Photoshop Elements > Brushes >
6 - Preset Manager
Opening the Preset Manager
1) Open the Brush Picker window.
2) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
3) Click Preset Manager to open it up.
It's called the Preset Manager because the items it manages are
called presets.
Besides brushes, the Preset Manager controls swatches, gradients,
and patterns.
No Save Brushes Command
When using the commands in the Preset Manager, be sure to save
the changes.
Oddly, there's no Save Brushes command in the Preset Manager.
To save a change, you have to return to the Brush Picker window.
1) Make a change using the Preset Manager.
2) Click Done.
3) Open the Brush Picker window.
4) Select the library which contains the brushes that changed.
5) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
6) Click Save Brushes (not Save Brush) to open the Save window.
7) In the Save window, select the brush library that you're using.
8) Click OK.
9) A window will open asking you if you want to replace the existing
file brush library.
10) Click OK.
Preset Manager Commands
Load
Use Load to combine two brush libraries.
The Load command here is different than the Load command in
the first menu.
There, the Load command switches one brush library for another.
The Load command in the Preset Manager adds the brushes in the
brush library you select, to the current brush library.
Let's say you have a brush library called Eyebrows 1.
If you use the Load command, in the Preset Manager, you could
select Eyebrows 2 and combine it with Eyebrows 1.
Save Set
You may want to create a library from an existing library.
Use Save Set to create a new brush library from an existing library.
1) Select the Brush tool.
2) Open the Brush Picker window.
3) Select the library which contains the brushes that you want
to place in a new library.
4) Click the tiny double arrow in the upper-right corner of
the Brush Picker window, to open the first menu.
5) Click Preset Manager.
6) Use Shift or Ctrl to select the brushes that you want to place
in a new library.
If you're creating an empty library for new brushes, you have
to select at least one brush.
7) Click Save Set.
8) Enter a new name for the library.
The new library will appear in the Brush Picker window after
you restart Photoshop Elements.
Rename
Rename is the same command as the Rename Brush command in the
first menu, described above.
Delete
Delete is similar to the Delete Brush command described
above.
However, the Delete command, here, allows you to select more than one brush to delete
by using the Shift or Ctrl keys.
Change the Order
You can use the Preset Manager to change the order of the brushes.
For example, you could put the brushes you use the most at the
top.
Click, hold, and drag the brushes into the desired order.
The Preset Manager has yet another menu, called More.
More Menu
In the Preset Manager, click More.
The Reset and Replace commands are described below.
Reset Brushes
Use Reset Brushes to restore the brush libraries to their default
settings.
Unsaved changes are discarded.
Replace Brushes
Use Replace Brushes to exchange the current brush library, in
the Preset Manager, for another brush library.
Change the Order
You can change the order of the brushes in a brush library.
