Using the brush libraries
You can import brushes from other Adobe Illustrator files into a palette associated with the current file using the Brush Libraries command. These libraries are stored in the Brushes folder, located in the Presets folder inside the Adobe Illustrator application folder. You cannot add, delete, or edit brushes in a library; however, once you import a brush, you can change its attributes.
To import a brush from a Brush Library to the current Brushes palette: - Make sure the Brushes palette into which you want to import a brush is open.
- Choose Window > Brush Libraries > Brush Library name. To locate a Brush Library not stored in the Brushes folder, choose Window > Brush Libraries > Other Library.
- Select the brush you want, and then if the brush does not automatically appear in the Brushes palette, do one of the following:
- Use the selected brush in the current artwork (recommended for one or two brushes at a time). Once you use it in the artwork, the brush is copied from the Brush Library to the Brushes palette.
- Drag the selected brush to the current Brushes palette (recommended for multiple brushes at a time).
To have a Brush Library appear in the Brush Libraries menu: - Drag the Brush Library file into the Brushes folder.
- Restart Adobe Illustrator.
To create a Brush Library: - Create an Adobe Illustrator file containing the brushes you want in the Brush Library.
- Save the file in the Brushes folder.
- Restart Adobe Illustrator.
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