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

[michal_j]

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.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Our friend above seems to think I prefer to remain with the CS6 version 13.0 and live with the problem, but doesn't realise that not all of us can afford to pay the extra for updating PS to the latest version.

wake.forest.ltd@gmail.com , it matters neither what I realize nor why you use Photoshop CS6 – it is obsolete and Adobe has, with good reason, not been updating it for years now and expecting future updates for it is unjustified. 

[Lumigraphics]

If you budget for new hardware, you need to factor in the cost of upgrading software as well. Its just how modern computing works.

[HSF21]

Can you see the cursor in the image below? I barely can. The cursors in PS are far too small for me to see. 
I had to take a photo since a screen capture using print screen doesn't show the cursor. 
Yes I am aware you can press CTRL to show the cursor. 
Yes I have made the cursors as visible as possible in the cursor options menu.
Yes it is possible to lower the monitor resolution to make the PS inferace larger but PS is the only app where this is a problem for me. 
Yes I am aware that YOU can see the cursors just fine on your screen and don't think there is a problem.
For people like me with poor eyesight, specifically the tool cursors in PS are TINY!
It would be nice to have an accessiblity option to simply make the cursors larger in general.
Or even better have them act like the Windows inverted cursor scheme that makes them easier to see.

[fmnijk]

The cursor is still hard to see when brush size is very small.

[fmnijk]

I already set Brush Tip Outline to Extra Bold!

In the attached screenshot, can you find the cursor in 1 second? In the center of the canvas.

[fmnijk]

4K screenshot

[Jqqerry]

@fmnijk This is a hidden picture search. =(

[Mustafa Mond]

After years of people complaining about this, there is still no solution.  At least OP has summarized the problem perfectly.

I finally started avoiding using Photoshop for anything requiring freehand.

[fmnijk]

Let's take a look at SAI2 and CSP. They have the ability to display both the cursor and the brush size circle simultaneously. This can help locate the cursor when the brush size circle is very small. However, they are not perfect either. The cursor size cannot be changed within the software; it follows the system's DPI scale (the same as Photoshop), so it can appear small on a 4K monitor. Additionally, they cannot adjust the Brush Tip Outline thickness like in Photoshop. I don't like CSP's cursor because it is positioned at the top-right of the center, instead of the bottom-right.

I would like to point out that their brush size circles have dynamic colors, which appear to be complementary colors. Photoshop's brush size circle is black and white.

 

[JmanInSF]

Amen to this.  I've seen posts going back years on this interface need. It's absurd that in this day and age of accessability, Adobe hasn't figured out this needs to be addressed. Ok.. so.. they just don't care about the user experience and if they can add some "AI" to the beginning of a feature then they can sell more subscriptions. I don't need AI.. I need to see my cursor when working on a high resolution document.

[jane-e]

@HSF21 , @JmanInSF , and @Mustafa Mond 

I've merged this post with the Primary thread.

Jane

[HSF21]

Is anything else still in the works? Using a 4K screen, the cursors are still very hard to see at times. There is now a Brush Tip Outline setting but what we really need is a cursor scale option. Additionally, a negative cursor option like the Windows Inverted cursor scheme would help make the cursor much more visible.