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Nick_13
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December 9, 2018
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Pen pressure will not turn off in Photoshop

  • December 9, 2018
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Until recently I have been able to turn off the pen pressure in Photoshop for all of the brushes (stamp, eraser, brush, etc) to enable greater consistency when working on photos.  I am using the latest Mac OS, and the latest drivers for my Wacom Intuos 4 tablet.  Whenever I turn the pen pressure off in the shape dynamics option it instantly turns on again when I start to use the brush.  Until a few months ago this never happened.  Any suggestions as how to restore to normal working would be most welcome - i.e. being able to turn the pen pressure off and it remains off until turned on again ?

Thank you

Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Have you tried resetting the preferences?

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Impossible Pink
Impossible Pink
Participant
August 8, 2023

This is happening to me to. Makes some of the work I need to do completley impossible because I have no control over which pixels the pen will alter at any given time.

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as73
Inspiring
September 21, 2023

I'm no expert on the brush controls etc but I couldn't get the brush to stop being sensitive to pressure and I solved it by clearing the brush controls in Photoshop 2023 (on my Mac).

Maybe this will work for you?

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    Andrea K
    Participant
    September 24, 2020

    Hi,

    Ive tried everything, including all the suggestions in the comments, and I still have this problem. I don't know what to do anymore!

      JJMack
      Community Expert
      JJMackCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 9, 2018

      On Windows the Check Boxes and the Tool Option Bar controls can get out of sync. However, Transfer and Shape dynamics normally work the way Tool Option bar controls are set using the pen.   Changing the tool option Bar controls a couple of time  seems to get them  check boxes and option bar in sync.   It maybe a Windows pecular thine Mac may have some other strang thing. See if you check boxes are in sync with your brush too option bar. Here check boxes are off yet pen and preview show they are on like the tool bar options.

      JJMack
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        AnneAwh
        Participant
        January 15, 2020

        I had this same problem on my mac, and resetting the preferences solved it for me as well. Hurrah! I did it via the "reset preferences on quit" button in general prefs. 

        Chuck Uebele
        Community Expert
        Chuck UebeleCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        December 9, 2018

        Have you tried resetting the preferences?

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          Nick_13Author
          Known Participant
          December 10, 2018

          I have reset the Photoshop preferences and also sync'd, and all seems to be working as it should - will keep an eye on it.  Thanks for the advice Chuck & JJ

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