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November 4, 2021

P: Brush Outline/Circle disappearing when working with masks

  • November 4, 2021
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There is already a discussion in the community "Brush Outline/Circle disappearing intermittently (NOT CAPS LOCK) ". But since I have figured out in detail how to reproduce the behavior and when it becomes present, I want to report the issue officialy that Adobe hopefully will fix this in one of the next upcoming patch releases.

 

OS Environment:

  • Win 10 Pro 64bit 21H1
  • Adobe Ps 23.0.2

 

The issue is only present in combination when using Masks on a layer!

  1. Create a new document (white, black or transparent layer)
  2. Add a Mask to the layer
  3. Select the layer OR the mask (independent on what you want to paint)
  4. Select the brush tool
  5. Try to start moving the mouse quickliy and pressing the left mouse button nearly at the same time and keep the mouse button pressed
  6. Try to repeat until the you get locked in the issue and the brush circle disappears and the mouse arrow becomes visible

 

When working with a mouse as input device, the chance to facing this issue is probably rare because this kind of operation, moving the mouse and clicking the button nearly at the same time is kindly unnatural.

But it looks different when using a pen tablet as input device, because now it becomes a more natural operation when hover the pen toward the tablet surface and then drop down onto the surface to start painting.

 

Kind regards

194 replies

Jqqerry
Inspiring
April 5, 2024

Looking at someone else's brush cursor thread, it came to me after a long time, so I got back to this thread.
Is there any progress on this?

I reported this bug last year (some users, of course, have also been experiencing it in Photoshop 2018, 2019).

Participating Frequently
January 22, 2024

Hi I'm having this same issue now. 

 

2024

Version: 25.3.1

Mac OS 2022 M2

Jqqerry
Inspiring
January 20, 2024

@jeromea13244388 It's an interesting approach.

Actually, I'm not even attempting to install a new version at all after Photoshop 2024 schedule. I just check the fixed issue page from time to time. =( .................

 

But even when we were talking about this (even during Photoshop 2023), I was always working on RGB mode.
I also work on 16 bits, but I mostly used an 8-bit work environment, and I work on psd, but I also reproduced this bug in a small (1024x1024) document that I newly created. (Of course, these are what I reported when I talked to Adobe by mail, just like you.)

 

So..................... So I really don't know why. =(

jeromea13244388
Inspiring
January 19, 2024

@JqqerryMaybe some kind of breakthrough : I usually work in CMYN but I just noticed that the bug seems to disappear if I work in a RGB space (Photoshop version 25.2)...

jeromea13244388
Inspiring
November 29, 2023

@JqqerryBy the way, the bug is still not fixed in 25.2

Jqqerry
Inspiring
November 26, 2023

@jeromea13244388  interesting... I think I'll keep it at 24.0.1 until this thread is posted on fixed issue.... =(

jeromea13244388
Inspiring
November 25, 2023

The flicking bug is still here but nevertheless I upgraded to the latest version (25.1) as it seemed to have fixed the bug regarding the rotation tool (I'll have to check it further though) and, more important, a bug I noticed just a few days ago in Photoshop 2023 where the texture of some textured brushes was not working correctly (and I'm talking about kyle webster brushes provided by adobe)... Don't ask me why. I was wondering for a long time why I couldn't manage to get that crayon texture I had been getting before, turns out it was some kind of photoshop bug.

Jqqerry
Inspiring
October 27, 2023

@jeromea13244388 I'm not sure about that...
For now this cursor bug and hand tool bug is still definitely not fixed and I just tested it and deleted it so I'm not sure... =(
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/fixed-issues.html

 

I don't think what you said is on the fixed issue list either.

jeromea13244388
Inspiring
October 27, 2023

@Jqqerry

At this point I just hope for a more stable version... Besides the flickering bug, does this update corrects the freezing/crashing/GPU malfunctioning bugs of 25.0 ?

Jqqerry
Inspiring
October 27, 2023

@jeromea13244388  In 25.1 version is Same ... lol
Since when have we been talking about this bug? =(