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Nokemov
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Jan 2, 2026 4:30 PM UTC
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History & Art History Brush: What happened to them? Useless now.

The previous version of Photoshop compromised history brush usabilty and the current version (27.2.0) renders them useless.

    Jeff Arola
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    Jan 3, 2026 6:48 PM UTC

    Yes that is a known bug, but thankfully a fellow forum user 

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    NokemovAuthor
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    Jan 3, 2026 9:47 PM UTC

    This is how Adobe handled my situation the other day. The agent disconnected.

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    Sameer K
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    Sameer KCommunity Manager
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    Jan 6, 2026 2:49 PM UTC

    Hey, @Nokemov. This isn't the experience we would expect to deliver. We've shared the feedback about the interaction with the team. 

    Regarding the issue at hand, a fix is in the pipeline. You can try the latest builds available now or over the next week(s) for Photoshop beta via the Creative Cloud. A fix for Photoshop 2026 (non-beta) will follow soon.

     

    I hope this helps. Thanks!
    Sameer K
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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    Jan 3, 2026 6:48 PM UTC

    Yes that is a known bug, but thankfully a fellow forum user 

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    NokemovAuthor
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    Jan 3, 2026 1:56 PM UTC

    872591i3F52C41D0A43E6D8.png This snapshot option (full or merged) was no longer available in 2025.

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    NokemovAuthor
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    Jan 3, 2026 1:40 PM UTC

    I've been using Photoshop professionally since version 2.5. When history brushes were introduced  in 9.0 you had the option of taking a history snapshot, flat or layered, and then using that snapshot to restore areas using plain history or "art history" brushes on a user selected layer. Now it seems like the feature has been disabled. I'd like to hear from people who've used history brushes and compare notes. 

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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    Jan 2, 2026 9:18 PM UTC

    Can you describe what the issues are with the History & Art History Brushes?

    What doesn't work or is different from the version of Photoshop where they were working?

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    NokemovAuthor
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    Jan 2, 2026 9:07 PM UTC

    Mac OS 15.3.1

    But this issue came to my attention in previous Photoshop and Mac OS versions over the last year. Spent time with an Adobe tech trying to find an answer which was ultimately to use an earlier version of Photoshop. Adobe seems to have treated the history brushes like it did the Oil Paint filter some years ago. That is: to abandon them. Maybe they'll fix it like they did the Oil Paint filter, or maybe not.

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    Jeff Arola
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    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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    Jan 2, 2026 6:49 PM UTC

    What version of macOS are you using?

     

    Can you go into more detail about how the  History & Art History Brushes are not working?

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