This lesson installs downloaded .abr Photoshop brushes. Hair, water spray, light effects — custom brushes dramatically speed up design.
2026 note: This lesson was recorded on Photoshop CS6 in 2014. Adobe no longer sells the CS line — Photoshop now ships via Creative Cloud subscription. About 95% of the menus and shortcuts shown in the video still match the modern version; only the iconography is a bit fresher.
Classic Method (CS6+)
- Extract the downloaded
.abrfile. - Open Edit > Presets > Preset Manager.
- Set Preset Type to Brushes.
- Click Load and pick the
.abr. - The new brushes appear at the bottom of the Brush panel.
Quick Method
Most of the time you can just double-click the .abr file — Photoshop imports it automatically.
2026 Workflow — Brushes Panel
Open Window > Brushes. Top-right menu has Import Brushes. From the same menu, Get More Brushes opens Adobe’s free packs — including Kyle T. Webster‘s legendary collection (free with Creative Cloud).
