Photoshop Brush Parameters Compatibility

Last update: Thu Feb 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

This page list all the Photoshop brush parameters and their compatibility with Substance 3D Painter brush engine.

General Compatibility

When looking inside the ABR file, Substance 3D Painter will only retrieve specific Brush/Tool presets:

Preset Type

Support

Description

Brush (bitmap)

Imported

Brush presets based on bitmaps as their alphas will be imported.

Brush (procedural)

Ignored

Brush presets based on procedural shapes (like a circle) are not imported.

Brush (Airbrush)

Ignored

Brush presets with Airbrush settings are not imported.

Brush (Bristle)

Ignored

Brush presets with Bristle settings are not imported.

Brush (Erodible)

Ignored

Brush presets with Erodible settings are not imported.

Pencil

Ignored

Pencil presets are not imported.

Mixer Brush

Ignored

Mixer brush presets are not imported.

Clone Stamp

Ignored

Clone Stamp presets are not imported.

Smudge

Ignored

Smudge presets are not imported.

Parameters

To learn more about what those parameters can do, refer to the official Photoshop documentation .

Not all Photoshop brush parameters are supported. Refer to the legend to know the status of each parameter described below:

Square (■) : indicates the parameter is supported, refer to the description to know how to access it.
Cross (✖) : indicates the parameter is not supported.

NOTE

While control parameters in brush presets can be controlled via various methods such as Pen Tilt, Fade and Pen pressure, only the Pen Pressure is currently supported.

Group

Parameter

Support

Description

Brush Tip Shape

Size

■

Matched with Paint tool Size parameter. Note: Photoshop defines size in Pixels, while Substance 3D Painter size is based on the project Bounding Box. An exact match is therefore not possible and will only be relative.

Flip X

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Flip Y

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Angle

■

Matched with Paint tool Angle parameter.

Roundness

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Hardness

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Spacing

■

Matched with Paint tool Spacing parameter.

Shape Dynamics

Size Jitter

■

Matched with Paint tool Size Jitter parameter.

Control (for Size)

■

Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Size parameter .

Minimum Diameter

■

Matched with Paint tool Minimum Size parameter.

Tilt Scale

✖

Angle Jitter

■

Matched with Paint tool Angle Jitter parameter.

Control (for Angle)

✖

Roundness Jitter

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Minimum Roundness

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Flip X Jitter

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Flip Y Jitter

■

Handled via “Brush Maker Photoshop” Substance file.

Brush Projection

✖

Scattering

Scatter

■

Matched with Paint tool Position Jitter parameter.

Both Axes

■

Matched with Paint tool Position Jitter Axis parameter.

Control (for Scatter)

✖

Count

■

Compensated via Paint tool Spacing parameter.

Count Jitter

✖

Control (for Count Jitter)

✖

Texture

Texture Pattern

✖

Invert

✖

Scale

✖

Brightness

✖

Contrast

✖

Texture Each Tip

✖

Mode

✖

Depth

✖

Minimum Depth

✖

Depth Jitter

✖

Control (for Depth Jitter)

✖

Dual Brush

Mode

✖

Size

✖

Spacing

✖

Scatter

✖

Both Axes

✖

Count

✖

Color Dynamics

Apply Per Tip

✖

Foreground/Background Jitter

✖

Control (for F/B Jitter)

✖

Hue Jitter

✖

Saturation Jitter

✖

Brightness Jitter

✖

Purity

✖

Transfert

Opacity Jitter

■

Matched with Paint tool Stamps Blending parameter set to “Lighten”.

Control (for Opacity)

■

Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Flow parameter.

Minimum (for Opacity Control)

■

Matched with Paint tool Minimum Flow parameter.

Flow Jitter

■

Matched with Paint tool Flow Jitter parameter.

Control (for Flow)

■

Matched with Paint tool Pressure setting for Flow parameter (if lower than Opacity) .

Minimum (for Flow Control)

■

Matched with Paint tool Minimum Flow parameter (if lower than Opacity).

Wetness Jitter

✖

Control (for Wetness Jitter)

✖

Minimum (for Wetness Control)

✖

Mix Jitter

✖

Control (for Mix)

✖

Minimum (for Mix Control)

✖

Brush Pose

Tilt X

✖

Override Tilt X

✖

Tilt Y

✖

Override Tilt Y

✖

Rotation

✖

Override Rotation

✖

Pressure

✖

Override Pressure

✖

Other

Noise

✖

Wet Edges

✖

Build-up

✖

Smoothing

■

Not directly matched, but can be handled via the Lazy Mouse setting.

Protect Texture

✖

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