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mikej29809600
mikej29809600
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April 3, 2019
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Mixer Brush Changed? Can't select texture to paint in dry mode anymore.

  • April 3, 2019
  • 6 replies
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Hey All!

I installed Photoshop 2019 and I've noticed the Mixer brush seems to have changed. Now when sampling when wet, the texture looks like the brush tip instead of looking like the area of the canvas sampled.

Also in dry mode, it only samples a single color instead of sampling the canvas where selected.

Is there a way to enable the old mode of the mixer brush? The dry mode in particular was very useful in the wold way it was setup, and it would be awesome to continue to be able to use that.

Thanks!

Mike

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    Correct answer CuriosC1152

    Just figured it out…
    The sampling preview box has a small arrow next to it. If you click it you'll see 3 options, make sure that Load Solid Colors Only is unchecked. That will do the trick.

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    defaultvub8bwe00juw
    Participant
    October 6, 2021

    Hi I'm having a problem where when I try to use the mixer brush for retouching It paints instead of retouching the texture. Where can I find the sample preview box to change It back to what It was doing before?

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      Thomas5FAE
      Participant
      October 13, 2020

      Thank you! I've spend too much time on such a simple fix. Bless you

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      CuriosC1152Correct answer
      Inspiring
      November 19, 2019

      Just figured it out…
      The sampling preview box has a small arrow next to it. If you click it you'll see 3 options, make sure that Load Solid Colors Only is unchecked. That will do the trick.

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        ginasr1
        Participant
        January 28, 2020

        Oh My Gosh!! Thank you!! I've been trying to figure this out for hours!!! Couldn't find the answer anywhere else!!

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          CuriosC1152
          Inspiring
          November 19, 2019

          Same problem here. I spent some hours tring to figure out what was happening. I guess it's a bug. I'm on the latest Photoshop 21.0.0

          BlossomSF23
          BlossomSF23
          Participant
          August 18, 2019

          I'm having this same issue too.  It's always worked before.  Now it keeps reverting to picking up the foreground color.  Adobe reps...can you please get back to us on this.  Thank you.

            Sahil.Chawla
            Adobe Employee
            Sahil.Chawla
            Adobe Employee
            April 3, 2019

            Hi Mike,

            Sorry to hear that, could you please try resetting the tool and see if it helps with the issue?

            Basic troubleshooting steps to solve problems and issues in Adobe Photoshop CC

            Regards,
            Sahil

            mikej29809600
            mikej29809600Author
            Participant
            April 3, 2019

            Hey thanks for helping out!

            I reset all tools, and it didn't fix it unfortunately. Still when I alt+click, it only samples a single color, instead of a texture. Is there a way to still sample as an image when alt+clicking?

            Thanks,

            Mike

            davescm
            Community Expert
            davescmCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            April 3, 2019

            Hi

            Do you have "Sample All Layers" checked in the options bar?

            If not that - please show a screenshot , including the options bar and layers panel just after you Alt-Click

            Dave

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