Grab your brush file (make sure it’s one of the formats that I outlined previously and not the ZIP folder it came in) and either click and drag it into the Brushes folder or copy and paste it. Step 2: Place The Brush File Into The Brushes Folder You are now in the designated location for installing GIMP brushes. Local Disk (C:) > Program Files > GIMP 2 > Share > GIMP > 2.0 > Brushes To install GIMP brushes on Windows, first locate the folder where GIMP brushes are stored by following this pathway: In summary… Step 1: Open the Brushes Folder This tutorial was created using an older version of GIMP, but the methodology still works for installing GIMP brushes on newer versions.
Here’s a video tutorial I put together a couple of years ago… Installing GIMP brushes in Windows is quite simple.