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add brushes - periwinkle - 12-29-2021
I've tried to follow the tutorials on YouTube on how to install brushes. They all say to look for the "brushes" folder and drag the brushes into it. But I can't find a brushes folder for gimp. I'm on a MacBook Pro.
RE: add brushes - rich2005 - 12-29-2021
I am not a Mac User, only this old VirtualBox for experiments, but certainly when I installed Gimp 2.10 some of the folders were missing. How common this is I do not know.
First thing to check is using Gimp and look in the User Preferences settings, in the Folders list there is one for Brushes. The first entry - Users is the place for your brushes.
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Then if you do not have that folder you need to create it. Put the new brushes there.
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..and that is it. Hopefully a regular MacOS user will have better advice.
RE: add brushes - periwinkle - 12-29-2021
Thanks... but no cigar... I could find the Applications Support folder but there was, apparently, nothing in it, including any gimp files.
I tried creating gimp>2.10>brushes and putting the brushes in there, but when I started the program, they didn't show up.
RE: add brushes - rich2005 - 12-29-2021
Well I did not make those screenshots up. When Gimp first runs it should create a User profile. The paths to the user profile are shown in User > Preferences as the first screenshot. Does your installation show anything? Post a screenshot if you can.
You can of course add a brushes folder in some other location and add the path in User Preferences.
RE: add brushes - periwinkle - 12-29-2021
I don't like to admit this, but I'm afraid can't find a way to send you a screenshot via Quick Reply or New Reply. When I drag the screenshot into the Quick Reply window, it shows up as a new tab with a string from my computer. I've added it as an attachment.
RE: add brushes - periwinkle - 12-30-2021
I found the Users file and my file, but the library is not located under my file. Should I try to create a library or go directly to where the library is located? (When I do the latter, there is no applications support file.)
RE: add brushes - rich2005 - 12-30-2021
(12-30-2021, 11:37 AM)periwinkle Wrote: I found the Users file and my file, but the library is not located under my file. Should I try to create a library or go directly to where the library is located? (When I do the latter, there is no applications support file.)
You might want to check if the folders / files are hidden. I understand this has become the default for MacOS see: https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/show-hidden-files-mac-3520878/
The attachment did not come through, so just as previously discussed. I have limited experience with anything Apple, so running through the procedure again in a video.
About 6 minutes
edit: Not interested in the video ? No problem - gone the the video graveyard.
Maybe it helps.
RE: add brushes - periwinkle - 12-30-2021
Hoopla! Thank you, I found the hidden files, added the brushes, and they work. Now for another question: How do I control the size of the brushes? Or should I start a new thread?
RE: add brushes - periwinkle - 12-31-2021
"Is there anybody out there?" -- Pink Floyd
RE: add brushes - rich2005 - 12-31-2021
The default Gimp setup looks like this:
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There are sliders in the brush tool options for size / aspect ratio / angle ....
If for some reason you do not have the tool options tab then you can restore like this: https://i.imgur.com/VRENPGB.mp4