When I start a new image I assemble all the different nozzles I am going to use. Sometimes it may be as many as many as 15 or 20. They are either stored in libraries, or individually in folders somewhere on the hard drive, or possibly on a cd that is lying on my desk, or stored in one of my file cabinets. 

Time, no, the loss of time can become one of the digital artists biggest enemies. Imagine loading a nozzle, spraying a few strokes then switching to another nozzle that’s located in a library, or another one located on a cd. Once the decision is made which nozzles are going to be used, I move copies of them into a folder with the same name of the image being created.  It may seem like a waste of time and a little redundant to make copies of existing files but in a few minutes you will see how doing so will save a lot of time for you in the future.

Painter loads fastest when the core files are maintained as close to their original size as possible. These files affect the amount of Ram that is available to run the program. Any time you add something to any of the different core library files you decrease the amount of available Ram. I always save any new library in a folder that doesn’t reside in the default Painter folder; while this is not a necessity it has become a positive work habit for me.  I also try to keep the number of new brush looks low so the library loads faster and I can more easily find the ones I am looking for.