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Inspiring
August 30, 2013
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P: Change Brush Size using Pen Tilt

  • August 30, 2013
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Hi,

Changing the brush size by leaning the pen (i.e. the more inclined the pen, the bigger the brush size) is a common feature in PAINTING software, which Photoshop lacks, and would be very welcomed by the painting crowd.

I've used a similar feature on Painter 11, MyPaint 1.0 and Gimp 2.8.6, and I find it really useful, since it allows a faster and less stressful access to a HIGHLY REPETITIVE TASK.

Thanks for your attention,
Antonio.

14 replies

Inspiring
September 3, 2013
Also, there's no need to make any changes to Photoshop's user interface, since the option has been there for a decade, in the Brush window:
Inspiring
September 1, 2013
I concur. This man speaks the truth.

Inspiring
August 31, 2013
This man speaks the true!

I like this idea!!
Inspiring
August 30, 2013
Addendum:

1. I understand that Photoshop already implements several ways of changing the brush FORM by tilting the pen ("Tilt Scale" and "Brush Projection", on "Shape Dynamics"; and "Airbrush tip", "Bristle tip", or "Erodible tip", on "Brush Tip Shape"); however, none of these features allows to JUST CHANGE THE SIZE of the brush.

2. Since version 7, Photoshop's UI (as well as its documentation) suggest that this functionality is possible by selecting "Pen tilt" in the "Size"/"Control" list, on the "Shape Dynamics" section of the "Brush" window, but, alas: that only enables the "Tilt Scale" slider, and behaves otherwise as if the "Pen Pressure" option had been selected.