CLONING STAMP: Photoshop cloning half the size of selected brush

[o77o]

Hello. Hoping someone can help me with a Photoshop issue.
When retouching, the selected brush size shows a smaller "cloning circle" than what I selected. The cloning seems more precise as well. It seems like a cursor preference because this also happens with the Healing Brush tool, and Burning/Dodging tools as well. For troubleshooting purposes:

- I'm familiar with the difference between the soft/hard brush

- Photoshop Cursor Preference is set to "Normal Brush Tip" and the cursor is set to "Standard"

- My old MacBook Photoshop settings clone correctly (as well as the other tools stated above). Meaning, selected brush size clones the size selected.
- I've cross-referenced the preferences between the two MacBooks as well. Both appear the same but am clearly missing something.

- All my data was transfered from my old MacBook to the new MacBook

Attached an example using different brushes. Thank you in advance.

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

@o77o 

The first thing to try is:

macOS > Apple menu >  System Prefs > Accessibility > Display.

Set the size to Normal and see if that fixes it.

Jane

[o77o]

Jane!

Thank you so much! I knew it had to be something simple. Never occured to me to go to Accessibility.
I've been living like this for days and too lazy to reach out. Thanks again! You made my day.
Chey

[jane-e]

You're welcome, @o77o. It was something I had to learn once, too!

Jane

[justtalktomeadobe!]

Er...

I have the same problem except that in cloning the indicator circle is far bigger than the actual effect.

So...

Set the 'size' of what in 'Display'  to 'normal'?

There is no general Size setting (apart from text and the term normal is not used here.

So, not too helpful.

[jane-e]

I have the same problem except...

So, not too helpful.

By @justtalktomeadobe!

Instead of starting a new thread and telling us what your issue is, you jumped onto an older solved thread without giving us any details and told us that what was true then is unhelpful now. I'm going to take a guess at what you might be asking.

If you are also on macOS, Apple changed this in macOS Ventura 13.

It's now in Apple menu > System Settings > Display > Accessibility > Pointer > Pointer > Normal

If this does not answer your question, please start a new thread and tell us your issue. Include your exact OS so we can better assist.

Jane

[Jan Malschaert]

My actual brush is smaller than the circle I'm working with, so I never know exactly where to start for precision. Where can I make the circle and the actual brush the same size?

Mac 26.01 Photoshop 27.0

[Ged_Traynor]

@Jan Malschaert have a look this thread

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/cloning-stamp-photoshop-cloning-half-...

[Jan Malschaert]

Hi Ged

I don't see a knob to set the display on 'normal'

[Ged_Traynor]

Drag this slider over to the left

[Jan Malschaert · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot Ged. I was focused on 'display' and not 'pointer'. This is the solution.

[Glenn 8675309]

choose what the arrow is pointing to. 

[Jan Malschaert]

Thanks Glenn, but I played with all possibillities in the 'preferences>cursors' but no change.