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PS brush looks different

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July 21, 2026
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Since my latest update to PS, my brush looks different. It always had a solid curculare line, now it is a jaggy cirsular edge. My settings have not changed. Anyone have this issue or an answer?

Correct answer Trevor.Dennis

Your cursor is show that the brush preset is now soft. It fades towards its outside.

A fully hard brush shows as a smooth cursor.

A soft brush has the more ragged cursor.

Examples below.

How they look in the brushes panel

You can change how hard the brush is by holding down the Alt/Opt key and right mouse button.

Move the mouse up to make the brush soft and down to make it hard.

Left and right to adjust size.

Is this what is going on?

jane-e

Community Expert

@Kallosart, that’s your Brush panel. If your options bar isn’t showing, you can turn enable it from the Window menu. See the screenshot from C.P.

It looks like it might be a blending mode. If the options bar does not say, “Mode: Normal”, tell us what it does say or simply change it to Normal.

Jane

Trevor.Dennis

Correct answer

Community Expert

Your cursor is show that the brush preset is now soft. It fades towards its outside.

A fully hard brush shows as a smooth cursor.

A soft brush has the more ragged cursor.

Examples below.

How they look in the brushes panel

You can change how hard the brush is by holding down the Alt/Opt key and right mouse button.

Move the mouse up to make the brush soft and down to make it hard.

Left and right to adjust size.

Is this what is going on?

K

KallosartAuthor

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Thank u, that is correct, however, prior to the latest update the brush was a solid circular with a soft brush, now it is a jaggy circle llike the one u show. I’m just trying to find out why it is jaggy now and not a hard circle like before. I prefer the sold look.

jane-e

Community Expert

@Kallosart

Can you tell us what you mean by “curculare”? I suspect it’s a typo for something.

I looked it up and Google tried to find “circulaire” instead of “curculare”.

These are results for circulaire
Search instead for curculare

A "circulaire" is a French term that most commonly refers to an official administrative document used by a government ministry to interpret legal texts and ensure consistent application. In retail or marketing, it translates to an advertising circular or weekly flyer, and it can also refer to various modern platforms dedicated to the circular economy and pre-owned goods.

Jane

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KallosartAuthor

Participant

sorry for the AI grammer correct….was meant to say ‘circuler’….a circle. attached is a photo of what it looks llike….before it was just a solid circuler.