GIMP brush format is native to the GIMP image editor for storing a brush or a texture. It can be used in all Paint Tools, for example Pencil and Paintbrush. It works by repeating the brush bitmap as you move the tool. The Spacing parameter sets the distance between the brush marks as a percentage of brush width. Its default value can be set in the brush file.
You can also use GIMP to create new brushes in this format. Custom brushes can be loaded into GIMP for use in the paint tools by copying them into one of the Brush Folders - select Edit > Preferences in the menu bar, expand the Folders section and choose Brushes to see the recognized Brush Folders or to add new ones.
This page hosts a formal specification of GIMP brush file version 2 using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.
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// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild
/**
* GIMP brush format is native to the GIMP image editor for storing a brush or a texture.
* It can be used in all [Paint Tools](https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-tools-paint.html),
* for example Pencil and Paintbrush. It works by repeating the brush bitmap as you move
* the tool. The Spacing parameter sets the distance between the brush marks as a percentage
* of brush width. Its default value can be set in the brush file.
*
* You can also use GIMP to create new brushes in this format. Custom brushes can be loaded
* into GIMP for use in the paint tools by copying them into one of the Brush Folders -
* select **Edit** > **Preferences** in the menu bar, expand the **Folders** section
* and choose **Brushes** to see the recognized Brush Folders or to add new ones.
*/
namespace {
class GimpBrush extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \Kaitai\Struct\Struct $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_lenHeader = $this->_io->readU4be();
$this->_m__raw_header = $this->_io->readBytes(($this->lenHeader() - 4));
$_io__raw_header = new \Kaitai\Struct\Stream($this->_m__raw_header);
$this->_m_header = new \GimpBrush\Header($_io__raw_header, $this, $this->_root);
}
protected $_m_lenBody;
public function lenBody() {
if ($this->_m_lenBody !== null)
return $this->_m_lenBody;
$this->_m_lenBody = (($this->header()->width() * $this->header()->height()) * $this->header()->bytesPerPixel());
return $this->_m_lenBody;
}
protected $_m_body;
public function body() {
if ($this->_m_body !== null)
return $this->_m_body;
$_pos = $this->_io->pos();
$this->_io->seek($this->lenHeader());
$this->_m_body = $this->_io->readBytes($this->lenBody());
$this->_io->seek($_pos);
return $this->_m_body;
}
protected $_m_lenHeader;
protected $_m_header;
protected $_m__raw_header;
public function lenHeader() { return $this->_m_lenHeader; }
public function header() { return $this->_m_header; }
public function _raw_header() { return $this->_m__raw_header; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush {
class Header extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \GimpBrush $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_version = $this->_io->readU4be();
if (!($this->version() == 2)) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationNotEqualError(2, $this->version(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/0");
}
$this->_m_width = $this->_io->readU4be();
if (!($this->width() >= 1)) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationLessThanError(1, $this->width(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/1");
}
if (!($this->width() <= 10000)) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationGreaterThanError(10000, $this->width(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/1");
}
$this->_m_height = $this->_io->readU4be();
if (!($this->height() >= 1)) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationLessThanError(1, $this->height(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/2");
}
if (!($this->height() <= 10000)) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationGreaterThanError(10000, $this->height(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/2");
}
$this->_m_bytesPerPixel = $this->_io->readU4be();
$this->_m_magic = $this->_io->readBytes(4);
if (!($this->magic() == "\x47\x49\x4D\x50")) {
throw new \Kaitai\Struct\Error\ValidationNotEqualError("\x47\x49\x4D\x50", $this->magic(), $this->_io(), "/types/header/seq/4");
}
$this->_m_spacing = $this->_io->readU4be();
$this->_m_brushName = \Kaitai\Struct\Stream::bytesToStr(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream::bytesTerminate($this->_io->readBytesFull(), 0, false), "UTF-8");
}
protected $_m_version;
protected $_m_width;
protected $_m_height;
protected $_m_bytesPerPixel;
protected $_m_magic;
protected $_m_spacing;
protected $_m_brushName;
public function version() { return $this->_m_version; }
public function width() { return $this->_m_width; }
public function height() { return $this->_m_height; }
public function bytesPerPixel() { return $this->_m_bytesPerPixel; }
public function magic() { return $this->_m_magic; }
/**
* Default spacing to be used for brush. Percentage of brush width.
*/
public function spacing() { return $this->_m_spacing; }
public function brushName() { return $this->_m_brushName; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush {
class Bitmap extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \Kaitai\Struct\Struct $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_rows = [];
$n = $this->_root()->header()->height();
for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++) {
$this->_m_rows[] = new \GimpBrush\Row($this->_io, $this, $this->_root);
}
}
protected $_m_rows;
public function rows() { return $this->_m_rows; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush {
class Row extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \Kaitai\Struct\Struct $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_pixels = [];
$n = $this->_root()->header()->width();
for ($i = 0; $i < $n; $i++) {
switch ($this->_root()->header()->bytesPerPixel()) {
case \GimpBrush\ColorDepth::GRAYSCALE:
$this->_m_pixels[] = new \GimpBrush\Row\PixelGray($this->_io, $this, $this->_root);
break;
case \GimpBrush\ColorDepth::RGBA:
$this->_m_pixels[] = new \GimpBrush\Row\PixelRgba($this->_io, $this, $this->_root);
break;
}
}
}
protected $_m_pixels;
public function pixels() { return $this->_m_pixels; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush\Row {
class PixelGray extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \Kaitai\Struct\Struct $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_gray = $this->_io->readU1();
}
protected $_m_red;
public function red() {
if ($this->_m_red !== null)
return $this->_m_red;
$this->_m_red = 0;
return $this->_m_red;
}
protected $_m_green;
public function green() {
if ($this->_m_green !== null)
return $this->_m_green;
$this->_m_green = 0;
return $this->_m_green;
}
protected $_m_blue;
public function blue() {
if ($this->_m_blue !== null)
return $this->_m_blue;
$this->_m_blue = 0;
return $this->_m_blue;
}
protected $_m_alpha;
public function alpha() {
if ($this->_m_alpha !== null)
return $this->_m_alpha;
$this->_m_alpha = $this->gray();
return $this->_m_alpha;
}
protected $_m_gray;
public function gray() { return $this->_m_gray; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush\Row {
class PixelRgba extends \Kaitai\Struct\Struct {
public function __construct(\Kaitai\Struct\Stream $_io, \Kaitai\Struct\Struct $_parent = null, \GimpBrush $_root = null) {
parent::__construct($_io, $_parent, $_root);
$this->_read();
}
private function _read() {
$this->_m_red = $this->_io->readU1();
$this->_m_green = $this->_io->readU1();
$this->_m_blue = $this->_io->readU1();
$this->_m_alpha = $this->_io->readU1();
}
protected $_m_red;
protected $_m_green;
protected $_m_blue;
protected $_m_alpha;
public function red() { return $this->_m_red; }
public function green() { return $this->_m_green; }
public function blue() { return $this->_m_blue; }
public function alpha() { return $this->_m_alpha; }
}
}
namespace GimpBrush {
class ColorDepth {
const GRAYSCALE = 1;
const RGBA = 4;
}
}