Muchos Brushes

[SilkyJohnston]

Hey all...

So I was wondering if anyone had some advice.  I have files with something on the order of 2000+ brushes I like to have the option of using.  I moved the files into Gimp and organized the brush folder with subfolders.  Unfortunately I started getting errors and Gimp won't start up.  Through trial and error I have discovered when Gimp loads up it seems like it loads into the available brush tab every single brush in all the files and sub-folders in the Brushes folder.  So no matter how I organize the folder I get an error and it locks up.  This seems like some sort of glitch.

Am I missing something or is there a plug in that can manage the brushes?  Right now I am manually switching brushes out in the folder when I need them and it is a bit of a strain.

Thanks so much for the help

[rich2005]

2000+ brushes? Probably some of those are broken and cause the errors.

You can organise brushes (and other resources) using Ofnuts resource manager. 
Download is here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-to...s/scripts/  well down the list addonCollectionManager-3.0.py dated 2013-05-26
and about it here: http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/managementtools.shtml

All you need to do is put addonCollectionManager-3.0.py in C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins

Make a folder brushes_storage (note the underscore) in the Gimp folder. zip each of those folders of brushes you made. Put those zipped folders in the brushes_storage folder.
Obviously you also get rid of all those original folders in the brushes folder - archive them somewhere safe.

Might look like this 
(1) that brushes_storage folder 
(2) All those zipped folders for categories of brushes in brushes_storage
(3) Inside one of those zipped folders.

   

In Use
(4) Right-Click in the brushes dock and select Brushes sets
(5) That brings up a list of the folders. Tick and untick any of the ones you want to load / unload. Ok that and the brushes dock is automatically refreshed.

   

If you have any PS .abr brush sets you can zip those individually.

[Ofnuts]

(09-18-2019, 06:16 PM)rich2005 Wrote: 2000+ brushes? Probably some of those are broken and cause the errors.

You can organise brushes (and other resources) using Ofnuts resource manager. 
Download is here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-to...s/scripts/  well down the list addonCollectionManager-3.0.py dated 2013-05-26
and about it here: http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/managementtools.shtml

All you need to do is put addonCollectionManager-3.0.py in C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins

Make a folder brushes_storage (note the underscore) in the Gimp folder. zip each of those folders of brushes you made. Put those zipped folders in the brushes_storage folder.
Obviously you also get rid of all those original folders in the brushes folder - archive them somewhere safe.

Might look like this 
(1) that brushes_storage folder 
(2) All those zipped folders for categories of brushes in brushes_storage
(3) Inside one of those zipped folders.



In Use
(4) Right-Click in the brushes dock and select Brushes sets
(5) That brings up a list of the folders. Tick and untick any of the ones you want to load / unload. Ok that and the brushes dock is automatically refreshed.



If you have any PS .abr brush sets you can zip those individually.

+1 for the recommendation. Note that you can also use plain subdirectories instead of ZIPs. It is even a better solution on Unix filesystems (OS/ and Linux, for instanceà because in that case the activation of the group is done by creating links instead of copying the files and this is much faster.

[SilkyJohnston]

Thanks a bunch...

Especially for the graphics...  haha  I am a dummy.  

I am still kind of turned around.  My gimp files are laid out differently.  I have version 2.10.12  The manager seems to be working fine, but when right clicking under the brushes dock and selecting 'brush sets' I am not seeing anything.  

They are photoshop .abr files btw.  

I made the 'brushes_storage' folder adjacent to the 'brushes' folder because that was how it seems to be laid out in your image (step 1).  The location I used was C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0.  

https://pasteboard.co/Iy29paf.jpg

[SilkyJohnston]

In case it matters... The 'Plug-ins' folder similarly is located differently-

C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

I uninstalled and reinstalled the program with no results.

[Ofnuts]

(09-18-2019, 09:27 PM)SilkyJohnston Wrote: Thanks a bunch...

Especially for the graphics...  haha  I am a dummy.  

I am still kind of turned around.  My gimp files are laid out differently.  I have version 2.10.12  The manager seems to be working fine, but when right clicking under the brushes dock and selecting 'brush sets' I am not seeing anything.  

They are photoshop .abr files btw.  

I made the 'brushes_storage' folder adjacent to the 'brushes' folder because that was how it seems to be laid out in your image (step 1).  The location I used was C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0.  

https://pasteboard.co/Iy29paf.jpg

That's not the right place. These are the brushes installed with Gimp. To find the right place:

• Edit>Preferences>Folders>Brushes
  
• The panel on the right will list two directories, one in C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\share\gimp\2.0 (the on ethat shouldn't be used) and one in your own user data files (likely somewhere in C:\Users\{your_id}\...)
  
• Use the latter.
  

This is all explain in excrutiating detail in the Usage section in the doc (the big HTML file in the ZIP).

[rich2005]

(09-19-2019, 02:24 AM)SilkyJohnston Wrote: In case it matters...  The 'Plug-ins' folder similarly is located differently-

C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

I uninstalled and reinstalled the program with no results.

...and I thought it was simple

The place for your plugins is C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins That is your Gimp profile. That remains if/when you update/uninstall/re-install Gimp.


Gimp installed in some alternative place? look in Edit -> Preferences -> Folders the path is shown.



The same applies to any of the resources scripts / fonts / gradients etc.... look in the appropriate Edit -> Preferences -> Folders section.
Then it is back as previous.

Zip those folders of brushes. It does not make sense to zip individual Gimp .gbr brushes, put those in a folder (or leave in the regular brushes folder).  A PS .abr multi-brush can be individually zipped or added to a folder.
Those zipped folders go in  the folder you create C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\brushes_storage (careful with the spelling)

@Ofnuts 
addonCollectionManager-3.0.py is one of those older plugins not zipped. Your documentation is http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/managementtools.shtml although still refers to Gimp 2.8

[SilkyJohnston]

That did it!

Thanks guys! I am really excited and it feels good to finally get it done.

for some reason the 'appdata' folder in C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins is not visible when exploring the C drive. I don't understand why. But when I open up Gimp I can access the file you were referencing under the edit\preferences\folder... and clicking 'show location in the file manager' button on the right.

I got it installed and working.
Thanks again!

[Blighty]

(09-19-2019, 01:12 PM)SilkyJohnston Wrote: for some reason the 'appdata' folder in   C:\Users\"yourname"\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\plug-ins   is not visible when exploring the C drive.

Look at the last 2 posts in this thread:
https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Resynt...or-Windows

[rich2005]

It should be even easier in Windows 10. Open the View tab in File Explorer. Tick hidden items.



The blub from MS: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...windows-10