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media kat
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Organizing adjustment brushes?

  • July 4, 2017
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What is the best way to organize adjustment brushes? Just name them based on something relevant? Is there some way to group them in a folder like system?

Thanks.

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    Correct answer Rob_Cullen

    'Empty' is just my own terminology for a preset that does nothing- all the sliders set to default [0] . They would work as a brush 'Reset'

    They are there purely for a visual division between brush preset groups. To divide up a long list of presets- they do make the list longer though

    Created exactly the same as all other user brush presets- set the sliders to '0', drop-menu > Save current settings as new preset

    You could use group names like- 00-----Color, 03-----Retouch, 05-----Detail, etc. They need to use the numeric name to sort in place.

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    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    July 5, 2017

    1. Folders are not possible. The Brush presets only exist in one long list.

    2. Name them with a description of the effect.

    3. After the default brushes, the rest sort alphabetically (ie. Numeric/Alphabetic).  So if you rename brush presets with numbers you can force the sort into some semblance of a sort order. An 'Empty' brush preset can be used as a 'Group' dividing line.

    eg.

    00  ----------------------

    00.1 Exposure + 0.5

    00.2 Exposure +1

    01 -----------------------

    01.1 Clarity +20

    01.2 Clarity +40

    02 ----------------------

    02.1 Saturation -20

    02.2 Saturation +20

    02.3 Sky Saturate +10

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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    media katAuthor
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    July 5, 2017

    What is an 'Empty' brush preset and how do you make one?

    Thanks.

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 6, 2017

    'Empty' is just my own terminology for a preset that does nothing- all the sliders set to default [0] . They would work as a brush 'Reset'

    They are there purely for a visual division between brush preset groups. To divide up a long list of presets- they do make the list longer though

    Created exactly the same as all other user brush presets- set the sliders to '0', drop-menu > Save current settings as new preset

    You could use group names like- 00-----Color, 03-----Retouch, 05-----Detail, etc. They need to use the numeric name to sort in place.

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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