Installing photoshop brushes

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i saw that a few people were having trouble with this, so i decided to help. sorry if it insults your intelligence, but some people need a LOT of help.


when you find a brush you'd like to download, usually you click on a preview and a window pops up asking if you'd like to save or open. click save.
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it will then prompt you for the location where you'd like to save the brush. you'll want to go the route that usually looks something like c:>program files>adobe>photoshop>presets>brushes
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then after it finishes downloading, it will ask you whether to open or go on about your business. open.. NOT open folder.
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hopefully, choosing the open folder option you will see your brush folder as the little manila folder icon with a zipper on it. right click, and choose extract all. if you don't see your folder, or for some reason, it doesn't open a windows explorer window for you, open one yourself and look at the same :>program files>adobe>photoshop>presets>brushes route to find your folder.
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after choosing extract all, you will be prompted for the location to extract to. leave everything the same, except erase everything after "brushes/"
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finally, open photoshop and go to window>brushes. click the little blue arrow on the brush window to get your options. select load brush and then find the brush you downloaded.
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hope this clarifies a few things! happy brushing!

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ok.. I did all that but I dont have photoshop installed onto my computer so how do I get brushes?

By jayy-cass on Oct 27, 2008 2:30 pm

this was great help Thanks :)

By frostfrozen on Sep 19, 2007 3:27 pm

I can't get to 'Extract All'.All I can do is unzip it in WinZip.Does it do the same thing as 'Extract All'?

By MonsterMash on Jul 22, 2007 2:48 pm

so how do you extract brushes on a mac...? O_o

By fantom-midnyte on Jun 20, 2007 7:50 pm

i dun have the folder of PS..how come?!

By Rainii on Mar 10, 2007 7:49 pm

I download a brush set but I can't load it into photoshop.I went to windows but brushes weren't there.Please help me.

By gogomoni on Jan 8, 2007 2:02 am

QUOTE(xsimplymeeex @ Mar 5 2006, 12:52 PM) [snapback]1934593[/snapback]I was just wondering where do you get brushes for photoshop?There are links to websites with brushes in the Big Book of Resources: http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?s

By ranniel on Mar 5, 2006 8:15 pm

I was just wondering where do you get brushes for photoshop?

By xsimplymeeex on Mar 5, 2006 12:52 pm

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