Erase Brush Tool Stopped Working for No Reason - Help!

[Bananaslug]

I'm working on a video project and I have to clean up my images before I can use them. This requires extensive use of the Erase Brush. While working with it in Designer, it just stopped working. I switched to Photo and it was doing the job then, it too, just stopped working. In both instances, the glitch was preceded by a simple change in brush size. How could such a simple and common function result in the tool shutting down and what can I do about it? I need the tool to work to finish this and any other project I work on.

Thanks in advance for any help.

 - Scott

[Callum]

Hi Bananaslug,

Welcome to the forums

Please could you provide a screenshot or screen recording showing the entire apps UI (ensure the context tool bar is visible) while the Erase brush is selected? This will allow me to investigate this further with you.

Thanks
C

[Bananaslug]

@callum

Attached please find a screenshot as requested. If you need anything else, please let me know.

 

 - Scott

 

[R C-R]

1 hour ago, Bananaslug said:

Attached please find a screenshot as requested.

Brush opacity is set to zero.

[Bananaslug]

For crying out loud! How did that happen and how did I miss it? At any rate, I feel like an idiot. Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.

[GarryP]

6 hours ago, Bananaslug said:

How did that happen and how did I miss it?

While you have any Brush Tool selected, the keyboard numerical keys offer a quick way to change the Opacity of the brush.

If you (maybe accidentally) pressed the ‘0’ key twice in quick succession then a 0% Opacity will have been selected (pressing ‘0’ only once will quickly set it to 100% Opacity).

You can find more information about this in the Help for painting brush strokes .