[Gimp-user] Can't seem to edit brushes or save custom brushes I make.

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> woah, haven't been here in a couple years!  I've been trialing Gimp
> versions since I first began to use Gimp at version 2.6. what a great
> program- I freely admit I shill the GIMP whenever I get a chance; is
> there a mobile GIMP by chance?

There is a portable Gimp 2.10 for Windows try:

www.partha.com (64 bit only) or https://samjcreations.blogspot.com (64/32 bit)
or https://portableapps.com/ (32 bit only)

Android version for a mobile - No

> Anyway. I've recently been working on getting used to 2.10.8 and I
> believe I'm missing a fundamental step in saving brushes I make, or
> .abr brushes (from ps.cc). 

Just shows that you should take those online tutorials with a pinch of salt.

Gimp 2.6 / 2.8 / 2.10 all the same, any resource, including brushes, goes in
your Gimp profile.  For Windows 2.10 this is in a hidden folder, you need to
make Appdata visible in Win explorer.

C:\Users\your-name\AppData\Roaming\GIMP\2.10\brushes

Portable versions will be different, because they are portable, Look in Edit ->
Preferences -> Folders > Brushes for the path.

PS .abr brushes will work providing they are not very recent, try and see.

Why can you not export (save) your brushes? ***C:/prog
files/gimp2/share/gimp/2.0/brushes*** is marked as read-only. The place to
export is the Gimp profile.

> Nor can I modify the hardness of a brush. I
> can't go below .25 hardness and I prefer 0 most of the time.

I think you can, Attached screenshot of my fuzzy .vbr brush has zero hardness. A
little fuzzier than the stock brushes.


Attachments:
* http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/1066/original/brush.jpg

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