Photoshop :: History Brush Not Working
Jul 19, 2009
CS3, WinXP SP3, 2.5Gig RAM No other major applications running.I set up the history brush to get from one snapshot (either opening or another shapshot), make sure the layers are active, etc, history brush 101 stuff.Wacom tablet is working fine. Nothing happens.Opacity 100%Flow 100%Whether in "Normal" or "darken" or "multiply" or whatever, NOTHING HAPPENS!The brush icon is rubbing on the screen. I'm almost scraping through the Wacom protector screen. NOTHING!!No error message.no pixels change.
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Jun 21, 2006
My history brush tool doesn't seem to work! I am doing it just as I used to use it, so I definently know how to use it. Yes, I am using it on the desired layer. I don't know why, for these past few days, it hasn't been working like it used to!
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Aug 20, 2013
I am trying to learn layers and layer masks. I loaded an image, than control J to duplicate it. I then added a layer mask. Everything good so far. I then went to filters chose a blur. Then went to brushes with black as my foreground color, I just wanted to brush away the blur, and got an error message. "could not use the history brush because the history state does not have a corresponding layer."
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Mar 24, 2013
Everytime I try to use my history brush, that error pops up and I have no clue why. If I try to just open a blank document and use the brush it does not give me this error and I can "use" the brush but you cant see anything on the project.
so when this error happens im trying to do a project and say I place a file(picture) into the project and this is the very first thing I do. I place it, then I size the image down some. I then make a new layer to use the brush for behind the picture and then this is when I get the error. I have no clue what is wrong
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Feb 4, 2013
Frequently can not use the History Brush. I get an error message saying the history state dose not contain the corresponding layer.
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Oct 6, 2013
The tolerance feature of art history brush tool is explained in the reference as following:
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"A high tolerance limits paint strokes to areas that differ considerably from the color in the source state or snapshot"

When I try to use this tool on a image's original state (no difference with the history state) with the 100% tolerance setting, some of the areas can be brushed.

So, I'm a little bit confused about the function of the "tolerance" slider.
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Jan 15, 2009
From what I have read I think that I should be able to use as a source for the Art History brush any snapshot I have taken of an earlier layer. But when I tick the left hand box (ie put the Art History icon there)to make a snapshot active and then put the mouse cursor over the top layer of the image, I get an error message saying "Could not use the art history brush because the history state lacks a corresponding layer". But I can paint into it (the top layer) using the original image (with the art history brush icon next to it). In other words, I cannot use the art history brush with any snapshot as source.
What I am trying to do is have available two or three layers with different retouching treatments of the same image as snapshots so that I can paint them in to a new blank, but color filled, top layer. So, I want to have for example, a layer with little detail, another with lots of detail and another with increased color saturation and be able to add these by art histor brush into the blank top layer (which is filled with a background color).
I thought this should be possible. At the moment all I can use is the original image as an art history source.
I'm using CS4.
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Oct 3, 2004
Would like to see some results of your work with History Brush, hope my request is not too personal.
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Dec 30, 2012
Is there a history brush in Camera Raw ?  I am using CS6 In photoshop there is a history brush...but don't see one in Camera Raw. How do I go back?Â
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Oct 31, 2013
I want to know if there is a shortcut key to "set the source for the history brush" in History Panel . I do retouching task and need to do this action very often.
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Jul 19, 2013
It's an 8-bit PSD file. One layer (current, preferred edits) needs some pixels from the original (layer 0). I make sure to get just layer0 showing, make new snapshot, mark that for the Hx brush. Target the top layer/visible and go to where I want to repair the pixels. Paint with the Hx brush. NOTHING!
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It was occasionally flakey in CS3 and CS5, but this is CS6 and should be rock-solid because I just upgraded.
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Win7, maxed on RAM, huge HD, Quad core running at 3GHz each, graphics card enabled etc.
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Feb 26, 2013
I've moved from using destructive adjustments to the nondestructive adjustment layers, but I can't seem to get a handle on how to use the history brush?
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I've tried taking a snapshop of the current state with adjustments. then click back to the original snapshot as the source, hoping the history brush would work, but it doesn't. is there a way to use the history brush with adjustment layers?
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I've see one demo that doesn't exactly use the history brush, the paint black on the adjustment layer to expose whats beneath it.Is this how you need to work with adjustment layers?
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Nov 16, 2008
Opened the myFile.psd file to continue edits from yesterday.
All layers are still visible, but when I attempt to use the History Brush Tool to continue editing the layer to paint over the image, nothing happens. It all was working yesterday.
Since I am new to Photoshop I was unsure if there was some default setting that needs to be changed.
This is the trial version of CS4.
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Jan 27, 2008
I've activated a feature without meaning to and don't know how to undo it. With the Rectangular Marquee Tool, the border shifts from a rectangle to a round-edged shape when I release the mouse after selecting an area. Then, when I cut that area, it lifts only a transparent portion of the selected area instead of the entire layer. How do I turn this off?
Also, I was once shown how to make use of the history brush to restore deleted / erased information along the edge of a shape that were overtaken by the magic wand. I've not been able to do that again on my own.
this is for Adobe PS 8.0.
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Oct 16, 2013
When I use the art history brush at a very small size, it acts very weird. As soon as I click in the document, a bunch of snake like things appear all over. Like a bunch of little worms spreading all over the page. I've trashed my prefs, I've reset my tool, I've tried different brushes, I've checked scattering, noise, etc. in my brush settings, I've checked my blend modes, pretty everything I can think of doing, and they are still doing it.Â
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Oct 2, 2012
I am sure that in the past Texture settings saved when I loaded a saved Art History Brush tool preset. But suddenly, the Texture setting - specifically Depth, is not being remembered. In other words - I have saved an Art History Brush as a Tool Preset. I have then used some other brushes and experimented with texture including the Depth setting. When I go back to the saved tool preset, the Texture Depth setting has changed to whatever it was when I last used it - not its saved value. I thought the point of Tool Presets is that they save all brush characteristics.Â
I'm using CS6. The tool presets and their Texture attributes work fine in CS5. Maybe I need to reinstall CS6.
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May 4, 2012
Is there somewhere a list of Adjustments/Modes that the History Brush DOESN'T work with?Perhaps I should re-phrase that.I can get the History Brush to work with say Blur but I can't get it to work with Blending modes or a various adjustment layers.
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Aug 12, 2009
When i select the history brush, i keep getting this message.
'Could not use the art history brush because the current canvas size does not match that of the history state'
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Oct 12, 2013
I would like to know if there is a way to see the names of the brushes used in the History Panel?? All it says is "Add brush stroke" I that if you click on the brushes dots on the photo that you can see which brush is used, but I hate editing with those on, so I turn them off. Which means I have to do several clicks just to see what brushes I have already used. It would be so useful to just be able to see in my history which ones I used especially when you have to stop editing before you are totally finished with the photo and come back to it later.
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Jul 2, 2013
I am working on a project for my online class and am having difficulties with the History Brush. Note that both files are identical in size etc.
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1. I created a color text file and saved it with a specific name.
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2. I copied an existing photo from iPhoto, as I couldn't import into PhotoShop, and pasted it in a new file. I then removed the white background layer and then saved it with its now specific name and closed the file.
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3. I re-opened the Color Text File.
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4. I then re-opended my photo.
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5. I performed a "Select All" from the menu bar of my active Photo then selected Edit - Copy and then closed my Photo file.
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6. From my Color Text File I selected Edit and then Paste from the menu bar.
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7. I selected Layer and Flatten Image from the menu bar.
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8. I right clicked the background image from the Layers Panel and created a snapshot (which is my photo)
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9. I selected the History brush and verified that this also displayed in the gray box associated with the Color Text file within the History Panel.
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10. I verified that my photo image was displayed in my work area.
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11. I start to fill the photo with my History Brush and the only color I get is White.
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Apr 22, 2013
I noticed that the history brush screenshot taken from the fly-out menu (instead of from the camera icon at the bottom of palette) doesn't work. History brush only works if you use the camera icon at the bottom of the history pallette and then select "current layer" for your snapshot from the drop down menu which shows up after you press the camera icon.
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Nov 11, 2012
The brush size on my paint brush and clone stamp are not working properly.
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Oct 8, 2008
I can only see how to delete the entire history in the history panel. Is there a way I can remove only selected states? I am using LR 1.4.
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Feb 29, 2012
I'd like to know if there is a way to "organize" my brushes. I have gone crazy and loaded "lots" of different types of brushes. Now ... when I open up the brush pallette, it is very slow to open. So ... I need to "somehow" organize them in a way that will allow me to be able to select a brush "group" (like lightining, or edge border brushes) WITHOUT having to search and look through hundreds of brushes. I am sure there is a way, but can't seem to find the technique.
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Also ... I find that no matter if I have one or hundreds of brushes, I have to memorize a brush "number". Is there a way to re-label the brush name to something I can relate to?
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Nov 7, 2012
My brush/pencil tool isn't working in Photoshop CS5...when I try and use it it just makes a dot and doesn't allow me to draw a continuous line...
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May 22, 2013
I Installed Photoshop CS5 on my Computer.Went to a Third Party Obsidian Dawn Website Dowmloaded Skin Texture Brushes. Unziped the File to a Brush Folder.In the Brush Folder I Copied the Skin Texture Brushes.arb.Went to Drive C Left Click on It.
Double Left Click on Program Files.
Double Left Click on Adobe.
Double Left Click on Photoshop CS5.
Double Left Click on Presets.
Double Left Clickon Brushes.
Then Pasted Skin Texture Brushes.arb in to Brushes.I Opened up Photoshop CS5 Left Click on Brushes.Viewed the Brush Listings the Skin Texture Brushes Displayed they all Worked just Fine.I Had to Reboot My Computer.Then Reinstalled Photoshop SC5.Installed the Third Party Download as Mention Above.Then I Instaled Skin Texture Brushes.arb as Mention Above.
I Viewed the Brush Listings the Skin Texture Brushes Did Not Display.I Tried Several Times but no Results
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Jul 29, 2008
I'm having issues with the shape dynamics feature. It should be simple, but when I choose "shape dynamics" nothing changes. Any suggestions?
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Mar 9, 2009
new brush preview is not working? CS4, I'm on G5 dual 1.8
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Dec 28, 2012
For some reason photoshop at times will only let me erase or draw within the confines of a specific layer. It seems to happen randomly without me accidently hitting a hotkey of some sort.
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For instance in the image below, I was drawing and randomly I noticed I could no longer draw. It would only let me use the brush/erase tool within the confines of the line work I had already established. The only way I have been able to correct this so far is to completely restart photoshop.
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Jun 2, 2013
I simply cannot get the brush to taper with the preset or custom settings.
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Dec 22, 2012
I was using the "texture" feature under the brush options, under "brush tip shape" to get a pencil type texture. I've turned it on and off to color stuff and anyway, now it won't seem to turn back "on".
I've attached this image so hopefully you can see the texture. It's not a custom brush or anything. Just the basic default PS brush with "texture" chosen, now it's just a smooth line.
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(I've tried restarting my Mac and installed a "patch")Â
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