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Change the brush cursor

Set the type of display for the brush cursor.

Changing the brush cursor

You can optimize the brush cursor display to the type of system you are using.

For example, for PC users, if you have a tablet where the brush stamp displays automatically, try turning off the cross-hair display.

1. Select Edit > Preferences.
2. In the Preferences window, go to the tab and select one of the following:

Display cross-hair

  A cross-hair always appears at the brush cursor location.

Do not display cross-hair

  Only the brush stamp preview displays at the brush cursor location.

Best for your hardware

  The recommended setting. The brush cursor appears as a cross-hair, if appropriate.

Remove the brush outline

By default, a brush outline appears for the smear brush, eraser, and other low-opacity brushes such as the airbrush. This outline lets you see the size of the brush before you start drawing.

Turning off the outline

1. Select Edit > Preferences.
2. In the Preferences window, go to the Brush tab.
   - To turn off the brush outline for low-opacity brushes, de-select Display outline when brush opacity is low.
   - To turn off the brush outline for erasers, de-select Display outline for erasers.
   - To turn off the brush outline for smear brushes, de-select Display outline for smear brushes.