
On SAI they can be chosen on the Layers panel:THE SAI CONF FILESWe are only interested on these configuration files: nf, nf and nf. They are the ones you choose here, right below the brush shape:papertex contains paper textures. Unrelated to brushes textures, these are textures you apply on a layer. A brush can have a certain shape and it can have a texture.įor example, a simple circle brush shape can have a “dirt” texture. They are the ones you choose here, on the brush panel:brushtex contains brushes textures.

There are two types of maps which behave differently, which is why they are kept in two separate folders. If you open any of these folders you’ll see they contain BMP files, which are image files just like JPGs or GIFs.blotmap and elemap contain the brushes shapes (“maps”). Not that difficult, huh?THE SAI FOLDERSThe only folders that interest us are blotmap, brushtex, elemap and papertex. This is where your SAI is installed with all its system files. Click on the Open File Location button.A new window will appear. Click on Properties.A window will appear. Right click on the icon and you’ll get a menu like this. It can be located on your Start Menu, or your desktop. Don’t worry, it’s not complicated!HOW TO FIND WHERE PAINTTOOL SAI IS INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTERLocate the PaintTool SAI icon with which you launch it on your computer. My approach is to explain how SAI works instead. The easiest way to install new brushes and textures in SAI is to understand how it works. I’ve personally found that tutorials or step-by-step guides are more confusing rather than helpful. If you consider that any of the materials violates your rights, and you do not want your material to be displayed on this website, please get in touch with us via 'contact us' page and your copyrighted material will be immediately removed.


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