Importing and exporting brush libraries, categories, and variants

You can import and export brush libraries, categories, and variants. This allows you to work with brush resources that were created by others, or share them with others. You can only import brush libraries, categories, and variants that were previously exported by you or someone else from Corel Painter 12 Update 1 or later.

You can share exported brush resources (brush libraries, categories, and variants) only with users who have Corel Painter 12 Update 1 or later installed. The brush source files of Corel Painter 12 Update 1 or later are not supported in older versions of Corel Painter, including Corel Painter 12 and Service Pack 1.

It is important to note that you can display only one library at a time in the Brush library panel.

Corel Painter 11 (or earlier) brush libraries

You can open brush libraries that were created in an older version of Corel Painter. In Corel Painter 11 and earlier versions, brush variants are individual XML files organized in brush category folders within brush libraries. To use older brush libraries, you must first copy them to Corel\Painter 2018\Brushes. After you copy the files, you can access them through the Brush library panel or the Brushes menu.

Brush libraries that are not in the Brushes folder are not recognized or visible within Corel Painter. The folder structure of brush libraries must match that of the default Painter Brushes library folder (Corel\Painter 2018\Brushes\[library folder]\[category folder]\[variantFile.xml]). If you want to copy only a few brush variants, you must still add them to a brush library while following the correct folder structure.

When you open the older library, you can export it. This converts the brush library to the new brush library format.

To import a brush library

1	Click Brushes Import Brush Library.

You can also import a brush library from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Import, and choosing Brush Library.

You can also import a brush library from the file browser of your operating system by double-clicking a brush library file.

To import a legacy Corel Painter brush library

6	In the Brush library panel, click the Brush library options button , and choose Brush Library Painter Brushes.

To export a brush library

1	Click Brushes Export Brush Library.

You can also export a brush library from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Export, and choosing Brush Library.

To import a brush category

1	Click Brushes Import Category.

You can also import a brush category from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Import, and choosing Category.

You can also import a brush category from the file browser of your operating system by double-clicking a brush category file. The brush category automatically appears in the Brush library panel.

To export a brush category

1	Click Brushes Export Category.

You can also export a brush category from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Export, and choosing Category.

To import a brush variant

1	Click Brushes Import Brush.

You can also create a new brush category while in the Save Variant dialog box by clicking the Add New Brush Category button and typing a name in the New Category Name text box.

You can also import a brush variant from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Import, and choosing Brush.

You can also import a brush variant from the file browser of your operating system by double-clicking a brush variant file. The brush variant automatically appears in the Brush library panel.

To export a brush variant

2	Click Brushes Export Brush.

You can also export a brush variant from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Export, and choosing Brush.

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