brush setting

[pslane]

I often need a brush head with tapered ends in my projects. With CS3, it's usually no problem. But with CC 2015, I am having a hard time with it, even after looking it up at adobe.com. Can someone give me the settings for this? I have a screenshot but it's very poor quality. ~Thanks

 

[pslane]

Wow, after having so many replies poured in, I did some researching and really came up with nothing.
https://www.photoshopgurus.com/foru...s-ps-cs.html?highlight=tapered+brush+settings
That's about all I got. I am using a Wacom tablet but I still can't get a setting to produce a tapered line. In shape dynamics, if I put "fade" under size jitter, I get a "half tapered" line. And I know there is a way to get the line tapered at both ends, but can't remember how. Funny thing is, with my CS3, the tapered line was always there when I DIDN'T need it (like a default and had to unset it every time I used brush settings. I have PSCC-2015, also, and no luck there, either.

Here is the settings and result in the tut I am working on. See the tapered ends?

 

[IamSam]

Try this. Use a REGULAR round brush.



This is what your brushes panel will look like after you click those two icons.

 

[MrToM]

Works for me...



Maybe you don't have OpenGL active or just don't have a GFX card that supports it?

Check out the 'Performance' in preferences and make sure OpenGL is on and set correctly.

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[IamSam]

Works for me as well without the icons clicked, as long as I have the pen pressure selected under size jitter.

 

[MrToM]

Yeah....I just checked my other machine and when 'Size Jitter' is set to 'Pen Pressure' it shows a warning triangle with the following tooltip:

"Control by 'Pen Pressure' requires the use of a pressure sensitive tablet."

...so maybe that's the problem?

Regards.
MrToM.

 

[IamSam]

Yes. Perhaps re-installing the Wacom software or checking for updates.

Wow, after having so many replies poured in,

Now that we are responding, pslane is no longer responding.

 

[pslane]

My problem is SOLVED!. IamSam, when you mentioned drivers and updates, I got busy and went to Wacom support and 2 very nice techs with accents talked me through uninstalling, downloading and reinstalling a new driver. Now it's working fine. The reason I was using that brush was the tutorial was about making your own brushes for an abstract looking image. http://designstacks.net/color-nuke-special-effects Thanks to everybody for working with me on this problem. :beerchug:

 

[IamSam]

That's great! I'm glad you have it worked out. I was running out of ideas. I think MrTom was the first to mention that it could be a problem with the tablet, i just expounded on that possibility.

 

[pslane]

Yes, he did and I appreciate all the screenshots, too. Here's my last screenshot I forgot to attach, looking like it's supposed to. That's the way mine turned out.