Free - 42 Brush Sets Download

[Diana]

Over 2,000 free brushes in one download:

http://www.adamwoodhouse.co.uk/?p=4

I have no idea if they are high resolution or not... I'm still downloading them.... I'll post back.

Diana

Edit: I did check some of them out... some are high resolution and some are medium, all different kinds of brushes... some good... some mediocre. There are quite a few good grunge brushes. I would advise not installing them, but keeping them in a separate folder to load and use when needed. Instructions to do that here: http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showpost.php?p=336234&postcount=3

[swalkr]

I noticed the brushes have a .rar extension. Can they be used in Elements? If so, how does it differ from .abr?

[Byron Gale]

Suzanne,

The .rar extension means the file has been compressed. It is a parallel concept to files that have been compressed with the .zip algorithm -- only different.

You'll have to use a de-compression program that handles .rar files to extract the brushes from the archive.

Byron

[swalkr]

Thanks Byron. Windows won't extract it. Do you know what program will extract it?

Suzanne,

The .rar extension means the file has been compressed. It is a parallel concept to files that have been compressed with the .zip algorithm -- only different.

You'll have to use a de-compression program that handles .rar files to extract the brushes from the archive.

Byron

[Byron Gale]

Suzanne,

I do not know off the top of my head - but here's what Google has to say (http://www.google.com/search?q=rar+extraction&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a).

Byron

[swalkr]

Lots to pick from. I'll check them out. Thanks!

Suzanne,

I do not know off the top of my head - but here's what Google has to say (http://www.google.com/search?q=rar+extraction&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a).

Byron

[pacfam]

Thanks Diana! I downloaded one of the small sets and they will be great for making grunge and patterned backgrounds!

[Diana]

I love this little free program.... Unzip Them All:

http://www.brothersoft.com/unzipthemall-64456.html

It does unzip RAR files, but the best part is it will unzip multiple compressed files (even of different types) all at once. You just point it to a folder with compressed files and it lists all compressed files, then you click start and it does its work.

Diana

[lisagui]

hi Diana!
Just went on the site you recommended but unfortunately it does not include the 'latest and greatest' Vista program. I did get a message from my anti-virus program that this site is not safe to be on so I guess it is just as well.

[Diana]

That's weird... I have Norton 360 and it doesn't give me any warnings... I downloaded Unzip Them All from that site and have used it a long time with no problems.

Diana