My CS6 Brush Tool does not sample - paints black only

I have reset my tools individually and each tool. Still the same - brush tool paints black only .

There's an odd little behaviour that can confuse, or down right drive you mad, where Alt (Opt) clicking the image with the Brush tool selected changes the 'Background' colour and not the Foreground colour. To fix this open the Color Panel, and click on the Foreground colour, which will then become the 'active' colour and respond to Alt clicking a colour in the image.
The difference is subtle.
Foreground colour active
Background colour active
It will also depend on how you have your UI set. With a dark UI I can see a thin white border around the active colour. That changes to a black border with a lighter UI. I found this one hard to track down when I first ran into it, so if new to you, commit it to memory.

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