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Photoshop 27.6 · Known bug

Direction brush angle wrong at start of stroke

Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0. The bug was reported for Photoshop 27.6.0. Adobe doesn’t track it yet; 3 people report it. There is a workaround.

Status
Not tracked by Adobe yet
Severity
Major
Affects
Common workflow
System
Windows and macOS

Workaround

Begin the stroke with the stylus slightly above the tablet so the first sample is not a touchdown glitch.

Timeline

  1. May 5, 2026Reported on Photoshop 27.6.0
  2. Nov 10, 2026Not marked fixed as of Photoshop 28.0.0not tracked by Adobe yet

The report

3 votes · 9 replies

Reported on Windows by 2 people (from the report and 9 replies).

“Regression: Direction-based brushes render incorrect angle on first stroke in Photoshop 2025/2026 (works in 2024)”

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