How do I Install New Brushes in Adobe PhotoShop?

Brushes in Photoshop are a digital equivalent of the real thing.

Adobe Photoshop is used for photo manipulation as well as to create custom artwork. One useful feature is the ability to use specialized brushes that create almost any texture imaginable. The files for these brushes can be found on thousands of websites, some for free and others that must be purchased. After selecting new brushes, you must install them into Photoshop before you can make use of them.

Instructions

1. Download .abr brush files from whatever brush site you wish. You should save the file to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Presets\Brushes in Windows or to Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop/Presets/Brushes on a Mac.

2. Launch Adobe Photoshop.

3. Click the Brush icon in the tools palette, then click the down arrow in the brush selection drop-down menu. This will launch the brush palette.

4. Click the arrow in the top-right corner of the brush palette and select "Load Brushes."

5. Select the .abr file that you saved and click "OK" or "Load." The new brushes will be installed into Photoshop and available in the brush sets at the bottom of the menu from Step 4.

References

• My Photoshop Brushes: How to Install Photoshop Brushes
• Developer Tutorials; Installing Brush Sets in Photoshop; Oleg Lazarenko; May 2005

Resources

• myPhotoshopBrushes.com