Numerical self-consistent-field theory (Scheutjens-Fleer theory) is used to describe the crossover from "dry" brush behavior, where the matrix from which the polymers adsorb is itself a high-molecular-weight polymer, to "wet" brush behavior, where the matrix is a small-molecule solvent. The free energy, f*, required to add an additional chain to an existing brush is calculated for different values of N-a, N-b, chi, and z*, where N-b and N-a are the respective degrees of polymerization of the adsorbing and nonadsorbing molecules, chi is the Flory interaction parameter between different segment types, and z* is the integrated volume fraction of adsorbing chains. In situations where the adsorbing and nonadsorbing molecules have the same statistical segment length, f* is completely specified by N-b/N-a, chi N-a, and z*/R(g), where R(g) is the unperturbed radius of gyration of the adsorbing molecules. For a large range of these parameters, results for f*, and the closely related adsorption isotherms, are in good agreement with analytic predictions from a simple scaling argument.