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How to Change Appear of Brush Tool in Illustrator

Here is an arc, select it with Selection Tool from toolbar.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

Go to Window Brushes, or press F5 to open Brush palette.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

Click the small arrow on the right corner of the palette, go to Open Brush Library Other Library.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

I select mycanthus1 as my brush, then click Open.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

In the list of brushes, I apply brush s1, and it would seem on Brushes palette.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

I select Stroke and pick a color for my brush from Color Picker, click OK.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

Double click S1 icon in the Brushes palette to open its dialog box. I change the brush Size to 25%, Spacing to 15%, Scatter to 16%, and then click OK.

Brush Tool in Illustrator

I change appear of brushes successfully.

Brush Tool in Illustrator