Little blocks instead of brush

[mark_4178]

Is there anyone who has seen this before and knows what the problem is? I am just starting to learn how to use photoshop, so I might be making a beginner's mistake here. When I am using my brush it should look like the first picture, but it doesn't. Instead it looks like the second picture and it's driving me crazy. Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong here?

[Sameer K · Accepted solution]

Hey, @mark_4178. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. Please share the system info from Photoshop Help > System info > Copy and paste into a text document > upload and attach here. 

Does this happen with documents of all sizes? What troubleshooting have you tried?

I'll move this to discussions for now. Try this:

Go to Photoshop > Settings (CMD + K) > Performance > Advanced Settings > Disable 'GPU Compositing' & restart Photoshop. 

Check if it helps & let us know how it goes. Thanks!

Sameer K

(Use '@mention' to tag me when you reply)

[mark_4178]

@Sameer K I think I solved the issue. I no longer have any problems. Thank you!

[Chris 486]

Hello @mark_4178 ,

Glad you were able to solve it! Would you mind posting your solution here? This may be helpful for a future user in case they run into the same issue. They'll be able to see the problem you had and the solution in the same area.

[mark_4178]

I have been trying to retrace my steps. Unfortunately, I don't remember how I did it. Next time I will provide a step-by-step solution for my problems.