Brushes

[anna1978]

Hi. I d/l some of the Valentine's brushes, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to use them. I have them saved in Photoshop, but whenever I go to load them, they don't show up. :mad: Can someone help me please!:D

[LadynRed]

What version of Photoshop are you using ?
Where did you save the ABR file ? Photoshop will first look in it's default location, but then you can browse to any folder you've saved your brushes in.

The default location for brushes is in under Photoshop\Presets

[LynnMari]

can anyone tell me how to make a brush?

[anna1978]

Photoshop 7.0 is the one I'm using. I have the brushes saved in the Presets under brushes, where all the default brushes are. I can see the names of the ones I've saved when I open Photoshop, but when I click on them, they don't show up in the brushes palette. Does this make sense?

[LadynRed]

Yes, it makes sense - if the brushes you are trying to use were made with Photoshop CS or CS2. Unfortunately those are not backwards compatible with 7.0. You should get an error message though.

I just looked at the valentine freebies and they were made in PSCS, so they won't work in 7. However, if you'd like, I can convert them for you if you'd like. PM me with your email, I've got PS 7 at home.

[LadynRed]

LynnMarie,

Making a brush is pretty simple, but I'll point you to an excellent tutorial on brushes, which includes how to make them: http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/brush7/intro/brush7.htm

[LynnMari]

Diane, thank you soooo much for that link. Will have to play this weekend