Changing the brush cursor

I thought in a previous version of PS you could change the actual color of the brush?

I must have been dreaming because evryone says it never happened and can't be done. I

I'm using Photoshop CC. Changing brush size by ALT+drag not showing red glare. What is wrong?

My brushes aren't working, the outline shows when I select a brush but doesn't actually transfer onto the document. Any idea what might be causing it?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT ! ! !

FIRST CHECK THAT YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY IS not on, cause - dude - if it is ON THEN THE CROSSHAIRS SHOW UP REGARDLESS OF WHAT brush PREFERENCES you set under CURSORS . . . I still like "defaulting" my preferences file once in a while but have to remember that I hit - accidentally - the CapsLock key when typing and should check that first.

RE: Photoshop Cursor (Pointer, Brush Shape, Tool) not changing.

If you already know how to go into the Photoshop>Preferences>Cursors and change the Painting Cursors to your choice (Standard, Precise, Normal Brush Tip, Full-Size Brush Tip etc.) and what you have set (can see in the example window) is NOT showing up on your artwork (canvas, board, workspace, window) then the PROBLEM IS Adobe Photoshop NOT you.

SOLUTION: Quit Photoshop FOREVER (just kidding – I love PS):

1.Quit Photoshop

2. Find a folder called Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings (or your version of Creative Suite) Mine is in MacintoshHD>UserName (my computer’s name)>Library (NOT the System Library)>Preferences> Adobe Photoshop CS4 Settings (open this folder)

3. Here you will see a file called, “Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs.psp” and likely was modified “Today”

4. Delete it, or move it to desktop (elsewhere) IT IS CORRUPTED

5. Relaunch Photoshop and this file will recreate itself back to the default settings (Sorry your Recent items list will also go back to default)

6. Open the document you were working on (you saved it?)

7. Within Adobe PS go file, Photoshop>Preferences>Cursor and your OK will actually work.

By The Way:

Preferences Files are used by most applications (MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint; Adobe Illustrator/SoundBooth; Web Browsers etc.) They record your personal choices on how to interact/interface with the app. They get corrupted – they just do . . . when you delete one and relaunch, the application creates a NEW Preferences File with the default setting and the “its not changing” problem fixes itself but you will lose all your preferred settings (having to reset them all over again). Still, this is better than not being able to change things - cause that creates, “User Madness”.

Looks like firefox was the key. Thank you for that suggestion. Now it seems to work as expected.

Yes, Noel, I don't know how that happened. I jumped to another page which allowed me to reply. I couldn't get back to that page. I have tried all of the cursor settings in the preferences but it doesn't seem to fix my particular problem.

Now how do I insert an image. Lets see if that will work.

Very appreciative of  all of your help.

Billnor

Apparently I can't post an image since I don't seem to have that privilege either.

Billnor

Thank you both. I am using Goggle Chrome for my browser on a Mac 10.7.3 Lion.

Yes, I don't know why I can't reply either. It says that I don't have that privilege. I did try the preference you suggested but it didn't change what I was getting before.

I have CS5.1 on the Imac, OS Lion. I have found that when I choose the brush tool, there is an outline of the brush and the actual color of the brush within that. In my case the outline of the brush is a lot larger than the actual brush size. Nothing I do in the preferences will change that. I have tried to reset the preferences to no avail. I wish I could explain it better. A picture would help but I don't know how to show a picture of what I am talking about. It is difficult to know where I am painting because of this. I have done an internet search for this problem but it seems like I am the only one having trouble.

One last thing, I have subscribed to the general Adobe forum for PS CS5 and, even though, I am signed in, I can't seem to reply or post to the forum. The reply button is there but nothing happens when I click on it.

Thanks, in advance.

Billnor