How to Install Photoshop Brushes With Photo Impression 5
Photo Impression 5 is a photo-editing software suite released by ArcSoft. Unlike Adobe Photoshop, Photo Impression offers a less robust array of photo-editing features. However, it is also more economical. Photoshop paintbrushes (decorative tools used to digitally edit a photo) and similarly customized editing tools can be installed to increase the utility of Arcsoft’s Photo Impression 5.
- Open Arcsoft’s Photo Impression 5. The software operates best when run in Windows XP or Windows Vista with 256MB of RAM or more. While 50MB of hard-drive storage space is required, 100MB or more is recommended for faster photo editing (as well as to store the additional photo-editing brushes you will be installing).
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Step 2
Locate custom Photoshop brushes. Custom brushes can be obtained from graphic-design studios or commercial enterprises, or for free from websites like GetBrushes.com. (Follow the link in Resources.)
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Step 3
Download the custom Photoshop brushes. Save the files with an “.abr” file suffix to your computer desktop to make them easy to locate later in the installation process.
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Step 4
Click “Start” in your Startup bar and select “My Computer.” Open the C:\\ drive and navigate to Program Files\ArcSoft\Photo Impression\Brushes.
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Step 5
Drag the “.abr” brushes file to the folder you opened in Step 4. The brushes should now be available in the brushes palette in Photo Impression 5.