other info would be helpful to fully explain the issue...
A similar thing did happen with one random brush ages ago. I couldn't resolve it so I just ignored it. But now my whole set is messed up. It's weird...

Thanks, Trevor.
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I tried 'reset brushes' in the tool preset drop down menu... But I don't know what "reset Preferences" is - should I be looking in Photoshop>Preferences...?
I tried 'reset tool' but that just makes the brushes go back to their earliest round brush form.
Any other ideas? Thanks for thinking on this...

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I know there's a way to do this via scriptinglistener, so I figured I'd post it here. Wondering if there's a way to select a brush or tool preset automatically whenever you select a layer.
For example, there are 2 layers:
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'Pastel' - I only want to use the tool preset 'MyPastel' on this layer and never use any other brush or tool preset
So, when I select the layer 'Airbrush', it will automatically select the tool preset 'MyAirbrush' along with it. And whenever I switch to the layer 'Pastel', it will automatically select the tool preset 'MyPastel'. This would eliminate having to select the tool preset after selecting the layer (no big deal but could save time and eliminate a step)
Like I said I can acheive it via scriptinglistener, but then it becomes confusing because instead of simply switching layers in the layer panel, I'd have to run the script instead, and each script would reflect only one individual layer and the tool preset to go with it- I'd have to create a script for every layer doing it this way - not feasible. I was wondering if there was another way to do it somewhere in Photoshop, such as 'link tool preset to layer' or 'associate tool preset with layer'
thanks!

function _selectLayerHandler(desc) {
var layerName = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name;
switch( layerName ){
      case "Airbrush": selectPreset('Airbrush-Grainy Opaque'); break;
      case "Pastel": selectPreset('Angle - Flat Opaque'); break;
function selectPreset(presetName) {
    var desc = new ActionDescriptor();
        var ref = new ActionReference();
        ref.putName( stringIDToTypeID( "toolPreset" ), presetName);
    desc.putReference( charIDToTypeID( "null" ), ref );
    executeAction( charIDToTypeID( "slct" ), desc, DialogModes.NO );
try {
if (arguments.length >= 2) {
    var desc = arguments[0];
    var event = arguments[1];
    if (event == charIDToTypeID('slct')) {
      var ref = desc.getReference(charIDToTypeID('null'));
      var cls = ref.getDesiredClass();
      if (cls == charIDToTypeID('Lyr ')) {
        _selectLayerHandler(desc);
} catch (e) {
alert( "Error: " + e + ":" + e.line );

Why does my Wacom tablet only make straight lines with the pencil & brush tool even WITHOUT shift?

I have Photoshop CS3 on Mac OSX 10.5.8 on a white MacBook and I'm using a Wacom CTE-630, and I always had the correct drivers.
Yesterday I discovered that the brush and pencil tools were incapable of doing anything but a dot or a straight line while I used my Wacom tablet. Using those tools with the touchpad works perfectly! Curves and squiggles abound! But for some reason I can't do it with my tablet.
And I yes I tried downloading the latest drivers from the Wacom website... to no avail.
After looking through forums I discovered that it was a problem experienced by users of tablets of other brands, I couldn't find any mention of Wacom tablets having this issue. And then I saw a thread somewhere that mentioned holding shift created straight lines! So I immediately thought that perhaps photoshop was functioning in reverse or maybe my shift button was broken...
So I pressed shift, and something different happened, if I made a dot on the page a line would automatically appear, connecting that dot to the previous dot I had made. Which is in contrast to the issue I had been having which goes something like this:
If I try to make any curved lines, a dot will appear where I first made contact on the page and then when I release the pen from the tablet a straight line will go from there to the dot at the start of the line. In other words, a dot appears when I start a line and no matter what I do with the line after that, a straight line goes from where I ended the line to where I started it!! ARGHHHH!!
And it turns out It's not a Wacom problem, or it doesn't seem to be, because it works fine with the brush tool in Illustrator CS3.
So I came to the conclusion it was Photoshop that was at fault. I found nothing on these forums related to my issue.
I hope someone can help. Because I was really itching to start digitally painting again. =(
Thanks in advance!!

Yes I did solve the problem!
Thanks to everyone that suggested things, but none of them worked. In the end it was Wacom, yes... WACOM that solved the problem. Even though it was an Adobe Photoshop issue as far as I could tell. So thank you Wacom, you helped me when I needed it most.
So now to the vital solution:
"Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding pen tool in Adobe Photoshop CS3.
Please try the step below for reset CS3
For MAC, please hold pressing command + alt+ shift, then open Photoshop.
Get the CS3 update. Start CS3 while holding.
If the problem remains, uninstall and reinstall Adobe Photoshop CS3 again."
Worked the first time for me. So spread the word! This issue shall trouble people no more, a solution has been found!

Problem using PSE9 Brush Tool!

I am experiencing a problem using the PSE9 Brush Tool. The color does produced by the brush not match the color of the sample picked by the Eyedropper Tool, Painting near the area where the sample was picked-up results in a much darker color.

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Toggle Tool Presets

hi, this is a follow-up on another thread concerning toggling between a brush tool preset and an eraser tool preset. I've assembled the following script (mostly from csuebele) to try to toggle between "AIRBRUSH 1" (brush tool preset) and "Eraser Chiseled" (eraser tool preset). But it only works for the eraser tool preset when the eraser tool is active. It won't work with the brush tool preset whenever the brush tool is active, it gives an error "The command "select" is not currently available".
function getCurrentTool(){
       var ref = new ActionReference();
           ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID( "capp" ),
charIDToTypeID( "Ordn" ), charIDToTypeID( "Trgt" ) );
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// =======================================================
var idslct = charIDToTypeID( "slct" );
    var desc3267 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
        var ref1620 = new ActionReference();
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        ref1620.putName( idtoolPreset, "AIRBRUSH 1" );
    desc3267.putReference( idnull, ref1620 );
executeAction( idslct, desc3267, DialogModes.NO );
// =======================================================
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executeAction( idslct, desc3276, DialogModes.NO );

I guess the link in the earlier thread answered it for me. Apparently, the user order cannot be saved in the Tool Presets, though they can be in the Brushes Presets.
I solved my issue by adding "Artist's" in front of the brushes I need near the top, like Artist's Round Chalk - Opaque.
Regular Brushes are in a groupling below the Mixer Brushes.
I'd love to see this changed in a future version of Photoshop.
M. Jackson

Mixing Color with a simple Brush Tool

Ok, I know this i probably a very rookie mistake, and the solution might be around the corner, but I really can get it.
I would like to use two colors to create a new one (like using a real color palette, on a real painting), using only the Brush tool, finding a middle tone between them. I've seen this simple procedure on Youtube, but I can't replicate it.
So I have two colors:
I sample from the bright-blu to lighten up the dark-blu and starting to find the first shade.
But as you can see below, it does not merge the two colors, creating a gradation, it only paint the bright-blu OVER the dark-one.
The same happens in reverse (if I paint with the dark-blu over the bright-one).
No matter how many time I paint over, in shorts I can only replace one color with the other one.
As shown on the video, I use a Hard Round Brush (not the Mixer Brush Tool), with 100% opacity and 50% flow.
Any idea?
Hanks in advance,
Franz

Thank you, Sudarshan.
Actually the first video explain what I'm trying to achive, but not how to do it.
As you can see, he doesn't use the Mixer Brush (widely covered in the second video), he uses a simple Brush tool. Painting with some yellow over red, he blends the two color and comes out with an orange. As simple as that.
In my case, when I paint with the bright-blue over the dark-blu, (as in the picture), bright-blu totally cover the dark-blu. Doesn't merge with it.
So you can get a middle tone of blu (as he got the orange)
So, I'm thinking I've might accidentaly selected (or de-selected) 'something' in one of the billions menus of Photoshop.

Why does option+click when on the brush tool set a background color?

Hello,
First question posted at Adobe so I hope this is in the right place. I am using CS5 and am finding that when I option+click when using the brush tool to select a color to brush with, it sets that color as my background color. I want it to set it to the foreground (obviously) so that I can immediately use the color I've just selected without having to swap the back to front.
I can not seem to find a setting to change this occurrence. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hello, this is not the help forum for Photoshop, select your platform on :
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/
Your issue is due to the fact that you have the background color targeted on the Color panel. Click on the Foreground color, and you will be good to go!

Difference between a brush and a tool preset

Hi folks,
I know this is a rookie question, so please bear with me.
A friend just sent me a .tpl fiile, and I put it into my tool preset folder. It is a fantastic brush/pencil. My question is: the .tpl file, when I loaded it, seemed to have a brush texture associated with it already. Is that true? Or were the tool presets simply being added to a standard brush? If that is true, when I select the preset from the tool preset dropdown on the tool bar, how do I know what brush that preset is applied to?
In short, I guess I don't understand how a preset can be applied to a brush that isn't in my current brush set.
Thanks for any help!
dppc

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Just look at the size of a single Tool Preset saved out compared to the Brush Preset of the same Brush Preset saved out.

How do you change a brush tool color in Photoshop13. The color chart that has always been on the right side of the screen is gone and I cannot find out how to turn it on

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I now have the pallete on the right side of my screen. But, I am unable to change the color of the brush. I move the eye dropper over red and click on it. A panel comes saying 'Pure Red', I click ok but the brush color does not change.
David Miller
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How to create a 'Previous History' brush tool along with content aware

Truly did not know how to create a good title here.
When you use the 'Content Aware' tool and move subject 'A' to point B what happens is that A now sits on top of B which in turn means part of the image within B may be missing and you may still want it there where it was and where it should be. You could use the 'history brush' tool to brush away part of the new insert and erase what is there to reveveal what was there. How do you do the same thing to image A which now sits on B (to reveal what was there on A originally). What I mean is this. I moved a person from point A to point B. but parts of this person are missing (his ear, his knee, his shoe) so how do I get those parts back (in the new location)?
The history brush tool appears to be erasing by subtracting, what I would like to do in this case of course is not subtract but add or 're-add'.
Thank you

Hello,
here's a possible solution, before using content aware, take a snapshot of A and B, then use it as your history brush source whenever you need to 're-add':
please post back if you have any questions

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How can i set Color Conversion field in Export to PDF dialog to No Color Conversion when creating PDF Export preset? i have done a bit of searching and have found where it has been recommended to set effective pdf destination profile to use no profile but it doesn't seem to be producting the expected results.

Yes, it seems that i had to make the change after creation, not while creating the preset. thank you.
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          {name:"preset name", standards compliance:none, acrobat compatibility:acrobat 7}
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Keyboard shutcut for choosing background color when brush tool is active?

Hello,
I've forgotten the keyboard shortcut for choosing a background color when the brush tool is the active tool . Holding down the alt key with the brush selected chooses the foreground color. What key do you hold down to select the background color? I'm on a mac. Thanks.

caligula1 wrote:
One keyboard shortcut for choosing a background color that you might not be aware of is opt + I (on a mac)
That's interesting, but is it a lower case L or upper case i? I certainly can't make it work on a PC.
A couple of thought for you... There are no easy to use shortcuts unused in Photoshop nowadays, so I sometimes steal them from little or never used operations. For instance, how many people use H for panning instead of the Space bar. I know H has the benefit of locking in panning, but I don't think I have 'ever' had a need for it. I have, in the past, stolen Y from Blur and Smudge, but I have not done so in recent versions.
But for quickly and constantly picking background colours, you need a convenient key, and that suggests the Z key to me, as I always zoom with the mouse and Ctrl (or Alt) Space bar. Just a thought.
Another option is the Wacom Express keys if you are using a tablet that has them. The Keystroke option won't accept some combinations, but I think it would be doable
Shift F4 is for an Action I used to use a few versions back, to place guides at 50% vertical and horizontal. They are easy to snap drag nowadays.
One last idea on a similar vein, are programmable keys on custom keyboards. I don't know if they are available for the Mac, but I use a Logitech G110 which has 12 programmable keys on the left of the usual layout. These 12 keys can be programed three different ways, and selected by the M keys above. I originally bought this keyboard for its illuminated keys, but I quickly got used to the extra functionality. Even the little volume control, in the top right corner, (highlighted in magenta below) is such a convenience. I use these keys for launching Actions,, although I found I had to make both G8 and G12 mirror the Ctrl key as I occasionally hit them by mistake.

Coloring with brush tool

I was watching one video tutorial where this person had first a color picture, and then he changed it to a black and white pic. I'm ok 'til this point. Then he, using a brush tool, selectively brought some colors back. Hard to explain.. I tried to do it but my brush didn't do anything. So in my case, B&W stayed B&W.
I tried it with a color picture where was pretty flowers. I wanted everything else B&W but the roses. What am I doing wrong? Do I have some settings wrong or what do you think?
I have a love and hate relationship with Photoshop and just now it's more hate...
thanks for help,
Inge

Photoshop's just a tool - an insanely complicated tool. Don't hate it; love it and it will reward you.
The tutorial was likely showing off the History Brush tool. The History Brush allows you to select a step in the History list, then brush the pixels back to the way they were at that step.
For example:
1. Open a color image.
2. Make your History panel visible by choosing Window - History.
3. Do Image - Adjust - Desaturate.
4. Your History list will now have two steps in it Open and Desaturate.
5. Click the little box to the left of the step that says Open. That will now be the source for the History Brush.
6. Select the History Brush from the tools palette and brush over your image. It will restore the color to the way the image looked before the Desaturate.
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