How to install a brush in Photoshop

There are two very basic ways to install a brush in Adobe Photoshop~

Method 01 -

Firstly, you're going to want to find the brush(es) you'd like to download. I will be downloading Clouds Mist Photoshop Brushes by ~redheadstock on dA.
Download and unzip the file. Once the file is unzipped, find it within your downloads and transfer it to your desktop for easier access.

Please excuse my messy desktop XD

Next, open your photoshop program and click on your brush tool or the shortcut "B".


Then go to the top bar where your brushes and size is located. Click the drop down button where you choose your brushes, then click the itty bitty cog. That should open up more options, just go ahead and find the "Load Brushes" option.


Once you click that, go to your desktop and find the ABR file you downloaded that contains the brush(es). It won't pop up any kind of message that tells you your brush(es) have been uploaded, but if you go to your brush menu and scroll to the end your new brushes should appear there!

I decided to have a bit of fun with my new cloud brushes!


Method 02 -

This is also a very simple way on how to upload brushes.

Sometimes when you download a brush, they will only give you an image file. Have no fear!

I will show you how to upload brushes using this "brush pack" I made! Feel free to use it to be able to follow the tutorial.


What you're going to do first is open your image to photoshop.


Then select your square Marquee tool (shortcut: "M") and make a box around the brush you'd like to upload first.


Then select the crop tool (shortcut: "C") and press the check mark or simple hit "Enter" ^^ (you may have to hit it twice).


Your newly cropped brush should look like this:


Now simply go to "Edit" on your tool bar then select "Define Brush Present..."


Add a title to your brush...



Method 03 -
This method is the easiest, since you will only need to click the brush pallet and ALL your brushes will be in one place~

Let's begin with a pretty set of flowes by Pretty Jonas (i love flower brush) and after we unzip our file:

1. We go to Computer and click the hard drive where Photoshop is installed, if it's in Local Disc C, then click there and look for Program Files (x86) folder if you have Windows Vista or Windows 7, if you have Windows XP just click Program Files folder.

Note: Windows Vista/7 have both folders, but by default it picks Program Files (x86).

2. Next step is look for Adobe folder, and look for Adobe Photoshop CS-something folder.

3. When you click that folder you'll find A LOT of files...but we don't need that, just look for Presets folder.

4. When you click there you'll find more folders, you just need to look for Brushes folder. you're gonna notice there're some brushed there, those are the default ones, also, you're gonna notice those have a .abr extension, that's the brushes official Photoshop extension, take that in consideration when you're searching for more over the internet or DA.

5. in that same folder, just copy and paste your new beautiful brush~

6. Now we open Photoshop, click the Brush in the tools pallet, then go to the top bar where your brushes and size is located. Click the drop down button where you choose your brushes, then click the itty bitty cog, like Mercury explained above, and you're gonna notice that your new brush is there!n just click it and start working~

7. you're done~ and now you're gonna have your brush in that place forever~

Note: click [H e r e] for a visual explanation ~

Note 2: MAC users can do this too, is the same process^^

Enjoy!


If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

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