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Inspiring
November 18, 2016

P: Make the brush cursor easier to see (too thin, not enough contrast with some colors)

  • November 18, 2016
  • 343 replies
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In last updates I'm having problem seeing brush (paint and healing) cursor when working with colors similar to cursor grey (grey or brown midtones for expamle).

Sometimes cursor changes to white, but for very short time and very randomly.

So it's really hard to see where I'm just gonna paint or heal. It is really annoying and tiring.

343 replies

Inspiring
October 26, 2020

Yeah. Still the same unfortunately 😞 

Participant
October 25, 2020

Привет всем! У меня такая проблема: курсор инструментов brush tool, healing brush tool, eraser и других очень плохо виден на сером и любом близком к нейтральному цвете. Когда курсор находится на темной или светлой области изображения, он хорошо виден, если переместить его в нейтральную цветовую область, курсор становится почти невидимым, даже если вы внимательно смотрите на монитор. Абсолютно невозможно сделать ретушь и цветокоррекцию фотографий. Пожалуйста, помогите мне!

sam_s
Participating Frequently
October 21, 2020

Still the same in 22.0? I haven't checked it out yet for fear of .0 bugs interrupting work.

Been using the workaround of pressing Command when I lose sight of the brush, not ideal but helps finding where it is.

Known Participant
October 21, 2020

So the problem is that the cursor circle (brush tool) is hardly visible with 4K screens. With the release of PS 2021 I thought that this would be sorted, but it hasn't and it's still a bug after years of complaints. And this problem is just ridiculous, it's as if Adobe doesn't care about their customers who use 4k monitors? Surely it's an easy fix considering all these complex new features we're seeing in the new neural filters just released in PS 2021.

Does anyone have a work around please?

Known Participant
November 13, 2020

I've had the same issue with both the brush and spot healing tools.  I was sure it would be remedied in the new version, but no joy there.  I don't understand how such a basic issue can still exist.  It really slows down editing.

Known Participant
October 21, 2020

*anand_4jrz7qkdr8o8 yeah, apparently user needs is not a priority at all for Adobe. Getting Instagram like filters is way more fun for them. 

Inspiring
October 21, 2020

Can’t believe they haven’t fixed this yet. This should be a major priority for adobe. 

Inspiring
October 16, 2020

5 months ago "It's on our radar. Many of the on canvas controls are being refactored to make them more visible/friendly on high density monitors."

 

... is it still on your radar?  Just make it thicker so we can see it!!!

Inspiring
September 23, 2020

Please address this issue asap! It is super frustrating to hunt where my cursor all the time.
Not sure if you are aware of this but I found out that when I go into Liquify mode, cursor works properly!!
I'm on Mac OS Catalina with 32inch 4k monitor.
 

Inspiring
September 13, 2020
I'm tossing my hat in on this one as well. I can't see the brush circle when editing (reading glasses aren't helping either). 

Someone once mentioned using a fill layer to show where you have already edited with the brush, but I can't figure out what they mean or find it on Google. Can someone explain it to me like I'm 5, please?
Inspiring
September 13, 2020
Or a red one.