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PepsiBear
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February 22, 2017
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Messy stroke lines when little pen pressure is applied

  • February 22, 2017
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I opened Photoshop so I could draw with my wacom tablet. I realized that pen pressure wasn't enabled because my lines were all one size. I went to the brush settings and applied pen pressure through the shape dynamics tab, which enabled pen pressure. My lines were jittery when I applied little pressure, but looked better when I applied more. Here's a picture: Image - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting  None of the sliders that apply jitter in the brush settings panel are on, they are all set at 0.

I've used my tablet in other software before where pen pressure is applied, and I haven't had an issue. The version of Photoshop I'm using is CC 2015.5

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    Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

    Your brush strokes show that spacing is set too high

    And that you probably had some size and roundness jitter set

    Exaggerated to make the point

    For nice clean smooth brush strokes, use a fully hard brush with spacing set to no more than 5% (1% if the brush size is not too big and your system can keep up).  Turn off all jitter, and if using Windows, get and install Lazy Nezumi Pro.  If you use a Mac, have a look at Hej Stylus.  It is very simple compared to LNP, but I assume it will at least help with smooth brush strokes.  Anyone here use Hej Stylus and care to tell us how well it works?  Thanks

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    PepsiBearAuthor
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    February 22, 2017

    I reopened Photoshop today, and my lines looked like right. I assume that restarting the program or my computer is what fixed it.

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 22, 2017

    Your brush strokes show that spacing is set too high

    And that you probably had some size and roundness jitter set

    Exaggerated to make the point

    For nice clean smooth brush strokes, use a fully hard brush with spacing set to no more than 5% (1% if the brush size is not too big and your system can keep up).  Turn off all jitter, and if using Windows, get and install Lazy Nezumi Pro.  If you use a Mac, have a look at Hej Stylus.  It is very simple compared to LNP, but I assume it will at least help with smooth brush strokes.  Anyone here use Hej Stylus and care to tell us how well it works?  Thanks

    JJMack
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    JJMackCommunity Expert
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    February 22, 2017

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    You show the above strokes but not the brush used and the brush settings used below brush strokes I see using CC 2015.5  a Wacom Intuos Pro left side without smoothing plugin right side with smoothing plugin.

    JJMack
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