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perrybrus
Inspiring
November 1, 2017
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Annoying pink cursor "thing"

  • November 1, 2017
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After last PS update I get this annoying pink "thing" in the center of my brush cursor. Looks animated. What is that and how do I get rid of it? There's nothing obvious in the properties of things, I've been looking all the typical places.

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      Correct answer Dynamic Office

      This feature is new to 2018 and is called the “brush leash”

      The pink brush leash is meant to serve as a guide for the Smoothing feature of the Brush Tool. Turning Smoothing down to 0% removes the pink line and restores the brush tool to the original version.

      You can also turn off the brush leash in the Cursors panel of your Preferences > Cursors

      You can also change the colour if you wanted to

      Edit:

      Here is a 6-minute video explaining how to use it effectively and what it's actually for;

      What Is That Purple Line On My Brush Tool In Photoshop CC2018? - YouTube

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      Dynamic Office
      Legend
      November 2, 2017

      You can also turn off the brush leash in the Cursors panel of your Preferences > Cursors

      This will allow you to continue using smoothing without the pink leash.

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      bzareenk
      Inspiring
      November 1, 2017

      The pink cursor thing is the new feature of brushes in adobe to enhance the smoothing of the brush.

      You just need to put zero in the integer value of brush smoothing.It should help.

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      Dynamic OfficeCorrect answer
      Legend
      November 1, 2017

      This feature is new to 2018 and is called the “brush leash”

      The pink brush leash is meant to serve as a guide for the Smoothing feature of the Brush Tool. Turning Smoothing down to 0% removes the pink line and restores the brush tool to the original version.

      You can also turn off the brush leash in the Cursors panel of your Preferences > Cursors

      You can also change the colour if you wanted to

      Edit:

      Here is a 6-minute video explaining how to use it effectively and what it's actually for;

      What Is That Purple Line On My Brush Tool In Photoshop CC2018? - YouTube

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        perrybrusAuthor
        Inspiring
        November 2, 2017

        But what if you want to keep smoothing effect but not the brush leash?

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