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February 28, 2026
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P: Request_Per-Brush Size Memory in Photoshop

  • February 28, 2026
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Hi, I am urgently reporting a very inconvenient issue with Photoshop’s current brush size-saving system, and I’m asking for a fix.

I love Photoshop and want to continue using it, but the lack of a per-brush size memory feature makes it very stressful to work with. Other art programs such as Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Krita, and Blender’s Grease Pencil already include this feature, which makes the workflow far more intuitive.

Here’s what I need Photoshop to do:

  • Each brush should remember its own last-used size independently, rather than all brushes sharing one size.

The current problem:
If I use Brush A at size 20, then switch to Brush B at size 5, returning to Brush A resets its size—it doesn’t remember I last used it at 20. Even with the "Capture Brush Size in Preset" option unchecked, all brushes just share the most recent size. This makes it impossible to keep track of the sizes I set for different brushes.

Why presets don’t solve this:
Of course, I could save new brush presets for each size, but since I use 10+ brushes in one illustration and constantly adjust their sizes, creating endless new presets would be chaotic and unmanageable.

Why the new 7-brush history isn’t enough:
The recent update that remembers 7 brush history entries is not a real solution. If I use more than 7 brushes or repeat brushes multiple times, earlier size history is lost. Expanding this history might help, but it still doesn’t replace true per-brush memory. 

If adding the per-brush memory feature isn’t possible... please consider adding a separate panel (which can be turned "on or off" in the brush menu bar) just for managing brush history beyond 7 (for example, up to 50).

Since the system automatically replaces older brush history once it reaches the maximum limit, having the ability to "pin" certain brush history sizes ("Pin" : "a feature that prevents automatic deletion regardless of the maximum limit") so they are not deleted and can remain available whenever I need them, would be great alternative solution.

 

What’s needed:

  • Brush A should always remember its last-used size.
  • Brush B should always remember its own last-used size.
  • Switching between brushes should not overwrite their sizes.

This is already standard in many leading illustration programs, and it’s hard to believe Photoshop still doesn’t have this basic, essential feature in 2026. I know many professionals who have switched away from Photoshop because of this.

I’ve waited years for Adobe to add this, and I’m writing now because this issue seriously impacts my workflow as an illustrator. Please, please add Per-Brush Size Memory to Photoshop. It would make a huge difference for artists like me who want to keep using this amazing program.

    53 replies

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Absolutely YES

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    yes yes yes

     

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Yes

    Peter James Zielinski
    Known Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Absolutely necessary.  Please.

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    YES!

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Zou mooi zijn.

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Yes. 

    Also i wish large and detailed brushes werd more performant sknce many are lagging even on powerful hardware with GPU rendering enabled.

     

    Vanessa5FE9
    Known Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Yes I’m all for it!

    Participant
    September 17, 2026

    Participant 

    Trevor.Dennis
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    September 17, 2026

    I’m adding my support to this, and it would be nice to see more work done on the Photoshop brush engine.  I think it was 2017 when the last major change was made, and that was mainly brush management, plus some (heaps of) nice presets from Kyle Webster and smoothing that Windows users already had with Lazy Nezumi Pro.  Bristle tips would have been CS4/CS5(ish) so not much has changed when you look at how nice the Krita brush engine is.

    Workaround with a tablet is to have one of the stylus buttons set to Right Click

    Hold down the Alt key plus that stylus button and drag.  I like to drag slightly down as well as side to side to keep the tip fully hard.  It is definitely worth a try out.

    You can do this with the tip far enough from the tablet so as not to lay down ink.  In fact it is preferable to do it that way to avoid it turning into sampling colour.

    I personally prefer the Express wheel on Wacom tablets, or the Quick Keys wheel with XenceLabs Pen Display.  (I’ve had a Pen Display for a fair while, but only recently swapped it for my Intous 5.  I’d previously had them both connected, but the Pen Display is working way better for me in the same spot the Wacom tablet was in.  I am getting to _really_ like the Pen Display. Noticeably better pressure control than the Wacom and better surface texture.