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fabifab83
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June 25, 2020
Question

Issue when I quickly switch between tools

  • June 25, 2020
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Hello there, 

I am a digital painter, I do use a combination of tools like : brushes, erasers, eyedropper, and so on.

I have this issue when I switch tools quickly, it comes back to the latest one.

here is an example : 

I paint with the brush. I need a color already on my canvas, so I call the eyedropper (I) click and go back to the brush (B) and immediatly paint a stroke, and it works fine. Thing is, when I try to paint a second stroke the tool immediatly switches back to the eyedropper without me calling for it.

I tried various combination, with eraser, selection tools, brushes, eyedropper and so on, and the problem is everywhere.

When I switch and  use tools in a slower pace, things are fine though. (but I have to think about it and it's really not helping the workflow...)


I have no idea how to fix that.

Things were working fine on Photoshop 21.0.3 (there were other issues though) but from 21.1 this stuff happens. 

 

I tried to calibrate  photoshop perfermances with  preferences and such, but the issue is still there annoying me more and more. 

 

here the Rig : 

Windows10

I7 4790K

16GB DDR4 RAM

GTX 1070

SSD

Wacom Intuos 4 (I deactivated windows ink, used PSuser.txt and so on... This stuff needs to be fixed one day also.. right?)

 

thanks for the help

 

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    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 25, 2020

    Why do you switch to the Eyedropper Tool when painting instead of using the alt-key to pick up a color? 

     

    It sounds like you might be spring-loading inadvertently. 

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      fabifab83Author
      Participant
      June 25, 2020

      I do that sometimes. The issue is indeed not happening.

      But it happens with other tools as well (selection, eraser, and so on) and no alt thing for that.

      And  I need to change my muscle memory and readapt my workflow, and that's not super fun to be honest ^^ 

       

      (Besides, I've been working that way for 15 years, and I may be lazy not to relearn how to work, but it worked fine until 21.0.3, so why not now? )

       

      oh and, what is  spring-loading ?

       

      Thanks for the answer 🙂

       

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      June 25, 2020

      You can roll back if you prefer, just make sure to back-up all your presets before doing that. 

       

      But I suspect you might be a tad sloppy and begin using the tool (click-pressing the mouse or pen) while you are still pressing the key on the keyboard, thus spring-loading the new tool instead of selecting it. 

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