Need help with eraser tool in PE 19

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#1) The brush tool ("type") doesn't work with the eraser tool. Only the pencil and block work.

#2) So I use the pencil tool and it has brushes, but I'm used to GIMP which has these really dispersed brushes where it's easy to kind of feather the things I erase. I can't find a way of doing that with PE. Yes, I can lower the opacity, but however I erase in PE there is a clean line of demarcation, which is what I don't want. How can I get that feathering effect with the eraser tool?

Thank you

[Jeff Arola]

What happens when you try to use The Eraser in Brush mode?

Have you tried resetting the Eraser Tool by clicking on Reset Tool as pictured below?

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Thanks very much, Jeff. That reset did the trick. I can now use the brush with the eraser tool. And erasing with the brush seems much more nuanced, more feathered if you will, than it did with the pencil. I think you've answered both my questions with the reset. Many thanks.