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Gareth_Williams
Inspiring
June 24, 2026
Question

Importing Pattern Brushes?

  • June 24, 2026
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I’m having a problem with finding my pattern brushes when I save them so I can’t import them into another file. The sequence of folders displayed when I save them is pictured. They go into a folder called “Brushes” in the location displayed.

However, this sequence of folders does not exist when importing from the brushes window using the “brush libraries menu” In the “Adobe” folder, the fifth in the sequence, there is no folder called “Adobe Illustrator 29” There is a raft of other differences as well. Library and Users is in the “garethwilliams” folder! Does anybody know what I’m doing wrong?

Many thanks,
Gareth

 

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    Ton Frederiks
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 24, 2026

    You may also want to save them in a location you want.

    Brushes libraries are just Illustrator files loaded in the Brushes panel > Other Library…

    Any Illustrator file that contains your brushes can be loaded that way.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    June 24, 2026

    They should appear in the ”Custom” submenu in the brushes libraries menu in the brushes panel. But that will only be happening in the same version of Illustrator.