orlando25 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi, I tried to import a brush set of file type .abr, let's say it's called 'brushes123.abr'. It says it is successfully imported But when I try to pick the brush set from the drop down menu in the 'brushes' window, it does not appear. I've tried it again and it says: 'successfully imported 'brushes123 2', which leads me to believe it did originally import, I just can't find it. Can you help? Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Did you check the sub-menu of "Brushes" already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlando25 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 This is where I'm looking: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted April 8, 2016 Staff Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi orlando25, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) You probably imported raster based brushes. You have to change to the Pixel Persona (second icon below the traffic lights) and look on the Brushes tab there on the right. The new brushes should appear at the end of the list. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlando25 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Oh yeah, you're right! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 I'm glad I found this thread because I couldn't find them either! As an absolute newbie to AD, is there an explanation of the difference between the brushes found in the Draw Persona and the Pixel Persona? Why are some brushes considered raster if they are an .abr file and get put into a different inspector? I had purchased a set of brushes from a designer (obviously intended for PhotoShop) and this was my first time importing them into AD. I just would like a better understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegzhe Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 oil I was so confused too. this really helped thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhnbnubstahl Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I also imported a brush set. Unlike other people, I could not get it to show up by switching to another persona. The brush set shows in neither Photo nor Designer. The brush set is this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 19 minutes ago, kuhnbnubstahl said: The brush set shows in neither Photo nor Designer. Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums. Those brushes should show up in the Designer Persona of either Designer or Publisher, but not in Photo. Do you have other brushes showing in the Brushes panel in the Designer Persona? Or are they all missing? When you imported the .afbrushes file, did you get a message saying it had been imported? What release of the Affinity applications are you using? Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhnbnubstahl Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 There are other (stock) brushes in Designer and Photo. E.g., pencil, acrylics etc. Designer version: 1.10.6 I double-clicked the brushes file. Then macos opened Photo which reported that 20 vector brushes were successfully imported as "fur & hair[number]". In Designer, I select the vector brush tool, enter the brushes toolbox and in the brushes toolbox there are only the stock brush sets, but no "fur & hair". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, kuhnbnubstahl said: I double-clicked the brushes file. Then macos opened Photo which reported that 20 vector brushes were successfully imported as "fur & hair[number]". In Designer, I select the vector brush tool, enter the brushes toolbox and in the brushes toolbox there are only the stock brush sets, but no "fur & hair". Thanks for the added details. In V1, Designer and Photo do not share brushes. You need to install them in the appropriate app. So, in Designer, in the Brushes panel, click on the panel options icon (hamburger menu), and choose Import Brushes. Then navigate to your brush file and choose it. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhnbnubstahl Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Thank you. Importing the brushes specifically in Designer did the trick. Now I can use those brushes. walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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