Originally Posted by
John Morton
Hi Christina;
I'm using a Bamboo pen and tablet for Photoshop CS6 on a MacBook; so I thought I'd go in and see what I could find.
Don't really use the eraser much; but I notice that there are toggle switches at the top of the window (below the main menu headings) that enable the pen's pressure sensitive function. They also state (when I hover over them) that the pen's default will be used if these toggle switches are not active.
What I do see is that the pen's "Hardness" functions independently of the "Opacity" but that only seems to affect the edges of the brush strokes.
I also notice that, when the eraser is chosen from the tool menu, it doesn't matter what end of the pen I use; so, I take it perhaps that you are using the eraser end of the pen while other than the eraser tool is chosen from the menu?
Okay I just tried that out and sure enough the eraser works independently of the brush tool BUT it works with whatever the setting is FOR the eraser tool, even when the brush tool is the one chosen. So if you are using the brush tool and flip the pen over to use the eraser on the pen you still have to edit the eraser settings from the eraser tool itself; and those settings will still be in place even when you switch to the brush tool and just flip the pen to use the eraser on the pen while the brush tool is selected.
Hope all is well with you;
Best Wishes,
John Barclay-Morton