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Minskie
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August 21, 2020
Question

pen pressure not working on Photoshop cc 2020 v 21.2.2

  • August 21, 2020
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Just starting today, probably due to the new update, Photoshop will no longer use pen pressure. The wacom properties recognizes pen pressure just fine, but it is only photoshop I've found that won't use pen pressure anymore. I have tried everything,

- Shutting down and booting up my computer, restarting my computer, and photoshop itself.

-  Putting the PSUserConfig into the photoshop settings folder.

- Turning on windows ink, with and without the PSUserConfig text file.

- Reinserting my tablet USB into another port. and the list probably goes on.

Some other unique info, when looking into "Shape Dynamics" under brush settings, the little triangle with the "!" inside it next to where I can select "Pen Pressure," appear and reappear randomly, at least from my testing. However, it doesn't matter if the triangle is there or not, pen pressure still does not work either way. I'm not sure if that info was useful but there it is just in case. I use a windows 10 btw.

 

I make a weekly comic series, I have work to do. And I really can't work without Photoshop using pen pressure, please respond soon!

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JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2020

With Photoshop 20.1 and newer you need to use Windows INK API for Pen control Adobe Broke Photoshop WinTab.

 

I have not been able to find a way to turn off Windows 10 Pen Feedback Cursors  Ctrl, Shift, ALT. Win you see on screen  when you use pen and ink.   Photoshop Clone stamp  Brush  Stroke tracking does not work when you use Pen and INK Tracking will work using a mouse.  Some user had performance problems with Brush Lag using INK.  The problem is Adobe Broke Photoshop winTab support so you have not choice  you have to use window INK if you want to use a Pen with Photoshop

JJMack
Minskie
MinskieAuthor
Known Participant
August 21, 2020

I am not sure what Windows INK "API" is supposed to mean, I have already tried turning on windows ink but alas it still did not fix the issue. 

 

JJMack
Community Expert
Community Expert
August 21, 2020

You have configured your device driver for your pen device to user windows INK with Photoshop?  For example a Wacom Tablet Photoshop preferenceslike this

JJMack