Can't find brush tool in Lightroom Classic (Windows)

[Jordan26437343lemp]

Hi. First post in this forum, and still fairly new to Lightroom (and Photoshop) itself. Here's my question. I'm aware that the Brush tool is a fairly important one in Lightroom -- one that can make a significant difference on an image. But I can't seem to find it! In images I've seen online, under the histogram is a bunch of little icons, including one at the end that is like a little circle with dots surrounding it and then a slider, but I don't see anything like that. The rightmost icon for me is for the masking tool, which I believe is different. Any clarification would be appreciated. Thank you!

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[Ranjisha Sengupta]

Hi there,

Welcome to the Community; thanks for reaching out.

Which version of Lightroom are you using? Can you share a screenshot of what you're seeing? 

We have a 'brush' preference under the masking tool section; are you referring to that or the Adjustment brush tool?

Check this article to know where and how you can get the brush tool and its functionalities: https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/apply-local-adjustments.html.

Let us know if this works.

Thanks,

Ranjisha

[Rob_Cullen · Accepted solution]

Now even the help file link given by @Ranjisha Sengupta  is OUT OF DATE! except for the one reference link to https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/masking.html

These tool icons are not used in Lightroom-Classic v11.5.

The 'New' version uses the Masking icon that contains the 'old' Tools and the new 'super' AI masking tools. (Select Subject, etc_)

Read about these new features here-

2021-10 MASKING TOOL Oct2021 (J Kost)

And FYI the Brush Tool is still activated by keyboard [K] (as the masking panel indicates!)

[Jordan26437343lemp]

Okay, sorry I got a bit sidetracked so couldn't respond sooner. I was just about to take a screenshot and then also paste a link from an online image displaing how I thougth it was supposed to look, but now it looks like it's a moot point. But just to answer your question anyway, Ranjisha, it's 11.5, which I guesss is consistent with Rob's answer (I just download for the first time about two months ago, so I assumed I had the newest version). Thanks to both of you.