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ironchef_marc
Inspiring
August 31, 2021
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Wrong colour selected for brush in Actions

  • August 31, 2021
  • 9 replies
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v 22.5

Windows 10

 

Run an custom Action with custom brush selection.

Brush will have black colour selected (both foreground and background)

Most of my custom brushes are set to white

Selecting any of my brushes works as expected with right settings but when selected through an Action it loads black.

 

This was happening in a previous release.

I use custom Actions for retouching and this is slowing me down having to change colours for every step.

 

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Correct answer ironchef_marc

I just figured it out!

At the very top of my brushes I somehow had several folders named after my computer which contained my entire set of brushes. So I had several duplicates of the same named brushes. I'm not sure how they got there but deleting those fixed the problem. 

Thank you all for your support.

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ironchef_marc
ironchef_marcAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

I just figured it out!

At the very top of my brushes I somehow had several folders named after my computer which contained my entire set of brushes. So I had several duplicates of the same named brushes. I'm not sure how they got there but deleting those fixed the problem. 

Thank you all for your support.

Legend
August 31, 2021

If you figure out if it's a bad brush preset, please share the preset so we can take a look.

ironchef_marc
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

It's really strange. I create a new test brush with red colour selected, created a new test Action and played back fine selecting the red. I created a new version of one of my custom brushed, delete the old one, deleted the brush selection in my Action re-record it and still revert to black. I can't even isolate the problem if it's lays with the brush or the action.

ironchef_marc
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

This happens on all my actions. I delete and re-record the brush selection it still revert to black no matter which brush I select or which action I run.

Legend
August 31, 2021

I cannot reproduce this either. I recorded an action where I select a brush that sets the color to pink. I stop recording, set the colors back to default, run the action, and the brush and pink foreground color are selected/set.

 

Can you share an action where it doesn't work correctly?

 

If you re-record the step where the brush is selected and play it back does it work?

 

 

ironchef_marc
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

Yes all my customization is backed up so I reloaded my brushes and Actions no fix.

I cleared my PS preferences and restarted. The problem persists. 

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 31, 2021

What are the Playback Options? 

 

What have you done for all-purpose trouble-shooting so far? 

Restoring Preferences after making sure all customized presets like Actions, Patterns, Brushes etc. have been saved might be a good starting point:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html

ironchef_marc
Inspiring
August 31, 2021

A view of some of my custom brushes all with white colour as default

 

An example of running an Action which ends with selecting a specific brush and then the black foreground and background colour.

 

 

I have been running these Actions without any issues for 5 years now the brushes aren't loading properly. 

 

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 31, 2021

It seems I cannot reproduce this, could you please post screenshots with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Options Bar, Actions, Brushes, Brush Presets, …) visible?