Did you know that you can control the characteristics of your brush with tablet settings, if you use a drawing tablet with Photoshop Elements (PSE)? Here in the Pixeladies studio, we use Wacom drawing tablets instead of a mouse. It’s like drawing with a real pen on paper. It has saved Kris’ wrist and my neck and shoulders from the pain caused by working on the computer too much. But in addition to the ergonomic benefits, a pressure sensitive pen and tablet are really useful when using the brush tool in PSE.

The Drawing Tablet

If you have a Wacom or other tablet, plug it in and give it a try. By default the tablet is set to control the size of your brush cursor. What that means is the harder you press with the pen, the larger your brush stroke will be (up to the size of the brush you have chosen). Here’s a short video of me drawing with the pen, varying the pressure I’m using.

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Recommended settings for using a tablet with Photoshop Note: Adobe does not test or officially support non-Wacom third-party tablets. Contact the original manufacturer for help with using their tablets. On your Mac, go to System Preferences. In the System Preferences window, locate Ink and open it.

Tablet For Mac Photoshop

You can see that the circle that indicates the size of the brush and where the cursor is located is larger than the line I’m drawing initially. That means I’m not applying maximum pressure. As I increase and decrease pressure on the tablet, the line becomes larger and smaller. I don’t have to manually change the size of the brush.

Photoshop Elements Settings

You can change what the pressure affects by clicking on the Tablet Settings button in the Brush tool option bar. Depending on which item you select, you might have to change the Brush Settings, too. For example, if you want to have pressure affect the Hue Jitter (the color of the brush using foreground and background colors), you will have to click on Hue Jitter in the Tablet Settings. You will also have to set Hue Jitter to something other than 0 in the Brush Settings.

Depending on your hand strength, you might also want to adjust the pressure in the setting for the actual tablet. Here’s an example of the tablet settings for a Wacom Intuous Pro.

Potential Glitches with Tablet Settings

If you have problems, there are a couple of glitches we have had. Sometimes if you have the PSE’s Organizer open, the tablet settings and pressure have no effect on the brush stroke. Close Organizer and things should work again.

Another issue could be that Windows is conflicting with the tablet. Here’s another option to check if you are having problems. Open the software for your tablet, for example open Wacom Desktop Center or Wacom Tablet Properties. Make sure you are in the Pen section, then go to Mapping. Uncheck “Use Windows Ink.”

Best Tablet For Photoshop Mac

If you want to know more about drawing tablets, ask your questions in the comments section below. If you are interested in getting a drawing tablet, here are some links to our favorites.

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Best Drawing Tablet For Mac Photoshop

Wacom Intuos Pro Digital Graphic Drawing Tablet 12.5″ x 8.1″ (app $160)

Adobe Photoshop For Tablet

If you want to learn more about different brushes in PSE, we’ll be offering our Digital Designing class this fall. Click here for more information.