Custom brushes

[Kay22254932819]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could tell me where PS saves brushes you have created yourself.  I see them in my brush panel but I cannot find them in my C:/ drive anywhere. I wanted to share them with the .abr extension but cannot seem to locate them. 

Thanks so much in advance!

Julie

[Guest]

Hi Julie

Have you checked this location

C:\Users\yourname\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Presets

[Kay22254932819]

Hi Ged,

I just checked and it is not there. 

Julie

[Trevor.Dennis]

It sounds like you are using Windows, in which case, your new brushes will probably be here

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Presets\Brushes

But if you make set and drag your new presets into it, I am pretty sure the resulting file will be in folder Ged indicated.

C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Presets\brushes

[Kay22254932819]

Thanks but that is the first place I checked.

Custom brushes I have downloaded I put there. However the ones I actually

make myself I cannot find anywhere except in my brush panel.

And yes, I am using Windows PS CC 2019. Sorry, I should have clarified.

Julie

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 3:01 PM Trevor.Dennis <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

[DaveJCummings]

Hmmmm....Have you tried using the Preset Manager and saving them as a set?  Doing that would at least allow you to control where the ABR files are saved to

[Kay22254932819]

I don’t believe I have done that.

I edit, define brush preset and the brush is at the bottom of my brush

panel. I made a folder inside the brush panel with my name and put them in

there.

Is that what you’re talking about? I am not in front of my pc at the

moment.

Thanks!

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 3:55 PM DaveJCummings <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

[Trevor.Dennis · Accepted solution]

It turns out you are completely right, and we shouldn't assume stuff just because it appears to work. 

I made a new preset; gave it a searchable name, and searched the entire boot drive.  It was not there.

I did the same with a new brush group with the same negative result.

I shut Photoshop and tried again. Still noting.

Si it appears that unless you put new presets in a new set and save with the Preset Manager, they are not there in either of the preset folders.

Thinking back to some of the presets I've made over the years, I have just checked and I don't still have them, which is a sign of sloppy work and laziness.  I enjoy the process of making presets.  The chain in this watch illustration (it's 100% Photoshop) is a brush preset, and I have made similar presets for rope and other types of chain.  It's all a learning process, and I think we do a better job each time we remake a preset, but I will thank you for pointing this out, and try to improve my asset management so I don't have to reorganise stuff with every upgrade.

[Kay22254932819]

Thank you so much, at least I know I can now save them.

3 times PS crashed on me & I lost my brushes I made. I will do as you

suggested.

BTW your watch is very cool! Love the chain.

Julie

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 5:59 PM Trevor.Dennis <forums_noreply@adobe.com>