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Photoshop Brush Cursor Shortcuts
What’s the fastest and easiest way to manipulate the characteristics of your brush in Photoshop?
- Press ] to enlarge or [ to shrink your brush
- Press Shift+] to make your brush harder (less feathering) or Shift+[ to make it softer (more feathering)
- Press Shift+ a digit to establish opacity (0=100, 2=20, etc.), and press Command (Control on Windows)+ a digit to establish the fill.
This will save you tons of time when using the brush tool.

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