How can I add fonts to GIMP 2.8.2 on OS X?

Solution 1:

You can add fonts from the preference menu item: Gimp-2.8 -> Preferences -> Folders ->Fonts. Now simply add the folder containing your fonts.

/Library/Fonts/ for systemwide fonts ~/Library/Fonts/ for user installed fonts

Solution 2:

This doesn't meet my desired set up of working with Font Book, but it does work:

  1. Create a directory ~/.fonts/
  2. Copy fonts into that folder.
  3. Press the refresh button at the bottom of the font picker.

Note, I found the idea for ~/.fonts/ by nosing around in /Applications/GIMP.app/Contents/Resources/etc/fonts/fonts.conf