Hot key to change brush size on the fly?

[Randy Couper]

Can someone tell me a "hot key" for reducing and increasing brush size on the fly? I want to be able to vary it very quickly while applying strokes as I'm stroking (no jokes ok! :)

[CobyPhoto]

Not sure it will do it on the "fly", but the [ key reduces brush size and the ] increses it.

Just try it on the fly and see.

CJ

[darktiger]

[ or ]

[Gordon]

and modifier+[ or ] changes the opacity. (either ctrl or shift, I can't remember off hand, I have it aliased on my gfx tablet)

[Randy Couper]

Just tried it; it doesn't do it on the fly, you have to "stop" using the brush for that to happen. Does that make sense? Looking for something that lets me change the brush size "while" painting

[Daniel Bates]

You might be able to set that as a function of brush pressure if you're using a tablet. Otherwise, I don't know of a way to do that.

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by Randy Couper

Just tried it; it doesn't do it on the fly, you have to "stop" using the brush for that to happen. Does that make sense? Looking for something that lets me change the brush size "while" painting

As Daniel mentioned, you can set it up as part of the brush dynamics.

E.g., you can set the brush to get smaller the longer you use it (or bigger). This works with a mouse or graphics tablet.

With a pressue sensitive graphic tablet you extend those brush dynamics to vary the size with how hard you press, our how much you tilt the pen as you draw.

You can also do various weird, funky things with brush dynamics, like make the brush change colour the longer you use it, or fade out / change shape.

[Randy Couper]

What option is that under to create a graphics tablet?

[Gordon]

Originally Posted by Randy Couper

What option is that under to create a graphics tablet?

Not sure I understand the question.

A graphics tablet is a physical replacement for a mouse. E.g., those sold by Wacom are really good.

They are pressure sensitive mats that you use a special stylus with to draw, instead of moving a mouse.

When you've got one of those plugged in to your system and the right drivers loaded, Photoshop adds several options to the 'brush dynamics' options in terms of how the brush shape changes - with pressure or the angle of the pen on the tablet.

Does that help ?

But - you can also use Brush Dynamics to change the brush size, with just a mouse. The only thing you can do there is change the size with how long you use the brush for - so the longer the stroke the smaller the brush gets, or the bigger, or the colour fades out etc. Again, those are in the 'brush dynamics' tool options when you are working with brush. Search for 'brush dynamics' in the on-line help to see how to use it.

[Randy Couper]

WOw, no i had no idea there was such a thing. thanks i'll check into it