how to put fonts/brushes in PS

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 07 Mar 2007, 04:03

i recently got some clouds brushes and downloaded some special fonts for PS but i dont know how to make them useble

when i click to open the file, it only opens PS and it doesn't do anything else

Jopuma · Post by **Jopuma** » 07 Mar 2007, 04:11

You have to put the brushes in the brushes folder under C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop CS2/Presets/Brushes

And you install the fonts in Control Panel. Just go to Control Panel click Appearance and Themes and in the upper lefthand corner it should say install new fonts. Click it and browse to the location the fonts are held, select them, and click install or ok.

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 07 Mar 2007, 14:58

same thing with fonts too?

Tyrant · Post by **Tyrant** » 07 Mar 2007, 15:18

Extract fonts to WINDOWS/fonts, and then restart Photoshop, they should be there.

Jopuma · Post by **Jopuma** » 07 Mar 2007, 19:32

Tyrant wrote:Extract fonts to WINDOWS/fonts, and then restart Photoshop, they should be there.

They won't work if you do that.

You have to install them through Windows Font Installer.

Go to Control Panel-Appearance and Themes-(upper left hand corner click)Install New Fonts

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 07 Mar 2007, 21:13

Actually, you can just drag and drop the file into the Fonts folder in the Control Panel and it will install it automatically. You don't have to restart Photoshop, either. Once the font is installed in the Control Panel, it will show up in the font drop-down menu in Photoshop.

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 07 Mar 2007, 23:47

@Jop>> i dont have a thing in control panel saying 'Appearance and Themes'
@Haz>> im not getting anywere with your instructions, they dont really make sense

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 07 Mar 2007, 23:53

Ok, go into the control panel. On the left side it should say "Switch to Classic View," click that. In that section, you should see a folder named "Fonts." If you do not see "Switch to Classic View," but instead see "Switch to Category View," then you are already where you should be and you just drag the fonts into the "Fonts" folder that is on the right with all the icons.

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 08 Mar 2007, 01:33

ok guys. i got the fonts in there but, getting the brushes in there is still puzzling me

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 08 Mar 2007, 02:06

Once you put the brushes in the folder, you need to load them into PS.

Jopuma · Post by **Jopuma** » 08 Mar 2007, 03:26

Driv2Slow wrote:ok guys. i got the fonts in there but, getting the brushes in there is still puzzling me

Move or Copy them to C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop CS2/Presets/Brushes

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 08 Mar 2007, 03:27

Yeah, you already said that, but you didn't tell him you had to load the brushes in Photoshop, which Prince took the liberty of doing.

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 08 Mar 2007, 03:36

I have never loaded brushes in PS before, all i ever did was put them in the folder and they were available to use.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 08 Mar 2007, 03:39

Odd, every time I put in new brushes, I've had to load them in. It may just be a setting in Preferences.

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 08 Mar 2007, 05:08

Jopuma wrote:
Driv2Slow wrote:ok guys. i got the fonts in there but, getting the brushes in there is still puzzling me

Move or Copy them to C:/Program Files/Adobe/Photoshop CS2/Presets/Brushes

i tried to put them in a file like that but it doesn't work, it only works if i put C:\Program Files....

anyhow, i think prince's pic will help me. it reminds me of what i did to put the fonts in

Jopuma · Post by **Jopuma** » 08 Mar 2007, 17:48

Did you restart Photoshop once the brushes were in the brushes folder?

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 09 Mar 2007, 00:08

i dont think i even had PS running

:/

so lemme get these instructions straight:
1. run/start PS
2. put the brushes in the folder C:\Program FilesAdobe\Photoshop CS2\Presets\Brushes
3. close PS and re-open it and the brushes should be a avalible

?? right ??

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 09 Mar 2007, 00:42

1. put the brushes in the folder C:\Program FilesAdobe\Photoshop CS2\Presets\Brushes
2. start PS and the brushes should be availible

then load them with either the brush tool or pattern stamp tool

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 09 Mar 2007, 00:44

First off, where you put the brushes depends on where you have PhotoShop installed. By default, PhotoShop would be installed on the C: drive under 'Program Files\Adobe\PhotoShop', so that's where you want to go unless you installed it in a different directory.

What Jopuma has said has lead me to believe that you have Photoshop CS2, which may or may not be the case. Though you shouldn't worry about what version of Photoshop you have and if you don't see 'PhotoShop CS2', don't worry about it; just put the brushes in whichever PhotoShop folder is there.

So, you're going to put your brushes in:
#:\Program Files\Adobe\PhotoShop #\Presets\Brushes
'#' being the hard drive PhotoShop is installed on and whichever version of PhotoShop you have.

Now if PhotoShop isn't already open, open it now. Now select the brush tool and go to the drop down menu as Prince already explained. I'm not sure if restarting PhotoShop is necessary, but if your brushes don't show up after loading them, restart PhotoShop then check again to see if they're installed.

Driv2Slow · Post by **Driv2Slow** » 09 Mar 2007, 02:09

you guys are the best, 10x for all the partience. finally got them in

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 09 Mar 2007, 02:18

woooooohoooooo

have fun now

Tyrant · Post by **Tyrant** » 13 Mar 2007, 18:16

What.. Where can I find the Font Installer?

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 13 Mar 2007, 20:34

Start > Control Panel > Switch to Classic View > Fonts

Tyrant · Post by **Tyrant** » 14 Mar 2007, 17:18

Thanks Haz

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