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Spot healing brush issues in photoshop elements 11

Mar 20, 2013 7:10 PM

I am new to photoshop elements 11.  I am trying to use the spot healing brush.  I select "content aware,' "sample all layers," and a brush, but I only get the cross hairs of the cursor, and not the black circle.  My cursor preferences are currently at the default.  I get a black line when I press the mouse key, but nothing changes in the photo.  What am I doing wrong?  Thanks.

 

Sue

615 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: piano peg, Apr 17, 2013 6:33 AM
 
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  • R_Kelly
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    1. R_Kelly,
    Mar 20, 2013 7:22 PM   in reply to suek2
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    Do you have your Caps Lock on?

     

    Also, having a really small or really large brush in relation to the photo can just show a crosshair cursor, so check the brush size as well.

     
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  • hyadav
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    2. hyadav,
    Mar 21, 2013 6:49 AM   in reply to suek2
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    you can change the brsuh size by moving the slider present in the bottom task bar (refer the following screenshot)

    brsuhsize.png

    Also, you can use the shorcut to change the brush size, press the ] (closed bracet) button to increase the brush size

     

    -Harshit yadav

     
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  • suek2
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    3. suek2,
    Mar 22, 2013 12:12 PM   in reply to R_Kelly
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    Thanks for your reply.

     

    Caps lock is off....

     

    Sue

     
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    4. suek2,
    Mar 22, 2013 12:13 PM   in reply to hyadav
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    Thanks for your reply.

     

    The problem is the same, no matter what brush size I select.  I have literally gone through all the sizes of all the brushes.

     

    Sue

     
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  • Barbara B.
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    5. Barbara B.,
    Mar 22, 2013 4:27 PM   in reply to suek2
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    Then go over to the far right of the Tool Options area, click the little four-lined square, and choose Reset Tool:

     

    Adobe Photoshop Elements EditorScreenSnapz001.jpg

     
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  • suek2
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    6. suek2,
    Mar 22, 2013 4:30 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Thanks, but I did that a couple of hours ago with no success.

     

    Sue

     
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    7. Barbara B.,
    Mar 22, 2013 9:38 PM   in reply to suek2
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    Have you reset the editor preferences: Quit the editor, then restart it from the welcome screen while holding down ctrl+shift+alt (command+shift+option for macs). Keep the keys down till you see a window asking if you want to delete the settings file. You do.

     
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    8. suek2,
    Mar 23, 2013 3:40 PM   in reply to Barbara B.
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    Thanks, I'll try that.

     

    Sue

     
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  • piano peg
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    9. piano peg,
    Apr 16, 2013 9:01 AM   in reply to suek2
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    Did this last suggestion work?  I am having the same problem.

     
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    10. suek2,
    Apr 16, 2013 5:45 PM   in reply to piano peg
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    I found that I had some problematic brush settings.  I've developed this checklist for when I have similar issues:

     

     

    o  Try changing the px on the brush slider in thespot healing tool

    o  Go to the BRUSH tool (B), change opacity asneeded (probably 100%), go to the brush settings drop down and change thehardness (again probably to 100%)

    o  Check that CAPS LOCK is NOT on

    o  Go to the center icon (lower right by the ?),drop down, then select "reset all Tools," then restart the photoeditor

    o  Then try to reset the editor preferences: Quitthe editor, restart it from the welcome screen while holding downctrlshiftalt, then say "yes" to delete the settings file

     

    You don't have to do all of these things.  They are just things to check when you have brush problems.  So now I'm working OK.  I hope that this works for you.

     

    Sue

     
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  • piano peg
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    11. piano peg,
    Apr 17, 2013 6:33 AM   in reply to suek2
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    Thanks for the suggestions Sue.  I did the option of holding down ctrl-shift-alt while restarting the Editor - and that has worked so far.  I appreciate your very quick response!

    Peggy

     
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