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Christian George
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May 27, 2020
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Brush settings missing

  • May 27, 2020
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Hi everyone! This is the first time I'm posting here, hope I'm posting where I should. I'm a student learning Photoshop in one of my classes. The problem is that the tutorial I'm following is an old one, made for Photoshop CS5, while I have Photoshop CC 2018 on my laptop, and some settings seem to be missing in my version of Ph. In my tutorial I need to create a new brush in which to change the Size, percentages of Bristles, Lenght, Thickness and Stifness (which should be in Bristle Qualities), among other things. I tried to find these settings (also Bristle Qualities menu) in Brush Settings and other parts of Photoshop, but they are nowhere, and neither did I have any luck searching on Google or in the Search menu of Photoshop. I only have in the "Brush settings", in "Brush Tip Shape" menu (which I thought would be the equivalent of Bristle Qualities) things like Hardness, Roundness, Size, Angle and Spacing. Also just creating a new brush won't show these options (thickness, bristles, stiffness etc) either.

Is there a way to find those Bristle Qualities options, do they have some other name or have them been removed altogether? Thanks in advance for the help!

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    Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

    Please post meaningful screenshots of the panel in the tutorial and of your panel. 

    Did you actually select a Brsitle Brush? 

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    ExcelDoesCode
    Participant
    January 14, 2021

    Hi i've got the same problem, but with regards the tool presets. I downloaded tool presets from a youtuber, but when i import it, the brush settings is not the same as what it should be

     

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    edgrimley
    Participating Frequently
    May 27, 2020

    Are you trying to use the mixer brush or normal?

    If it's a normal bristle brush, click Brush Tip Shape in the brush options to get to the bristle panel.

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      Christian GeorgeAuthor
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      May 28, 2020

      Thank you for replying edgrimley. I was using the mixer brush. Found the problem, apparently you can't set the Thickness, Roundness and other settings for some brushes for some reason, like for the "Soft Round" or "Hard Round" brushes from "General Brushes". So picking another brush from Brush Settings menu like "Round Blunt" or "Round Point" did the trick.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      May 27, 2020

      Please post meaningful screenshots of the panel in the tutorial and of your panel. 

      Did you actually select a Brsitle Brush? 

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        May 27, 2020

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