Thanks!! Wow, this sure is easy when you know how to do it :-) Thanks, Helen
On Nov 24, 2007 11:24 PM, Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > See the last point, or > > 1. Open up a (k)console or terminal > 2. At the prompt, change directory to the gimp brush directory > # cd .gimp-2.2/brushes > 3. Do a listing to make sure you are there > # ls > 4. Then unzip the file. > # unzip iceytina_paint_oilpastelsGIMP.zip > Type unzip ice<Tab> and it should auto complete for you > 5. Do another listing to see what you have > > Alternative is to Right click on your file in Konqueror, one of the > entries will be to "Extract" or similiar > > > > Owen > > > > > > > > Thanks Elwin and Owen. I'm almost there. I downloaded, and *finally* > > found the file. It had gone into /tmp. > > > > And then I found the hidden files containing the brushes. > > > > Using Konqueror, I moved the zip file over to the > > /home/helen/.gimp-2.2/brushes directory. > > > > Then I clicked on the > > zip:/home/helen/.gimp-2.2/brushes/iceytina_paint_oilpastelsGIMP.zip/ > > file, > > and then I got a message saying > > > > > > The file > > zip:/home/helen/.gimp-2.2 > /brushes/iceytina_paint_oilpastelsGIMP.zip/iceytina-oilpastel_coarse01.gbr > > is a binary, saving it will result in a corrupt file. > > > > Would you give me some advice as to what I should do next? > > > > > > On Nov 24, 2007 7:43 PM, Elwin Estle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I know there is another reply to this...but, since you might not know > >> where your brushes > >> directory is. > >> > >> You will have a hidden directory in your homve folder for gimp > (whatever > >> file manager you > >> are using, Konqueror or Nautilus, should have an option to "show hidden > >> files"). > >> > >> In this hidden folder will be some sub folders. One of them is for > >> brushes. > >> > >> What I ususally do, so I don't have to keep turning on and off the > >> hidden files, is to > >> make a link to that folder (the brushes folder) and put it in my main > >> home directory. > >> Then the folder can stay hidden, but I will have an easy way to access > >> it. You would > >> just download the brushes and extract them into the link to the folder. > >> > >> > >> > >> --- Helen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Links to the brushes are here: > >> > > > > >> > > > Watercolor Paint: > >> > > > > http://iceytina.deviantart.com/art/GIMP-PaintBrushes-Watercolors-31117244 > >> > > >> > > >> > Can someone explain how to get these brushes? How to install them > >> into > >> > Gimp 2.2.10, on SuSE 10, Linux? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > Helen > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Gimp-user mailing list > >> > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > >> > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Gimp-user mailing list > > Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU > > https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > > > >
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