How to Change the Brush Size in Photoshop

Photoshop Tip 002: In this video I'll show you how to change the brush size and brush hardness with a quick shortcut.

[invgreat]

For me it's CTRL+ALT+RIGHT CLICK (not the left one!!!). holding that you can drag your mouse to adjust the brush

[tonydew]

To be honest, I came here thinking "they made a video about the [ and ] keys?" Then all of a sudden you blew my mind.

I've been working with Photoshop for DECADES, (yes, about 26 years now) and I never knew that trick. Thank you!

[hatchx]

Works for me. I was watching a general tutorial and the guy kept changing the brush size and hardness onscreen and I could not figure out how to do it. Thank you.

[macshelleyky]

Michael, you had me at Icon Templates! I am more advanced but always looking for something new. You are a master! Thank you!

[tommasofrancucci]

effective, clear straight to the point exactly what i need it. keep doing it man

[victoriatsvetkova]

I was looking for this. Thank you so much!

[ct]

I have been scratching my head because for some reason people tell me they use just option and right click but mines like this, and then on top of that when I switch to ClipStudio its ALL THREE, Control Option Command, AND THEN WHEN I SWITCH TO MY PC!!! but good tutorial this was helpful

[IgorSkuhar]

For me it drags the whole Photoshop window instead... :(
I am using Photoshop CC 2017 on Mac.
Any thoughts? :)

[jhtitus]

Holy shit... over 15 years of using photoshop and I'm still learning simple tricks.

[Inbriant]

What about for laptops with track pad, it’s driving me nuts!!! Bc I can’t see the brush size

[DavidLindgren]

Awesome, just what I was searching for, thanks! :)

[carlosparraga]

Hi Michael. Carlos from Spain. I would appreciate your help with regard to the red color that appears when changing the brush size and hardness. I am a Mac user running pht 2021 and a Wacom tablet and I can change both size/hardness of my brush however I don’t see the red color in the circle of the brush which I consider very helpful the see it, it’s empty or void, no color. How can I get that red color inside the brush ? Even by using the short cuts there’s no color. Many thanks

[johnp]

i think it has been changed to just alt+ right click and swipe up down left and right

[TheMarinoborrasca]

omg that only make a copy of the layer and move that copy

[demarco]

This shootout doesn't work anymore in CC2017

[beyoguz]

Hmm using Mac too but wont work for me : /

[bencross]

You can also change the size of the brush with [ and ] if i remember correctly.

[leejay]

It does not work for me, BTW, use cc 2015