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  21.           <th colspan="3" align="center">7.¬†
  22.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Adding New Brushes</span>
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  39.             <h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="gimp-using-brushes"></a>7.¬†
  40.     <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Adding New Brushes</span>
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  46.       <p>
  47.     To add a new brush, after either creating or downloading it, you need to
  48.     save it in a format GIMP can use. The brush file needs to be placed in the
  49.     GIMP's brush search path, so that GIMP is able to index and display it in
  50.     the Brushes dialog. You can hit the <span class="guibutton">Refresh</span>
  51.     button, which reindexes the brush directory. GIMP uses three file formats
  52.     for brushes:
  53.   </p>
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  55.         <a id="brushes-file-formats"></a>
  56.         <a id="id2594701" class="indexterm"></a>
  57.         <dl>
  58.           <dt>
  59.             <span class="term">GBR</span>
  60.           </dt>
  61.           <dd>
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  63.             <a id="id2594728" class="indexterm"></a>
  64.             <p>
  65.           The <code class="filename">.gbr</code> ("<span class="emphasis"><em>g</em></span>imp
  66.           <span class="emphasis"><em>br</em></span>ush") format is used for ordinary and
  67.           color brushes.  You can convert many other types of images,
  68.           including many brushes used by other programs, into GIMP
  69.           brushes by opening them in GIMP and saving them with file
  70.           names ending in <code class="filename">.gbr</code>.  This brings up a
  71.           dialog box in which you can set the default Spacing for the
  72.           brush.  A more complete description of the GBR file format
  73.           can be found in the file <code class="filename">gbr.txt</code> in the
  74.           <code class="filename">devel-docs</code> directory of
  75.           the GIMP source distribution.
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  79.               <p class="title">
  80.                 <b>Figure¬†7.17.¬†
  81.             <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Save a .gbr brush</span>
  82.           </b>
  83.               </p>
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  85.                 <div class="mediaobject">
  86.                   <img src="../images/using/file-gbr-save.png" alt="Save a .gbr brush" />
  87.                 </div>
  88.               </div>
  89.             </div>
  90.             <br class="figure-break" />
  91.           </dd>
  92.           <dt>
  93.             <span class="term">GIH</span>
  94.           </dt>
  95.           <dd>
  96.             <a id="id2594824" class="indexterm"></a>
  97.             <a id="id2594830" class="indexterm"></a>
  98.             <p>         
  99.           The <code class="filename">.gih</code> ("<span class="emphasis"><em>g</em></span>imp
  100.           <span class="emphasis"><em>i</em></span>mage <span class="emphasis"><em>h</em></span>ose") format
  101.           is used for animated brushes.  These brushes are constructed
  102.           from images containing multiple layers:  each layer may
  103.           contain multiple brush-shapes, arranged in a grid.  When you
  104.           save an image as a <code class="filename">.gih</code> file, a dialog
  105.           comes up that allows you to describe the format of the brush.
  106.           Look at <a class="link" href="gimp-using-animated-brushes.html" title="8.¬† The GIH Dialog Box">The GIH dialog
  107.           box</a> for more information about the dialog.  The GIH
  108.           format is rather complicated: a complete description can be
  109.           found in the file <code class="filename">gih.txt</code> in the
  110.           <code class="filename">devel-docs</code> directory of the GIMP source
  111.           distribution.
  112.         </p>
  113.           </dd>
  114.           <dt>
  115.             <span class="term">VBR</span>
  116.           </dt>
  117.           <dd>
  118.             <a id="id2594903" class="indexterm"></a>
  119.             <a id="id2594910" class="indexterm"></a>
  120.             <p>
  121.           The <code class="filename">.vbr</code> format is used for parametric
  122.           brushes, i. e., brushes created using the Brush Editor.
  123.           There is really no other meaningful way of obtaining files
  124.           in this format.
  125.         </p>
  126.           </dd>
  127.         </dl>
  128.       </div>
  129.       <p>
  130.     To make a brush available, place it in one of the folders in GIMP's brush
  131.     search path. By default, the brush search path includes two folders, the
  132.     system <code class="filename">brushes</code> folder, which you should not use or
  133.     alter, and the <code class="filename">brushes</code> folder inside your personal
  134.     GIMP directory. You can add new folders to the brush search path using the
  135.     <a class="link" href="gimp-pimping.html#gimp-prefs-folders-data" title="1.19.¬† Data Folders">Brush Folders</a>
  136.     page of the Preferences dialog. Any GBR, GIH, or VBR file included in a
  137.     folder in the brush search path will show up in the Brushes dialog the
  138.     next time you start GIMP, or as soon as you press the
  139.     <span class="guibutton">Refresh</span> button in the Brushes dialog.
  140.   </p>
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  147.             <th align="left">Note</th>
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  150.             <td align="left" valign="top">
  151.               <p>
  152.       When you create a new parametric brush using the Brush Editor, it
  153.       is automatically saved in your personal
  154.       <code class="filename">brushes</code> folder.
  155.     </p>
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  160.       <p>
  161.     There are a number of web sites with downloadable collections of GIMP
  162.     brushes. Rather than supplying a list of links that will soon be out of
  163.     date, the best advice is to do a search with your favorite search engine
  164.     for ‚Äú<span class="quote">GIMP brushes</span>‚Äù.
  165.     There are also many collections of brushes for other programs with
  166.     painting functionality. Some can be converted easily into GIMP brushes,
  167.     some require special conversion utilities, and some cannot be converted at
  168.     all. Most fancy procedural brush types fall into the last category. If you
  169.     need to know, look around on the web, and if you don't find anything, look
  170.     for an expert to ask.
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