Photoshop lets you record tools such as the brush tool in your action. To enable this feature, choose Allow Tool Recording from the Actions panel menu.
A couple of items to keep in mind:
- When recording a tool, choose your brush as part of the action or Photoshop uses the currently selected brush.
- If you are recording the action to play back at a different size, set Photoshop's measurement units to percentage and don’t define the brush size as part of a brush preset.
From an expert: Tool recording
From an expert: Tool recording
Photoshop educator Howard Pinsky demonstrates how to use the Allow Tool Recording command when creating actions.
For more information, see About actions and the Actions panel and Creating actions.