How to install brushes in Photoshop

The brush tool of Photoshop, known worldwide in English as 'brushes', not only serve to draw and illustrate for a professional but also, at the user level, we can use them to decorate our images. The best thing about these brushes is that they can be downloaded completely for free through the Internet, offering our designs an incredible originality. If you still do not know how to install brushes in Photoshop, in .com we explain you how to do it step by step:

You will need to:
  • A computer with Internet access.
  • Photoshop
Steps to follow:

one

The first thing you need to be able to install brushes in Photoshop is to decompress any file you download from the Internet. For this, you will need to install WinZip; if you still have not got it, you can get it with him by clicking here.

two

Go to any page to download brushes like, for example, Brusheezy, and select 'Download' when you have chosen which pack of brushes you want to download.

3

When you finish the download, go to it and open it. A folder should appear, click on it and, in its 'ABR' content, select 'Extract to'.

4

Select the destination where the 'abr' document will be extracted; in this case, in .com we preferred that the folder be unzipped in 'Caretas'.

5

Perfect! We already have the brushes ready to install ; To do this, select the brush tool (1) and then click on the small arrow that appears in the upper area of ​​the screen (2).

6

When you press the arrow icon, a small window will appear with the different measures that you can give to the brush, click on the small arrow icon (3).

7

A small list will be displayed, where you only have to press 'Load Brushes' or 'Load brushes' (4).

8

A new pop-up window will appear to select the file you wish to add. Find the folder in which you decided to unzip the brushes ; in this case, remember, in .com we chose 'Caretas' and indicate the one you want to upload (5) and click on load (6).

9

The new brushes are ready to use in Photoshop!