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Photoshop Brushes: A List of FAQs

In this article, we will be focusing on the frequently asked questions regarding Photoshop brushes. So if you do have some things you want to clarify in your mind, this may just help you out.

 

Question number 1. What are brush sets and Photoshop brushes?

 

Answer: Although a brush might make you to think of watercolors and oil paints, Photoshop brushes actually go a long way in mimicking the appearance of natural media. This can be used in changing the light or adding varieties of textures or patterns. Photoshop brushes can take the place of a clipart as well, which allows you to adjust almost any plant, object, person, animal or things you can imagine in an instant.

 

Question number 2. Will the brush sets would work with other programs?

 

Answer: Majority of the Photoshop alternatives are patterned right after Photoshop in some degrees and as a result, many can be seen using Photoshop .abr brush sets.

 

Question number 3. How to install brush sets with an .abr extension?

 

Answer: Brush sets are inside the .abr files and it is these .abr files that you must install to Photoshop. And to install it, the first thing that you ought to do is to move or download the .abr file to a permanent location on your system. This may be in a central location you made for Photoshop brushes or in the best photoshop brushes folder.

 

Once everything is done, open Photoshop and pick the Brush tool. Click the downward arrow sign on the options bar to preview it. This opens controls for the brushes. From brush control popup, simply click the right facing arrow in top right corner and pick the Replace Brushes or Load Brushes. Then when done, you are all set to start on brushing.

 

Question number 4. What should I do with a .ZIP or .RAR file?

 

Answer: There are a number of Photoshop brush sets that are actually distributed in a .rar or .zip file for easier transfer and download. Both of the said file formats contain other files similar to one or more .abr files. To be able to get at the .abr brush file, what you must do is to extract the .rar or .zip archive. Most of the time, it is just a matter of double clicking the .rar or .zip archive or right clicking on it and pick a command to be able to extract the files inside.

 

Hope that this article has answered most of your questions on Photoshop brushes. Continue reading here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/aerie-photoshop-sales-growth-2016_us_573d35d6e4b0646cbeec260c.

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