How to Create a Sparkle Effect in Photoshop

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Adding a sparkle effect to your photos can bring certain elements to life and adds a magical touch. In this guide, we’ll teach you how to create your own sparkle effect in Photoshop and save it as a Brush Preset. This allows you to reuse it in future projects.

  1. First, you need to create a New Document that’s 1200×1200 Pixels. Choose White under “Background Contents”.

    Create a new canvas
    Create a New Canvas.
  2. In the Layers tab, click on the New Layer icon.

    Add a new Layer
    Create a new layer.
  3. With the new layer selected, select the Elliptical Marquee Tool.

    Elliptical Marquee Tool
    Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool.
  4. Change the “Style” to Fixed Size.

    Fixed Size
    Change the “Style” to Fixed Size.
  5. Adjust the Width to 25px and the Height to 450px.

    Adjust the Width and Height
    Set the Width and Height.
  6. Click anywhere in the document. It should automatically create the shape.

    Click anywhere
    Click anywhere on the white area to create the shape.
  7. Click on the color square at the bottom of the “toolbar” on the left. Make the color black.

    Select the color black
    Click on the color palette and select black.
  8. Go to Edit > Fill.

    Fill the color
    Go to Edit > Fill.
  9. Under “Contents” select Foreground Color. Then click OK.

    Foreground color
    Choose Foreground color, and click OK.
  10. Change the Style back to Normal.

    Change to Normal
    Switch the “Style” back to Normal.
  11. Go to Select > Deselect.

    Deselect
    Go to Select > Deselect.
  12. Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.

    Motion Blur
    Go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur.
  13. Change the Angle to 90 ° and the Distance to 650. Then click OK.

    Adjust the Motion Blur
    Change the Angle and Distance to 650. Then click OK.
  14. Press Ctrl + J on your keyboard (Cmd + J on Mac).
  15. Go to Edit > Transform > Rotate 90 ° Clockwise.

    Rotate
    Go to Edit > Transform > Rotate 90 ° Clockwise.
  16. Right-click the layer and select Merge Down.

    Merge the layers
    Right-click the layer and select Merge Down.
  17. Press Ctrl + J again (Cmd + J on Mac). Then, press Ctrl + T (Cmd + T on Mac).
  18. In the toolbar on top, adjust the angle to 45 °.

    Adjust the angle
    Adjust the angle.
  19. Click on the small white square, and decrease the size while holding Shift + Alt (Shift + Option on Mac). Then press the checkmark in the toolbar on top.

    Decrease the size
    Decrease the size of the object.
  20. Right-click on the layer and select Merge Down again.
  21. Go to Edit > Define Brush Preset.

    Define Brush preset
    Go to Edit > Define Brush Preset.
  22. Give your brush a name, and click OK.

    Name the brush
    Name the custom brush and click OK.

Using the Sparkle Brush

Open the picture where you want to apply the sparkle effect, and follow these steps.

  1. Click on the Brush Tool.

    Brush Tool
    Click on the Brush Tool.
  2. If the Sparkle Effect is not already selected, find it from the brush list on top.

    Select the Sparkle Brush
    Find the brush you’ve created in the list of brushes.
  3. You can then adjust the size of the brush.

    Adjust the size.
    Adjust the size of the sparkle.
  4. Change the color of the brush to white.

    Change the color to white.
    Click on the color palette, and change the color to white.
  5. Click where you wish to apply the sparkles, and you are done!

    Apply the shine
    Click where you want to apply the sparkles.

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