Q: What are brushes?
A: Brushes are stamps that you put on an image to give it more complexity and style.
Finding brushes is simple; you type “brushes” on any search engine and there should be many brush sites. Once you find a brush “set” that you like you must download it onto your computer.
If the brush set is Photoshop compatible and it is a .abr file, then download it to the following directory. If not, then skip the following:
For .abr files
C:Program FilesAdobePhotoshop CSPresetsBrushes
Before you can use your new brush you have to do the following. Open up Photoshop, and click on the brushes window. If the window is not already open then go window - brushes on the top bar.
Click on the arrow in the top right corner and click load brushes. Open the brushes file that you downloaded earlier and the brushes should appear at the end of the list of loaded brushes.
For other files
For most other brush sets, there should be a “stamps” option available. Copy the stamps image into Photoshop. Next, use a selection tool to select one of the brushes. With the selection, go to edit - define brush preset on the top bar.
You can also do the same for custom brushes. Just draw your brush and follow the steps above for other files.
To use the brush, use either the pencil or brush tool and click on the brush you want to use, and insert it into the image. You can change the brush size at the bottom of the window.
Happy brush using!
