by chsh2·Workflow
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Import Paint Brushes stands out in the Blender extensions library because it reads brush formats Blender does not handle natively, including multi-texture brushes that it can load as image sequences.
Import Paint Brushes is a Blender add-on from chsh2 that converts brush assets from popular painting software into Blender brushes. It reads the .abr, .gbr/.gih, .brushset and .sut formats and makes the results available in Texture Paint, Sculpt, Vertex Paint and Grease Pencil modes.
Importing runs through the File > Import menu, where multiple brush files can be selected at once. You pick the Blender mode the brush belongs to, and it appears in that mode only. When an imported texture does not fit well, image utilities under Tool > Brush Settings > Texture let you modulate the color and alpha channels. For formats like .gih and .sut that hold multiple texture images, an Import Brush as Image Sequence option works with the Animated Texture Brush add-on, while the default splits multi-texture brushes into individual ones.
Converted brushes live in the current .blend file, so saving to your asset library keeps them available across projects. Brushes that store only parameters with no texture images cannot be imported. The add-on is released under the GPL-3.0 or later license and runs on Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.
Import Paint Brushes is best for blender users who want to convert brush assets from painting software into brushes for Texture Paint, Sculpt, Vertex Paint or Grease Pencil.
Import Paint Brushes is completely free to download and use.
Import Paint Brushes runs on Blender 4.2 LTS and newer through the official extensions platform. A legacy version hosted on the developer's GitHub page covers earlier releases, working with Blender 3.3 through 5.0. Both versions share the same functionality, so the choice comes down to which Blender release you run. If you are on 4.2 or later, the extensions platform version is the straightforward option, while older setups can use the GitHub download instead.
Import Paint Brushes converts brush assets saved in the .abr, .gbr/.gih, .brushset and .sut formats into Blender brushes. You import them through the File > Import menu, where multiple brush files can be selected at once. Before importing, choose the Blender mode the brush will be used in, since the imported brush appears only in that selected mode. Supported modes include Texture Paint, Sculpt, Vertex Paint and Grease Pencil, so you can target the workflow you need.
Import Paint Brushes can only convert brush files that contain texture images. Some brushes, usually those with a very small file size, store only parameters and no images, and these cannot be imported. If an imported texture does not fit well in Blender, the add-on includes image utilities to modulate the color and alpha channels, found under Tool > Brush Settings > Texture. These help adjust brushes that are not fully compatible out of the box.
Import Paint Brushes stores converted brushes in the current .blend file, following how Blender handles brushes. To reuse them in other files, save the file to your asset library. Keep in mind the add-on handles format conversion only and does not grant additional rights to use or redistribute the converted brushes, so check the copyright and licensing terms of the original brush assets you import before sharing them.
Import Paint Brushes is listed as free here and released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. For the latest licensing details, source code and the legacy version for earlier Blender releases, visit the developer's page. The add-on requests permission to read brush files from disk, which it needs in order to import the source brush assets you point it to during conversion.
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