How to Install Photoshop Brushes

Every seen some cool retro posters and wondered how they were made? They were most likely made with brushes. Photoshop brushes can be used for more than just painting, they can also be used as stamps. This will tell you how to install brushes downloaded from the internet.

For Mac users go to steps 1-6. For Window users go to steps 7-12.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Some knowledge of your computer
• Photoshop
• About a minute of your time

1. For Macs:
   open up the "applications folder".

2. find the "photoshop folder" and click on it.

3. Once the folder is open there should be another folder that says "presets", click on it.

4. Inside there is the "brushes" folder, open it.

5. Drag and drop the downloaded brushes into the brushes folder.

6. The next time photoshop is opened the brushes should appear.

7. For Windows:
   Open up "my computer" and select the hard drive (usually called "c")

8. Locate "program files" and open it.

9. Find the "photoshop folder". (If you have more than one of Adobe's programs, you will find this folder in another folder called "Adobe")

10. Open the photoshop folder and find "presets", open it.

11. There should be a folder with the name "brushes", open it.

12. Drag and drop the downloaded brushes into this folder. ( note: in some computers there is another folder in the "brushes" folder called "photoshop only". If you have this folder you want to drag and drop your brush files in here instead. If you place them in the "brushes" folder they may not show up in the program)

13. The next time the program is opened the brushes will be installed.

14. Get creative!

Tips & Warnings

• Here are some of my favorite websites to get brushes.
• http://www.brusheezy.com/brushes
• http://getbrushes.com/
• http://myphotoshopbrushes.com/