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For the first time, I'm breaking up a brush collection into three separate downloads so that you don't have to waste your time downloading everything when you only want some of the brushes. You will need an application (like Stuffit Expander) capable of decompressed a .tgz file. These applications are available free from a variety of sources on the Web. If you're on a Mac, you already have Stuffit Expander and don't need to download anything else.[an error occurred while processing this directive]Click one of the following links to download the brushes:
NS1-Charcoal Brushes 1 to 40 (10 pixels to 200 pixels) 412 KB
NS1-Charcoal Brushes 41 to 65 (400 pixels) 1.2 MB
NS1-Charcoal Brushes 66 to 75 (600 pixels) 2.2 MB
After you've downloaded and unstuffed these files, you'll need to move them into Film Gimp's Brushes directory. (If you haven't already installed Film Gimp, you'll obviously need to do that first. You'll find detailed instructions for doing this in Mac OS X at http://www.creativemac.com/2003/01_jan/tutorials/filmgimpx11030109.htm. Details for other platforms can be found at http://filmgimp.sourceforge.net.
Film Gimp's Brushes director is located on the Macintosh at Macintosh HD/sw/share/filmgimp/0.13/brushes. SImply drag all of the individual brush files from the folders you downloaded, and place them into this directory. (Do not keep them inside subfolders.)
If you receive a message that you don't have privileges to modify the Brushes directory, you'll need to change the permissions. This is a simple process. First, right-click (or hold down the Control key and click) on the Brushes folder, and choose "Get Info."
In the Get Info panel, expand the "Ownership & Permissions" panel, and switch the "Owner" to the name you use to log in to your computer. Then switch "Access" to "Read and Write." (You will probably be asked to enter your password before you can do this.)
When you're done, close the Get Info window, and you should be able to place the brushes into the Brushes directory. So then just launch your Film Gimp (in Apple's X11, XDarwin or Orobor OS X). Choose File > Dialogs > Brushes, and you'll see all of the brushes you've installed.
You can also adjust the behavior of the brushes by changing the spacing, opacity, blending mode, etc. (As a warning, don't try applying noise just yet,. That feature isn't too solid in the current release of Film Gimp.) And you're all set. Enjoy. If you have any further questions, be sure to visit me in one of the forums listed below.
Contact the author: Dave Nagel is the producer of Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; host of several World Wide User Groups, including Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe LiveMotion, Creative Mac and Digital Media Designer; and executive producer of the Digital Media Net family of publications. You can reach him at dnagel@digitalmedianet.com.
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