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Bakariinvert
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December 3, 2017
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Brushes permanently assigning themselves

  • December 3, 2017
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I just made my first two brush tips in Photoshop CC...one has assigned itself permanently to the brush tool and one has assigned itself permanently to the eraser tool. No amount of clicking other brushes will change this and I don't know what I did wrong. I never even used the new brush in the eraser tool, but it won't go back to my normal round brush no matter what I try. Even after deleting my new brushes, the eraser tried to stay assigned to one of them. I don't know what went wrong, help?

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    Correct answer davescm

    Hi

    You can choose to have brushes saved with associated tools and settings or not.

    To do this in the Brushes Panel menu Choose - New Brush Preset and either check or uncheck "Include Tool Settings"

    Note : If you define a brush from Edit - Define Brush you will not get that options and the brush will be created without the tool settings , and no choice to include them.

    If you turn on "Show additional info in the brushes panel options you will see which brushes have associated settings by the small icon at the top right.

    Dave

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    BakariinvertAuthor
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    December 3, 2017

    Also, I have attempted to wipe tool settings, restart, reopen canvas, etc...nothing has changed

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 3, 2017

    Hi

    You can choose to have brushes saved with associated tools and settings or not.

    To do this in the Brushes Panel menu Choose - New Brush Preset and either check or uncheck "Include Tool Settings"

    Note : If you define a brush from Edit - Define Brush you will not get that options and the brush will be created without the tool settings , and no choice to include them.

    If you turn on "Show additional info in the brushes panel options you will see which brushes have associated settings by the small icon at the top right.

    Dave

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
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    December 3, 2017

    Hi

    Sorry, I've just re-read your question and it may be I've picked the issue up incorrectly.

    If your eraser tool appears to be stuck on a particular brush go to the options bar at the top left and reset it. You can do this with any other tools that are stuck - or reset all tools using the menu option below the one I've circled.

    Dave

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