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michal_j13814260
Inspiring
November 18, 2016

P: Make the brush cursor easier to see (too thin, not enough contrast with some colors)

  • November 18, 2016
  • 343 replies
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In last updates I'm having problem seeing brush (paint and healing) cursor when working with colors similar to cursor grey (grey or brown midtones for expamle).

Sometimes cursor changes to white, but for very short time and very randomly.

So it's really hard to see where I'm just gonna paint or heal. It is really annoying and tiring.

343 replies

laurentc48856771
Known Participant
April 6, 2018

Hi, i am using PS CC on Imac 5K and i am having really hard time to see the healing brush cursor on grey background. Please see attached picture. The cursor is on the middle... I found an old discussion where it was suggested to add a temporary adjustment layer in order to modify the tone of the image but I cannot believe there isn't a better solution. I work mostly on (36mp Nikon d810 flat) pictures that have grey floor and have to remove dirt from it, I would like to speed up the retouching, not making it more complex adding layers. I have already looked in the cursor preferences.

Thank you,

Laurent

War Unicorn
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 6, 2018

Odd that the cursor doesn't turn more black/gray like it does on my system. (I'm using Windows 10 x64.)

Maybe it's a video driver issue? I know you Mac users don't have much control over this other than what Apple doles out, though.

Theresa J
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 6, 2018

I just tried this on my Mac and I can see the brush fine.

Participating Frequently
May 3, 2017

I have been literally been going blind trying to use the Spot Heeling Brush on gray backgrounds. I can't see the cursor! Is there some way of changing the cursor color… possibly to bright red?  This problem is particularly pronounced when trying to remove artifacts affecting images of the sky in old black-and-white photos.  I'm using Photoshop CS6.

Legend
May 3, 2017

Is this a question about Photoshop or Photoshop Elements?

You've posted to the Premiere Elements forum.

Participating Frequently
May 3, 2017

I couldn't find a discussion group for Photoshop CS6, although the problem also likely affects Elements.

benp15769543
Participant
November 18, 2016

I just upgraded to PS 2017. One issue is that I can't see the healing brush cursor well. It gets lost in the image I'm trying to correct. It's there, it's just hard to see. Is there a way to make the cursor (circle) darker/lighter/ a different color so that it shows up better in the image?

Peru Bob
Community Expert
Community Expert
November 18, 2016

I'm not at my editing computer now, but you might look in the preferences (Edit > Preferences from the menu).