Adding Brushes to Photoshop CS2

Step one is finding brushes that are worth installing. Jason Gaylor of Design Fruit is a perfect place to pick up your first brushes; he has four free brush set that are must-haves:

Next, download and unzip your brushes. Installation is as easy as telling Photoshop where to find the brush files. It is common to place your brush files in to default Photoshop brushes folder* before installation, but that is completely optional. To load the brushes into Photoshop go to the Edit menu and select Preset Manager. This will bring up a dialog box were you need to select the Preset Type of Brushes, if it is not already selected. Lastly, click the Load button and select your brush file.

Repeat for each brush set that you would like to add, and then start using the brushes.

*Default folder is: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS2\Presets\Brushes

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Published:: 9.30.06 / 12am

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zycerlyn 5.26.07 / 1am

thank you so much!! these are very helpful for beginners like me!

gissele 3.2.08 / 1am

I have adobe 7.0… and it says it can’t load because it’s not compatible =(.

Leigh 8.8.08 / 5pm

Thank you SO much for making that so easy!!!!!

Goddess!! 1.24.10 / 2am

THANKS SO VERY MUCH !!!

dd 4.18.10 / 6pm

Hi, when I load my new brushes they appear in the brush style I had open before. They join a different folder so to speak. Once I select a different one the brushes I just loaded disappear.
For example, if I’m using ‘Basic Brushes’ after I load the new ones they will join ‘basic brushes’. Once I go to ‘assorted brushes’ the ones I loaded disappear even if I go back to ‘basic brushes’. Does that make sense? It is an issue for me which I cannot figure out

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