Using Downloaded Brushes Tutorial

Someone PM'd me asking how to use a brush set onces they've downloaded it. I realized some of the less experienced members would have no idea how to install a brush set. So here you go:

1. Close photoshop. Close all Adobe applications if you can.

2. Download the brush set Bluesfear has a couple good sets in their download section.

3. Move the .ABR file to your photoshop directory. Unless you changed the directory at install it should be C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop x.x/Presets/Brushes/

4. Start Photoshop and make a new document, any size will work

5. http://mysite.verizon.net/adamcavana...k/brushes1.jpg

6. http://mysite.verizon.net/adamcavana...k/brushes2.jpg

7. http://mysite.verizon.net/adamcavana...k/brushes3.jpg Select the brush set you want to use.

8. At this point you will be asked if you want to replace the current brushes. "OK" will make the new brush set the only set available from the scrolling list. "Cancel" will do nothing. "Append" will add the new brushes to the current list of brushes. Either OK or Append will work. If you want to go back to the default brush set simply click on the "Reset Brushes..." selection, which can be seen in Step 7.

9. Paint away. With most brush sets, especially grunge, you don't actually want to "paint" with them. Use them more like stamps; move the mouse where you want it to be, click, release. Tada!


**NOTE**
If you add a brush set to your Brushes folder, it will not show up on the list until Photoshop is restarted. If you can't reload photoshop because you're in the middle of a project you can choose the "Load Brushes..." option, visible in step 7.

If you have any questions you can PM me.

yeah its good lot of my friends are asking me how to use or install brushes ill give them link to this tut :)

Finally It's about time someone made a tutorial for this (Not that i didn't already know) I Spent alot of time trying to figure out how to do this....Great Submission!!!

thanks 43 !! thanks for listening to noobs like us :D /claps

Kewl , great idea of posting this tutorial. :)

thanks i didnt know how to... :rolleyes:

lol..yeah 15420..I woulda told ya about this tut if I had known about it last night..good call 43.

lolz i duno how to use brushes, can anyone teach me

good tut i jus got adobe so im still tryin to figure everything out..thanx

waa it needs 1$...im a filipino i dun have $$ T_T

thanks alot dude :lol:

Tnx man i was looking for this

You can also copy and paste your new brushes into the "Load Brushes" option on the brush list in photoshop...it is faster than going through the directory.
Right click on your brushes you want to load and select copy.Open your brush list in photoshop and select "Load Brushes".Now right click on any open space in the box that opens and select paste...waaalaaa :P

Sweet!