How to use abr brushes?
You can use photoshopbrush.biz .abr brushes in + Photoshop® Elements (4, 5, 6 or 7, all versions)
as well as Adobe Photoshop® CS2+. You can also use abr brushes in GIMP.
You may use brushes on PC or Mac computer.
Windows 7 + Windows Vista + Windows XP + MAC OS X 10.3 +
How to Install Custom Brushes?
Windows:
Place the *.abr files into: Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements X\Presets\Brushes where X is the version number for your version of Photoshop Elements.
Mac:
Place the *.abr files into: Applications/Adobe Photoshop Elements 6/Presets/Brushes
More information about installation please read how to page.
How to Use Photoshop Brushes in GIMP?
First make sure you have a version of Gimp that supports the Photoshop brush format.
This means making sure you using version 2.4 or higher. To check this, open Gimp and choose "Help" from the top tool bar. Now click the About option.
This will give the version information. If you do not have GIMP, you can download free from the website: http://www.gimp.org
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.
It works on many operating systems, in many languages.
You can read detail tutorial of installing abr brushes in GIMP here.
The GIMP team doesn't provide official Mac binaries.
You can, however,
install GIMP 2.6 easily on the Mac using the packages provided by GIMP on OS X.
How can I view an ABR file or brush file?
You can view the ABR files or brushes from within Photoshop, Elements, even in GIMP or by using * ABR viewer software.
You can download free abr viewer at this website.
Many of the Photoshop brush files found online are packed in zip files.
You will need to unzip them and use the actual ABR files in order to use these brushes in Gimp.
abrViewer is an external application that allows you to preview Adobe® Photoshop® brushes without going through Photoshop application.
ABRviewer was developed by Luigi Bellanca, a small town freelance developer and consultant in Palmero, Italy.
