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Jeppe Volander
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October 4, 2018
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How to Fix Disappeared Brush Outline in Photoshop?

  • October 4, 2018
  • 13 replies
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Hey Guys,

 

I can't see the outline of my brush anymore, I tried everything.

 

- reset by brush tools

- reinstalled photoshop

- and toggle back and forth on caps lock

 

It only shows the crosshair.. I have no idea on what to do next..

can you help?

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Correct answer Akash Sharma

Hi JeppeVolander,

Sorry that you're having trouble using the Brush tool in Photoshop. Please take a look at this discussion Photoshop: My brush cursor is showing a cross instead of a circle (turn off CAPS LOCK) | Photoshop Family Customer Commu… and let us know if that helps.

Thanks,

Akash

13 replies

Participant
April 7, 2024

I am unable to use brushes. My Caps button is not locked- that is not my issue.  The brush is there, there is just no paint. I believe I will need technical assistance to help me. Can we set up a time, please?

Participating Frequently
March 7, 2023

This is still a problem for me. It happens randomly and is really freaking frustrating. I've checked the caps lock, checked the preferences and nothing is fixing it. I generally end up having  to restart to make it fix and it makes me really mad because it screws up my whole creative flow. 

Participant
September 5, 2022

ADOBE 2021: Caps lock is on

 

Or

The brush outline is too big to be shown inside the viewing window. Decrease brush size or zoom out 

 

 

Participant
July 6, 2022

If your brish size is too big than it will show +sing only first u need to lessen the size of brush than try anything else.

 

Participant
March 28, 2021

I had the similar issue with an (external) magic keyboard and noticed, that my macbook's caps lock was active, but the magic keyboard's was not. Can thus be (apparently) also a bug of the OS. In my case I could solve it by caps locking back and forth on both keyboards :P, if you have a similar bug, rebooting MacOS should also help...

Participant
May 3, 2021

Thank you!!!!!

Participating Frequently
January 20, 2021

I just want to say that whoever came up with that should not be a designer... why would you not want to see the edge of the brush tool? It's like installing a faucet but fire comes out instead of water...

Mystical_master5E08
Participant
December 4, 2020

Has anyone found solution to this? My brush preview is fu*ked up too :(((

Mystical_master5E08
Participant
December 4, 2020

I downgraded to 21.2.4 and it works

So there is problem with 22xx

September 9, 2020

I'm also having this issue.

 

And yes, like everyone else on Earth, I'm aware of the damn Caps Lock key. That is NOT the solution.

 

The size indicator randomly disappears and will only appear again if sizing up or down, but as soon as the user stops holding the button down it disappears again.

 

2019 Macbook Pro

petarc51541311
Participant
September 9, 2020
Have you tried windows+caps lock maybe?
Participant
March 24, 2022

Great! it reallt worked.

petarc51541311
Participant
April 5, 2020

WINDOWS+ Caps Lock, works in photoshop 2019

Participant
January 13, 2020

Thank you! I was having the same problem. I didn't even notice I had CAPs lock on!