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Ron's brushes in GIMP?

DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885
edited December 1969 in The Commons

I know this has been asked and answered before, but my forum Search-Fu is failing me.

Can Ron's brushes be used in GIMP? Or are they photoshop only?

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  • Daniel BarnettDaniel Barnett Posts: 389
    edited December 1969

    See if this link helps!
    http://mygimptutorial.com/how-to-install-gimp-brushes
    dbb

    I've never added a link and I'm not sure if this works!!!

  • Herald of FireHerald of Fire Posts: 3,504
    edited December 1969

    They can be used, but they need to be installed in the Gimp brushes folder. This is typically C:\Username\.gimp28\brushes. Use Shift+Ctrl+B and then click Refresh brushes.

  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885
    edited December 1969

    Thanks. As long as they're in a format GIMP can read (once I get them in the right place) I'm golden. :)

  • KnittingmommyKnittingmommy Posts: 8,191
    edited December 2014

    I've used several of Ron's brushes in Gimp and, so far, have not had any problems. Gimp can read the .abr files that photoshop uses. I'm not sure about the ..asl (photoshop layers) or the .psd (have no idea what that is) as I haven't used those and consider them extras. The brushes work great in Gimp, though.

    Post edited by Knittingmommy on
  • Ryuu@AMcCFRyuu@AMcCF Posts: 703
    edited December 1969

    I've noticed the DAZ Installer wants to see Photoshop for many of Ron's brushes & has often given me issues over that--but at least he recognized the fact that GIMP & other software exists, so his newer products install into a general location that doesn't require Photoshop.

    I'm not sure when the breakpoint occured, but it's good to know I'll be able to at least manually install the old brushes & make use of them.

  • SickleYieldSickleYield Posts: 7,644
    edited December 1969

    Yep, I use them in GIMP all the time (don't even own PhotoShop). You just have to install them manually and not with the installer.

  • UkuotusUkuotus Posts: 27
    edited December 1969

    Yes they work in GIMP: ( I don't even want to use Photoshop )

  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited December 2014

    Knittingmommy said:
    or the .psd (have no idea what that is)


    PSD is a proprietary file that allows the user to work with the images' individual layers even after the file has been saved. When an image is complete, Photoshop allows the user to flatten the layers and convert the flat image into a .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF or other non-proprietary file format so it can be shared.

    Gimp will read/save PSD just fine. Where things differ is the compatibility of certain effects. If it's a PSD created fully in GIMP, no problem, but if it's a PSD created in Photoshop that has Photoshop specific effects, then those will not come through when opening up in GIMP and your image may look vastly different.

    Post edited by Lissa_xyz on
  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885
    edited December 1969

    Well, I now have three bundles of deviney's products and I'm slowly bringing the brushes into GIMP one at a time until either I have them all installed or GIMP screams for mercy (read - crashes).

    :)

    My postwork skills are pretty lame, and I've had my eye on his stuff for a while, but I wanted to be sure that I wouldn't be contacting Customer Service for a refund. (I hate doing that.)

  • KnittingmommyKnittingmommy Posts: 8,191
    edited December 1969

    Ryuu@AMcCF said:
    I've noticed the DAZ Installer wants to see Photoshop for many of Ron's brushes & has often given me issues over that--but at least he recognized the fact that GIMP & other software exists, so his newer products install into a general location that doesn't require Photoshop.

    I'm not sure when the breakpoint occured, but it's good to know I'll be able to at least manually install the old brushes & make use of them.

    To get by that, I just created the directory that the DIM wanted then transferred the .abr files over to my Gimp brushes folder. Easy Peasy.

  • vwranglervwrangler Posts: 4,902
    edited December 2014

    DaWaterRat said:
    Well, I now have three bundles of deviney's products and I'm slowly bringing the brushes into GIMP one at a time until either I have them all installed or GIMP screams for mercy (read - crashes).

    :)

    You should check the plugin registry at gimp.org for a brush manager. That allows you to sort things into different subdirectories and only load things as they're needed, almost on the fly. (I have each of Ron's brushes in its own subdirectory, because they're all HUGE.)

    There's this:
    http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/managementtools.shtml
    http://registry.gimp.org/node/13473
    http://gimpforums.com/thread-brush-manager-help-needed
    I've had a brush manager installed since 2.6 and never needed to touch it again. From what I've seen, it looks like GURM is based on Bogie's Brush Manager, which I'm pretty sure is what I have. Looks moderately fiddly, comparatively.

    Post edited by vwrangler on
  • Lissa_xyzLissa_xyz Posts: 6,116
    edited December 1969

    I wouldn't recommend using DIM to install the brushes. DIM treats them as plugins and wants to use the program folder over a selected folder (when using the show details option).

    I only download brushes with DIM, but I manually install them.

  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885
    edited December 1969

    vwrangler said:
    DaWaterRat said:
    Well, I now have three bundles of deviney's products and I'm slowly bringing the brushes into GIMP one at a time until either I have them all installed or GIMP screams for mercy (read - crashes).

    :)

    You should check the plugin registry at gimp.org for a brush manager. That allows you to sort things into different subdirectories and only load things as they're needed, almost on the fly. (I have each of Ron's brushes in its own subdirectory, because they're all HUGE.)

    There's this:
    http://gimp-tools.sourceforge.net/managementtools.shtml
    http://registry.gimp.org/node/13473
    http://gimpforums.com/thread-brush-manager-help-needed
    I've had a brush manager installed since 2.6 and never needed to touch it again. From what I've seen, it looks like GURM is based on Bogie's Brush Manager, which I'm pretty sure is what I have. Looks moderately fiddly, comparatively.

    Thanks!

    Didn't take me that long to figure it out either. :) (Editing file paths I can handle. :))

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,613
    edited December 1969

    In DIM, you can just add the GIMP application folder and say it's Photoshop, then the brushes will install to its brushes folder (or just create a dummy location and call it Photoshop in the DIM application settings and DIM will install them there, since GIMP bogs down if you have too many brushes installed at one time).

  • Ryuu@AMcCFRyuu@AMcCF Posts: 703
    edited December 1969

    Knittingmommy said:
    Ryuu@AMcCF said:
    I've noticed the DAZ Installer wants to see Photoshop for many of Ron's brushes & has often given me issues over that--but at least he recognized the fact that GIMP & other software exists, so his newer products install into a general location that doesn't require Photoshop.

    I'm not sure when the breakpoint occured, but it's good to know I'll be able to at least manually install the old brushes & make use of them.

    To get by that, I just created the directory that the DIM wanted then transferred the .abr files over to my Gimp brushes folder. Easy Peasy.Thanks Knittingmommy.
    I've had to move all my stuff to an external HD. Just to make sure I'm not missing some items I've been redownloading everything & it's taking a few months due to being in a country with limited download capability (20G/month). I've still got between 30-40G left to pull in.
    I copied my default directory structure over to the new HD for the Poser, DS, & Bryce. I tried for the Carrara & Vue products, but for some reason, it doesn't like them. And unfortunately, I've no idea what directories it wants to see for Photoshop.
    I'm planning to T/S this after everything else has loaded, so I'll be revisiting this matter then.

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