Red Brush Preview Vanished

[DevinDahlgren]

I use the Control+Option (Alt) combo to control the size and hardness of my brush. Out of nowhere, I no longer get the red preview when adjusting the hardness or opacity. I've done a Reset Preferences On Quit, Reset All Tools, confirmed my Use Graphics Processor was checked, and confirmed my Brush Preview Color is selected to Red. I've Googled and Googled and have not found a solution. The only thing I haven't done is Uninstall-Reinstall Photoshop in fear of losing all my Actions I've created. 

Anyone got something for me on this? 

Thank You! 

[JJMack]

Many have reported this it a new Adobe issue in Photoshop 2021.

[dbrigleb]

+1

Time for Adobe to get this fixed.

I've also been having issues with staying signed into CC. Anyone else?

[Rick Adams]

@dbrigleb I am sorry that I added the Adobe Account Access to my phone. I seem to always get the "Server Unavailable" error and have to go to another authenticator. If I could delete it, I would. I wonder if that has anything to do with your inability to stay signed in, just a guess.

[timelapse shooter]

I too have the exact same problem.  This anomoly appeared on the latest update of Photoshop 22.0.1.

[DevinDahlgren]

I've been using PS all day ignoring the missing preview but with other issues as well. While in the middle of zooming in and out as well panning around the image, it just freezes. Not Photoshop. Just the ability to use any tools. I can still save the image and close Photoshop and reopen it and all is good. I also experienced Photoshop just crashing on me without saving any of the work.

This must be due to the update. I never experience weirdness of this nature with my machine. 

[Rick Adams]

I too am wondering about this. 10.15.7 and 22.0.1 Thank you.

[Rick Adams]

Also, I noticed that at 0% hardness, the (soft round) brush outline appears different.

[Webkis]

I have exactly the same problem and it is really awkward to understand the shape of the brush. 😕

[tombalazs]

I'm having this problem too. It's 100% an issue with the latest version, v22.0.1. I just uninstalled it, and installed v21.2.4 and its working again. To do this, simply open Creative Cloud, in your apps find Photoshop, click the "..." for "more actions", click "Other versions" and select an older version to install. Worked right away for me. Of course you'll lose the ability to use the new features like sky replacement, but if you're not using those features yet then you won't miss them.

[udo_b]

Same problem here. When is it going to be fixed?

[PECourtejoie]

Hi, it's been Acknowledged by Adobe, and is an issue facing many customers, so I would recommend to watch this discussion: https://feedback.photoshop.com/conversations/photoshop/photoshop-no-red-preview-when-changing-brush-... as it is the kind of bug that is fixed during a dot release. But Adobe won't comment on upcoming updates. Check regularly on your Creative Cloud app if an update is avaialble...

[onemangang]

This issue has not been fixed with the latest update, v22.1. This is a major workflow issue that needs to be addressed!

[udo_b]

Absolutely my opinion, onemangang: dispointment after installing latest update today.

[salvoo76993234]

Same problem here! Brush not show red preview! 

[PacoD]

I've had the same issue since a latest update, and it's seriously driving me bonkers.

[JJMack]

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/known-issues.html#ps-desktop 

[belisario_r · Accepted solution]

Red Brush Preview using Control+Option (Alt) fixed on version 21.1.1

macOS Mojave (10.14.6) here.