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.

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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

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
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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"
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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

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.

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!

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

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

It sounds like maybe your Cursor Size in the System Preferences>Accessibility>Display is set to something other than Normal
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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.
(In the top picture there are lines and boxes of colors inthe dad's coat. As well as distinct lines where the effect ends when it should have blended.)

Next time you see that happen try Select>Deselect, choose the
paint brush tool and paint on the layer mask with either black or white
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.

Where is my "regular" brush tool?

Please HELP!!! I am a an amatuer at best and really need help !!! I need the regular, simple to use "brush" tool icon to come back! the only thing in the panel is the smart brush tool and for the life of me I can't figure it out!!!i just need the regular brush tool back to make polka dots for my daughters' bday invtations..PLEASE HELP!

The paint brush tool (regular brush tool) is either just above or to
the left of the smart brush tool (the brush with a gear).
Click and hold on any of the tools in the toolbox to see the nested tools (hidden tools)
Location of the tools in the toolbox:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/photoshopelements/using/WSae2ea3b149d0c3591ae939f103860b3d59-7 e2a_WIN.html
MTSTUNER

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.

Problems using the brush tool

Hi everyone,
I am using illustrator cs5 and am running into an issue using the paint brush tool. Whenever I try to use it I get the circel with the line through it teling me it cant be used. I checked all of my layers and non of them are locked and I have a layer highlighted in the layers menu. Everything looks right. I have been able to draw with the pen on any layer I want but the brush just wont seem to work. Does any one know why? I am sure it is something simple.

Even if no brush is selected if you select brush tool it will default to the first brush in panel.
you most likely have no brushes (and prob no styles) in the relevent panels either deleted or something else. Load brushes 9press F5 and in the flyout menu open brush librry, drag a few to the brushes panel...
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