Paint Brush Locked

My paint brush tool seems to be locked. I can't change the stroke, style, or scale....??? Help please!!!

Hi,
Looks like the 'Lock Fill' modifier is turned on in the Tool panel (available at the bottom of the panel when the Brush/Paint Bucket Tool is selected). Check if that is the culprit.
Also, have a look at http://animation.about.com/od/flashanimationtutorials/ss/gradtoolock.htm for more details on how to use that modifier
Thanks!
ps: please mark this post as answered if this is of help to you.

Similar Messages

Photoshope Elements when selecting an action, the paint brush tool doesn't work and system keeps freezing, then catching up every 30-45 seconds

I have been having this problem with elements ever since the last OS upgrade, but it wasn't all the time and it wasn't very bad. Now, I have upgraded my macbook again, and I cannot even edit a photo!! I open the photo, choose an action, say "smooth skin", then choose the paint brush, I start to "paint" over their face and it won't paint a line, I have to keep clicking it, click - it paints, move brush, click again - it paints. Plus, every time I choose a tool or an action, it freezes for about 10 seconds, then catches up to what I am doing, 30 seconds later, it freezes again. HELP!! I have 8 sessions to finish editing by this weekend!! I just want to cry!!

Try deleting the prefs and the saved application state:
A Reminder for Mac Folks upgrading to Yosemite | Barbara's Sort-of-Tech Blog

Photoshop Elements 6 - paint brush took has disappeared from the tool box. How do I get it back?

Photoshop Elements 6 - paint brush took has disappeared from the tool box. How do I get it back?

Keep tapping the B key and it should reappear, or click-hold/right-click on whatever tool is currently visible right below the eraser.

Lost use of the paint brush. Can anyone tell me how to get it back?

My student can't seem to get the paint brush to work. We closed the document, didn't save, opened a new one but nothing was different. We seem to be stuck in some setting that won't allow her to paint. I deselected everything, zoomed in, changed the size of the template, nothing helped. I'd like to get her back working again in the morning if anyone can offer a suggestion. Thanks.

Paint Tool not selected? If you're looking at the set of tools on the left, tap and hold the currently-active tool at the top then swipe down to the 4th set of tools. Here, you have the Paint Tool, Effects Paint Tool and the Spray Tool. Just swipe on over to the tool you need (Paint Tool in this case) and release.

Can i adjust pressure sensitivity options for tools other then paint brush?

Greetings all, i'm new to Photoshop elements and this forum, could someone help me with this problem please!!!!!!
Is there a way to adjust the pressure sensitve options opacity, scatter, hue jitter e.t.c for tools other then the paint brush such as the dodge and burn tool?
I'm wanting to use the dodge and burn tools with say a chalk brush but set the pressure sensitivity of my tablet to opacity, i can do this for the paint brush by using the tablet options drop down menu but the option doesn't seem to be avaiable for tools such as the eraser, dodge and burn and smudge tools.
I've tryed the brushes from the Pressure Sensitive set but there is no chalk brush in the Pressure Sensitive brush set that effects opacity and you can't adjust what settings are effected for each pressure sensitive brush when using tools other then the Paint Brush.
Can anyone help me with this as i've tryed everything i can think of.

I guess the easiest way would be to select the paint brush tool
and using the brush of your choice, set those options you want
and save the brush.
Then when you select a tool such as the burn tool, select your brush.
The one option that won't apply is the hue jitter (you can't use hue jitter or
color dynamics in the full version of photoshop either for most other tools
aside from the brush tool)
MTSTUNER

The paint brushes in Photoshop CS6 are all splattering. How can I fix this problem?

Every single one of my paint brushes are acting as if they are a splatter brush. I have rebooted my PC and have closed out of the program. Once they are both back on, the problem still persists. What are my options?

Try resetting Photoshop tools and if that does not fix your problem try resetting your Photoshop preferences.

Paint brush tool doesn't work with my Wacom tablet

My new pen tablet works well except when I try to use the paint brush tool. I was using NIK Color effects pro plug in and when I select the paint brush mode it didn't work. So I just tied the paint brush tool without going thru NIK and it still didn't work with the pen tablet. There must be something I haven't set correctly but can't figure it out.
Other tools work just fine such as the patch tool, etc. Any ideas?

try reseting the paint brush and download the newest driver from Wacom

Paint Brush Tool

I have Photoshop CS3. My paint brush tool has stopped working. I can not find the "preset picker tool" to reset it.

start PS first, and while it's starting to open, press CTRL-ALT-SHIFT. You should see the below warning:
To instert an image as these, make a screen shot by pressing "Print Screen." Then open a new document in Photoshop. Press Ctrl-V to paste the screen shot into the document and save as jpg. Click on the little camera icon in the forum "Post a new answer" dialog box as shown in the attached image.

Can't use paint brush tool at all

i just installed a trial version of adobe photoshop cs4 and i can't use the paint brush tool at all - when i try to use it nothing happens
i saw someone else with the same problem on this website http://forums.techguy.org/digital-photography-imaging/856315-photoshop-paintbrush-cant-use -help.html but it never got solved there

ok thanks for the response
i dont know if i'm updated to 11.0.1, how do i check that?
i updated my video drivers
i checked the list and it's not compatible - i use a NVIDIA quadro NVS 140M. what do i do about that?
turned off OpenGL, didn't make a difference
I opened up the computer properties:
Windows Vista Business
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8100 @ 2.10 GHz
Memory - 4.00 GB Ram
System type - 32 bit operating system
graphic card - NVIDIA quadro NVS 140M
also when i open photoshop it says " The monitor profile 'Lenovo Thinkpad LCD monitor' appears to be defective. Please re-run your monitor calibration software"
i also checked the flow and the capacity and they are both at 100%
appreciate the responses so far

Painting Brush Issue

Ok I've been painting an image in Cs4 for some time but I took a break from it for a few weeks and I just came back to it, The issue I'm having is the way my brush presets are acting towards my brushes. I was using a Charcoal Brush which when messing with the presets works similar to a real paint brush in terms of the way the bristles show. This is sort of hard to explain but I'll try. My brush when I was using it, had like a dry brush effect; you could the see individual bristles depending on how much I messed with the brush shape dynamics, it could be thick like a loaded brush or it could be thin like a dry brush whatever. Now though when I try and recreate the brush when I go to the shape dynamics its not acting the way it was before. The brush wont thin out it takes on a splatter effect when I move the scattering slider and size jitter that never happened before and I cant get it to stop. Before the way those sliders would effect the brush is it would spread out the bristles now they just add a splatter on them and I cant change it.
^^^^^ That image is the brush before I mess with the presets. Normally I'd spread out the bristles but when I try I get the effect on the image below.
I know this is a bad explanation but I really cant figure out what I'm doing wrong I've reset the brushes I don't know how many times same with the presets I've messed with the opacity and flow but nothing is working. I wonder is there anyone who has an Idea of how I can possibly fix this? It's a problem because I need that effect from the brush in order to match the rest of the painting, Any help or advice would be appreciated, and again sorry for the bad explanation.

Yea I've tried both Size Jitter adds a splatter on it so I already have it at 0 and Pen Pressure just rounds out the edges which I don't mind but neither really have to do with the effect from before. I've tried to mimic the way I had the brush before going in and erasing some. The way it's working now is the top stroke and the way I had it is the bottom. Before the strokes where more spaced out, result of messing with the presets now if I mess with the they add a splatter to them.

I have just downloaded Yosemite but I find that Photoshop Elements 11 does not work properly. If I use a tool like a paint brush or spot healer I cannot paint a full stroke?

I have just downloaded Yosemite but I find that Photoshop Elements 11 does not work properly. If I use a tool like a paint brush or spot healer I cannot paint a full stroke does anyone else have this issue or know a solution?

Many thanks that does work. But it now leads to another question is this simply a trackpad issue and if so will it be fixed? I use Elements every day and was thinking I would have to go back to Mavericks.

My paint bucket/gradient/paint brush tool icon is now a eye dropper...

I've been playing around in CS5 for about a couple months now and today, (not sure if I hit a special function/command) but my icons when the paint brush, gradient and the paint bucket is now a eye dropper icon.. It's kind of annoying and I'm not sure how to reverse this.
Any feedback would be great!!
Thanks!!

Did you read the thread? Did you read the tech doc? Are you running any of the programs that are associated with the conflict? Did you try any of the advice offered? As the tech doc explains, symptoms vary, but one listed is:
Tools behave as if the Shift or Option keys are pressed.
Normally you would get the Eyedropper Tool using Paint Bucket, Gradient Tool, Brush Tool etc IF THE OPTION KEY was pressed.
Reread the thread and see if any of the solutions (including an "unofficial" download fix written by Jesper at post #72)
If you have any of the apps listed, make sure they are disabled. I would log out, and log back in and restart PS while holding down the Shift+Option+Command keys. You'll get a small dialog to OK deleting the preference file.
If that does not work, try downloading Jesper's fix.
There is no official solution yet from Apple or Adobe, to my knowledge.

Elements 9, No Paint Brush

I have been using Elements 9.0 for several months without any problems however I have now lost the standard paint brush & instead just have the smart paint brush.
Due to motor neurone disease I can only use the keyboard mouse keys & find it virtually impossible to use the smart paint brush, I had no problems using the normal basic paint brush.
I have tried reseting the paint brushes, restoring Windows 7 to a previous date & then uninstalling & reinstalling Elements but my original paint brush is not there just the new smart version.
Please someone help
Best Wishes
Paul

Hi Paul
You can right click on any nested tool icon to get the fly-out menu. It works with the smart brush and ordinary brush tools.

Layer's thumbnails look like paint brushes, why?

I have Elements 10 and have run into the problem of having all the thumbnails in the Layers Panel looking like paint brushes in a little box rather than an image of what is taking place in the layer. Does anyone know what might be going on?
Thanks,
Sharon

It sounds like somehow you've got the layer thumbnail contents set to None.
Click the four-lined square at the upper right of the layers panel and choose Panel Options. The radio button for thumbnail size is normally set at Medium.

When I wake my Mac the cursor acts like a paint brush and won't connect to Safari

When I wake my Mac from Sleep the cursor acts as a paint brush and won't connect to Safari or any App. How do I fix?

See iPhone DFU mode explained, and how to enter DFU mode.

Paint Brush Locked

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for