Paint brush tool options

There shold be two sliders in the dialogue box: Fidelity and Smoothness. I have fidelity but not smoothness. I have no idea why.

adam,
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

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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:
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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:
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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%
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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.
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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.

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

Brush Tool Options

In the Product Help section of Photoshop Elements 4.0 it mentions using the More Options menu in the Options Bar to change the brush dynamics such as spacing, hue jitter, etc. When I'm using a brush, More Options does not appear in the Options Bar, only Tablet Options appears. Is it possible to change the brush dynamics in PSE 4 and if so, where do I find the More Options option? Sorry if this makes no sense.

Two and a half years later, Trish, your answer's still good. With my new MacBook Pro I finally stepped up to PSE 6 (after several years on a G3 iBook with PSE 2, in which I probably never used the spacing feature, or at least I didn't remember it -- if PSE2 even had it). I had this brush spacing problem, which I'd never seen in PSE2. Adobe's Help docs didn't help much, because first, they don't say WHERE to find the Options menu (which I found eventually by poking around), and second, my Spacing showed no control adjustment. Finally, with more searching, your point here -- reset the tool -- solved my problem. I'll keep that in mind next time something gets inexplicably screwy. Thanks!

Paint brush tool screen icon has gone crazy

Hope someone has a quick fix...
When I select my paintbrush tool, instead of getting the little shape and size of my brush on the screen, I'm getting randomly either an arrow or a paint bucket. The tool still works, but it's impossible to see what I'm doing. Anyone know what might be wrong and how I can get my tool back? I tried disk utility repair, no luck.
Mac OS 10.5.7, photoshop CS4. Also using two monitors, one of them is a Wacom Cintiq.

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…Somehow the preference for curser had been changed. It's fixed I think.
Aha! You wanted to curse in a different manner, eh?
Happy with the new curser now? Curse away!

My illustrator free trial does let me access the paint brush tool and other tools (artboards), is his a glitch or a restriction on the trial?

please help!

refarta,
The following is a general list of things you may try when the issue is not in a specific file (you may have tried/done some of them already); 1) and 2) are the easy ones for temporary strangenesses, and 3) and 4) are specifically aimed at possibly corrupt preferences); 5) is a list in itself, and 6) is the last resort.
1) Close down Illy and open again;
2) Restart the computer (you may do that up to 3 times);
3) Close down Illy and press Ctrl+Alt+Shift/Cmd+Option+Shift during startup (easy but irreversible);
4) Move the folder (follow the link with that name) with Illy closed (more tedious but also more thorough and reversible);
5) Look through and try out the relevant among the Other options (follow the link with that name, Item 7) is a list of usual suspects among other applications that may disturb and confuse Illy, Item 15) applies to CC, CS6, and maybe CS5);
Even more seriously, you may:
6) Uninstall, run the Cleaner Tool (if you have CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6/CC), and reinstall.
http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cscleanertool.html

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

Mark made by paint brush doesn't fill the tool's outline.

Mac OS X 10.8.5
Photoshop CC and Photoshop CS6
Using a mouse, not a tablet.
I don't know when this started, but it occurs in both PS CC and CS 6.
My paint brush tool is set to a standard, hard (100%) round tip, 100% opacity and flow. My paint cursor preference is set to normal brush tip which means that I see a circular outline representing the tip.
When I click the paint brush tool, I expect that the paint mark will completely fill the circular outline that I see. Instead, it fills some percentage less (perhaps 10-15%) than the circular outline. This occurs all the time and regardless of the size of the brush. As you can probably imagine, it makes precise painting impossible.
I assume that sometime, somehow, I changed a setting by mistake but for the life of me, I don't know what it could be. The only thing I've tried (because I can't think of anything else) is trashing my settings and that made no difference.
Can anyone help with this?
TIA,
Beth

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Brush Tool Won't Drag on Trackpad Only

I have an issue with my photoshop paint brush tool. As soon as I take my laptop off my desk and unplug my tablet, Photoshop won't let me drag the brush. I click and hold down on the trackpad and the brush won't move anywhere it just gives me one circle with the basic brush and then just stops so that I have to repeatedly click. None of my settings have changed from what they were when I had my tablet plugged in. I'm sure it's worked before as I haven't always had a Wacom tablet. Any ideas? Thank you!

Reset the brushes by clicking on the cog icon top right corner of Brush panel. Select any of the first four options in the panel.
If still in trouble, reset Photoshop Preferences (Hold down Shift Alt Ctrl - Shift Opt Cmd - right after starting Photoshop.
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PSE8 - having problems applying effects via Smart Brush Tool - PLEASE HELP

So this problem has started and it's driving me a little nuts. It doesn't happen on every image. And it seems to only happen when i use the smart brush tool to brush on effects. Sometime when I use the tools and start selecting my area the select freaks out and just goes all over when all i've done it clicked the cursor on a little area. Sometimes it doesn't. Weird.
BUT also, when I am able to select whatever and then i go to "refine edges" to smooth things out it flips out again. It adds random lines and boxes of color and I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong! It's driving me crazy!
I've already "reset the tool", upped my RAM, and I've uninstalled/reinstalled the program. None of these has stopped the problem.
These images are examples of what the "refine edge" button does when it decides to have a mind of it's own. For both pictures I attempted to add the "cloud contrast" effect to the greenery and background.
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Next time you see that happen try Select>Deselect, choose the
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on the problem areas.
Do the artifacts go away when painting on the layer mask?
MTSTUNER

Variable Width profile for the brush tool keeps resetting

This problem is baffling me. I'm fairly new to Illustrator so I would appreciate some help. I’m using Adobe Illustrator CS6 with a mouse rather than a pressure graphics tablet.
When I create a stroke using the Paint brush tool I would like the stroke to contain a variable width profile. For example narrower at the beginning and end of the stroke but thicker in the middle. Now I can do this by selecting the line after I have made the stroke and choosing the Basic Brush Definition from the drop down list. But if i try to draw a new line the settings are reset again. I cannot create a variable stroke while creating the stroke. The brush definition keeps resetting to 5 pt Round and stroke width 1 pt. It would be much quicker if the stroke remained as a varying width profile as I created the strokes.
I noticed the same problem with the blob brush tool except it's even worse. With the blob brush tool the stroke weight always resets regardless of whether or not I try to set a Variable width profile.
I tried deselecting "New Art has Basic Appearance" mentioned on another forum but that didn't work.
I know its possible because I’ve seen it done on this youtube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5wW_65iAiU
Notice the variable width profile is maintained as the artists draws. It doesn’t keep resetting.
Thanks

Just set the Colorization method of the new Brush to Tints or Tints and Shades from the dropdown in the lower right corner of the New Brush diaglo.

Quick Selection Brush Tool

I have been trying to follow a fascinating earlier thread about changing the
background of an image. In news:[email protected] , Bob
Warren wrote, "I refined that somewhat again with the selection brush." I
looked this up in Help, where I was confronted with
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B. Selection Brush tool
In the Editor, select the Quick Selection Brush tool...
and on the next page,
In the Editor, select the Selection Brush tool from the toolbox. You may
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The quick selection tool and the selection brush are grouped together as a subset of the same tool in the toolbox. By default it shows the Quick selection tool. The sentence means that you will see the quick selection tool in the toolbox. To get to the (non-quick) selection brush, you must click the quick selection tool and choose the regular selection brush from the flyout menu.

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