{"id":12951,"date":"2017-03-28T23:29:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T03:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=12951"},"modified":"2022-11-02T10:34:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T14:34:35","slug":"sparkle-brush-motion-trail-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/sparkle-brush-motion-trail-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Sparkle Brush And Motion Trail Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"summary\">\n<p>Learn how to create a custom sparkle brush in Photoshop. Then, learn how to use the brush to add a magical sparkle trail to a photo! <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<section>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop makes creating sparkle brushes and sparkle trails extremely easy. In the first part of this tutorial, we'll create our sparkle brush from scratch using a few of Photoshop's built-in brushes to add a variety of sparkles to our design. Then, once we've created the sparkle brush, we'll turn it into a sparkle trail using Photoshop's powerful dynamic brush options to control the behavior of the brush as we paint. Finally, we'll add a blurring effect to the sparkle trail and give it a colorful glow to help it look more magical.<\/p>\n<p>There's quite a few steps involved but they're all very simple, and as always, I'll be explaining each step as we go so everyone can follow along.<\/p>\n<p>This version of the tutorial has been updated and expanded for <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photoshop CC<\/a> but is fully compatible with Photoshop CS6. If you're using CS5 or earlier, you'll want to follow along with the <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/sparkle\/\">original version<\/a> of this tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>Here's <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/JzaOwdv\" title=\"View image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the photo<\/a> I'll be using for this tutorial. I downloaded this one from Adobe Stock:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/original.jpg\" alt=\"Little fairy girl outdoor photo #109011242 licensed from Adobe Stock by Photoshop Essentials. Used by permission.\" width=\"643\" height=\"523\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And here's how it will look when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-brush-trail-effect.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop sparke trail photo effect. \" width=\"643\" height=\"523\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result. <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<aside>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Creating A Sparkle Brush<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Create A New Photoshop Document<\/h3>\n<p>As I mentioned, we'll be adding our sparkle trail using a custom-made  &quot;sparkle&quot; brush, so the first thing we need to do is create our brush. For that, we'll need to create a new Photoshop document. Go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen and choose <strong>New<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-file-new.png\" alt=\"Selecting the New command from under the File menu. \" width=\"265\" height=\"163\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; New.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the <strong>New Document<\/strong> dialog box. In Photoshop CC 2017, Adobe completely redesigned the New Document dialog box, so which version of it you see depends on which version of Photoshop you're using. If you're using Photoshop CC as I am here (and your copy of CC is <a href=\"\/basics\/update-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"How To Keep Photoshop CC Up To Date\">up to date<\/a>), you'll see the <a href=\"\/basics\/create-new-documents-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"How To Create New Documents In Photoshop CC\">redesigned version<\/a>. If you're using Photoshop CS6, you'll see the older, traditional version. We'll look at the redesigned version first. Then, to keep this tutorial compatible with CS6 as well, we'll look at the traditional version. Don't worry, this only takes a minute.<\/p>\n<p>First, in <strong>Photoshop CC<\/strong>, the redesigned New Document dialog box will appear on your screen. Most of the dialog box is taken up by a large area showing thumbnails of both your recently-opened documents and your recently-used document sizes. You can ignore this area. What we want is the <strong>Preset Details<\/strong> panel along the right. This is where we enter  our own custom document settings.<\/p>\n<p>We'll want to create a square document for our brush, so set both your <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>Height<\/strong> values to <strong>200<\/strong> and change the measurement type to <strong>Pixels<\/strong>. Ignore the Resolution value since it <a href=\"\/essentials\/the-72-ppi-web-resolution-myth\/\" title=\"The 72 PPI Web Resolution Myth\">only applies to print<\/a> and has no effect on what we see on the screen. The only other option we need to worry about here is to make sure that <strong>Background Contents<\/strong> is set to <strong>White<\/strong>. When you're done, click the <strong>Create<\/strong> button in the bottom right corner to close out of the dialog box and create your document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-cc-new-document-dialog.png\" alt=\"The New Document dialog box in Photoshop CC. \" width=\"702\" height=\"421\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The New Document dialog box in Photoshop CC.<\/div>\n<p>If you're using <strong>Photoshop CS6<\/strong>, you'll see the older style New Document dialog box, but the settings we need to enter are the same. Set both your <strong>Width<\/strong> and <strong>Height<\/strong> values to <strong>200 Pixels<\/strong> and make sure <strong>Background Contents<\/strong> is set to <strong>White<\/strong>. Click <strong>OK<\/strong> when you're done to close out of the dialog box and create your new document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-cs6-new-document-dialog.png\" alt=\"The New Document dialog box in Photoshop CS6. \" width=\"602\" height=\"368\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The New Document dialog box in Photoshop CS6.<\/div>\n<p>A new 200 x 200 pixel document, filled with white, will appear on your screen:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/new-photoshop-document.png\" alt=\"Our new 200 x 200 pixel Photoshop document. \" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Our new 200 x 200 pixel document.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Select The Brush Tool<\/h3>\n<p>With our new document created, select the <span class=\"em\"><strong>Brush Tool<\/strong><\/span> from the <a href=\"\/basics\/the-new-customizable-toolbar-in-photoshop-cc-2015\/\">Toolbar<\/a> along the left of the screen. You can also select the Brush Tool by pressing the letter <strong>B<\/strong> on your keyboard. Either way works:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-tool.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Brush Tool from the Toolbar. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Brush Tool. <\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 3:<\/span> Set Your Foreground Color To Black<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we need to set our brush color to <strong>black<\/strong>. Photoshop uses our current <strong>Foreground color<\/strong> as the brush color, so the quickest way to set your Foreground color to black is by pressing the letter <strong>D<\/strong> on your keyboard. This resets your Foreground and Background colors to their defaults, making your Foreground color black (and your Background color white).<\/p>\n<p>We can see our current Foreground and Background colors in the two <strong>color swatches<\/strong> near the bottom of the Toolbar. The Foreground color (upper left swatch) should now be showing black:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-foreground-background-colors.png\" alt=\"Setting the Foreground color to black. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press D (for &quot;Defaults&quot;) to set your Foreground color to black.<\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 4:<\/span> Select the \"Star 70 Pixels\" Brush<\/h3>\n<p>The \"sparkle\" brush we're creating is really just a mix of several   brushes that ship with Photoshop, and you can experiment with different brush combinations to create your own unique sparkle brush since there's quite a few that would work well for this effect. Or, you can just use the one we'll be creating here.<\/p>\n<p>To choose our first brush, with the Brush Tool active, click the <strong>Brush panel<\/strong> toggle icon in the Options Bar along the top of the screen:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-panel-toggle.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Brush panel toggle icon. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Brush panel toggle icon.<\/div>\n<p>This opens Photoshop's main Brush panel. To view the list of preset brushes that are included with Photoshop, click the <strong>Brush Presets<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-panel.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Brush Presets button in the Brush panel. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Brush Presets button in the Brush panel.<\/div>\n<p>This switches us from the Brush panel to the Brush Presets panel where we see small thumbnails of the brushes that are currently loaded into Photoshop. To make it easier for us to select specific brushes from the list, let's switch from the thumbnail view to a list view. Click on the <strong>menu icon<\/strong> in the upper right corner of the Brush Presets panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brushpresets-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the menu icon in the Brush Presets panel. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the menu icon in the Brush Presets panel.<\/div>\n<p>Then choose either <strong>Small List<\/strong> or <strong>Large List<\/strong> from the menu. I'll choose Large List just to make things easier for us to see:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/choose-brush-presets-large-list.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Large List option from the Brush Presets menu. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the Large List option from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>Now that we can see the names of the brush presets, scroll down the list until you find the <strong>Star 70 Pixels<\/strong> brush. Click on it to select it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-star70pixels-brush.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Star 70 Pixels brush from the Brush Presets panel. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the \"Star 70 Pixels\" brush.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Click In A Few Random Spots  With The Brush<\/h3>\n<p>With the \"Star 70 Pixels\" brush selected, click in a few random spots  to add your first few \"sparkles\". Three or four clicks should do the trick:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-brush-first.png\" alt=\"Clicking to add the first few sparkles to the brush. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking to add the first \"sparkles\".<\/div>\n<h3>Step 6: Load The &quot;Round Brushes with Size&quot; Set<\/h3>\n<p>The second brush we'll use isn't found in Photoshop's default brushes so we'll need to load in one of the other brush sets that are included with Photoshop. Click once again on the <strong>menu icon<\/strong> in the upper right of the Brush Presets panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/brush-presets-panel-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking again on the Brush Presets menu icon. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking again on the Brush Presets menu icon.<\/div>\n<p>In the bottom half of the menu, you'll see a list of  the other brush sets we can choose from. Select the <strong>Round Brushes with Size<\/strong> set by clicking on it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-roundbrusheswithsize-set.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Round Brushes with Size brush set. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the \"Round Brushes with Size\" brush set.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop will ask if you want to replace your current brushes with the brushes from the \"Round Brushes with Size\" set. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>. You can easily restore Photoshop's default brushes at any time by coming back to this same menu and choosing Reset Brushes:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-replace-brushes.png\" alt=\"Clicking OK to replace the current brushes with the new ones. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking OK to replace the current brushes with the new ones.<\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 7:<\/span> Select the \"Airbrush Soft Round 17\" Brush<\/h3>\n<p>With the new brush set loaded, scroll down the list until you find <strong>Airbrush Soft Round 17<\/strong>. Click on it to select it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-airbrush-softround17.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Aurbrush Soft Round 17 brush. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing \"Airbrush Soft Round 17\".<\/div>\n<h3><span>Step 8:<\/span> Click In A Few Random Spots With The New Brush<\/h3>\n<p>Just as we did with the previous brush a moment ago, click in three or four random spots to add more sparkles. Since this is an airbrush, the longer you hold down your mouse button after you click, the more the brush shape will &quot;fill in&quot; towards it edges. So for even more variety, vary the amount of time you hold your mouse button after you click.<\/p>\n<p>If you don't like where you clicked,  press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to undo your last click, then try again:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-brush-second.png\" alt=\"Clicking in more random spots with the new brush. \" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking in more random spots with the new brush.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 9: Load The \"Assorted Brushes\" Set<\/h3>\n<p>Let's switch to a third brush. Again, we'll need to load a different brush set into Photoshop, so click once again on the <strong>menu icon<\/strong> in the upper right of the Brush Presets panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/brush-preset-panel-menu-icon-2.png\" alt=\"Clicking the menu icon for the Brush Presets panel. \" width=\"451\" height=\"214\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the menu icon again.<\/div>\n<p>This time, choose the <strong>Assorted Brushes<\/strong> set from the top of the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-assorted-brushes-set.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Assorted Brushes set. \" width=\"213\" height=\"174\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting \"Assorted Brushes\" from the menu.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop will again ask if you want to replace the existing brushes with the new brushes. Click <strong>OK<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/replace-brushes-with-assorted.png\" alt=\"Replacing the previous brush set with the Assorted Brushes set. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Replacing the previous brushes with the &quot;Assorted Brushes&quot; set.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 10: Select The \"Starburst - Small\" Brush<\/h3>\n<p>With the Assorted Brushes loaded, scroll down the list in the Brush Presets panel until you find the <strong>Starbust - Small<\/strong> brush. Click on it to select it:<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;left:-2px;\"> <\/div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-starburst-small-brush.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Starburst - Small brush. \" width=\"432\" height=\"213\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the &quot;Starburst - Small&quot; brush.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 11: Click In A Few More Random Spots<\/h3>\n<p>Click in a few more random spots to add our third and final type of sparkle to the design:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-brush.png\" alt=\"Adding a few more random sparkles with the Starburst - Small brush. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding the last few sparkles.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 12: Define A New Brush Preset<\/h3>\n<p>We've added our sparkles. All we need to do now is save our design as a brush. To do that, go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen and choose <strong>Define Brush Preset<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-define-brush-preset.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Define Brush Preset command from under the Edit menu. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Define Brush Preset.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop will pop open a dialog where we can give our new brush a name. Name it \"Sparkle Brush\":<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-name-sparkle-brush.png\" alt=\"Naming the new brush. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the new brush.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK when you're done, and your new sparkle brush is created! You can close out of the document at this point since we no longer need to have it open. There's also no need to save the document when Photoshop asks since the brush is already created.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 13: Open Your Photo<\/h3>\n<p>Now that we've created our brush, we're ready to add our sparkle trail to a photo. Open the photo you want to use. Again, here's the image I'm using:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/original.jpg\" alt=\"Little fairy girl outdoor photo #109011242 licensed from Adobe Stock by Photoshop Essentials. Used by permission.\" width=\"639\" height=\"520\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/stock.adobe.com\/ca\/stock-photo\/little-fairy-girl-outdoor\/109011242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Stock<\/a>.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 14: Add A New Blank Layer<\/h3>\n<p>We want to keep the sparkle trail separate from the  photo (so we don't make any permanent changes to the original), so we'll place the sparkle trail on its own layer. To add a new layer, click the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\">Layers panel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-new-layer-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the New Layer icon in the Layers panel. \" width=\"279\" height=\"290\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop creates a new blank layer, names it \"Layer 1\" and places it above the image on the <a href=\"\/basics\/background-layer-photoshop-cc\/\">Background layer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-new-layer-1.png\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the new blank layer above the image. \" width=\"278\" height=\"206\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the new blank layer above the image.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 15: Select The Brush Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select your <strong>Brush Tool<\/strong> from the Toolbar if it isn't already selected:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-tool.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Brush Tool from the Toolbar. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Brush Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 16: Set Your Foreground Color To White<\/h3>\n<p>Our sparkle trail wouldn't look very impressive it we painted it with black, so let's switch our <strong>Foreground color<\/strong> to <strong>white<\/strong>. First, press the letter <strong>D<\/strong> on your keyboard to make sure your Foreground and Background colors are set to their defaults, with black as your Foreground color and white as your Background color. Then, press the letter <strong>X<\/strong> on your keyboard to swap them, making your Foreground color white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-foreground-color-white.png\" alt=\"Setting the Foreground color to white. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press \"D\", then \"X\" to set your Foreground color to white.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 17: Select the Sparkle Brush<\/h3>\n<p>With your Brush Tool selected, <strong>right-click<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Control-click<\/strong> (Mac) anywhere inside the image to quickly open Photoshop's <strong>Brush Preset picker<\/strong> and choose your &quot;Sparkle Brush&quot; from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-choose-sparkle-brush.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Sparkle brush. \" width=\"307\" height=\"326\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the &quot;Sparkle Brush&quot; from the Brush Preset picker. <\/div>\n<h3>Step 18: Open The Brush Panel<\/h3>\n<p>Before we paint with our brush, we first need to set some of Photoshop's dynamic brush controls. Open the <strong>Brush panel<\/strong> by clicking on the Brush panel <strong>toggle icon<\/strong> in the Options Bar:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/brush-panel-toggle-icon.png\" alt=\"Opening the Brush panel. \" width=\"390\" height=\"110\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Brush panel toggle icon in the Options Bar.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 19: Clear Your Brush Controls<\/h3>\n<p>Let's  clear away any brush controls that may already be active by clicking on the <strong>menu icon<\/strong> in the upper right of the Brush panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/brush-panel-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Brush panel menu icon. \" width=\"451\" height=\"185\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Brush panel menu icon.<\/div>\n<p>Then, choose <strong>Clear Brush Controls<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-clear-brush-controls.png\" alt=\"Choosing Clear Brush Controls from the Brush panel menu. \" width=\"235\" height=\"155\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing \"Clear Brush Controls\" from the menu.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 20: Select The \"Shape Dynamics\" Category<\/h3>\n<p>The brush controls are divided into categories, and you'll find the categories listed along the left of the Brush panel. First, let's open up the <strong>Shape Dynamics<\/strong> category by selecting it at the top of the list. As we select different categories, make sure you click directly on the category name itself, not inside the checkbox, otherwise you'll turn the category on but you won't have access to any of its options:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-shape-dynamics.png\" alt=\"Choosing Shape Dynamics in the Brush panel. \" width=\"448\" height=\"215\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking directly on the \"Shape Dynamics\" category.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 21: Set The &quot;Control&quot; And &quot;Angle&quot; Options<\/h3>\n<p>With Shape Dynamics selected,  you'll see a <strong>Size Jitter<\/strong> slider at the top of the options, and directly below that, you'll see a <span class=\"em\"><strong>Control<\/strong><\/span> option. It's not entirely obvious, but this Control option is technically the \"Size Control\" option. It allows us to choose what, if anything, will control the size of the brush as we paint. Change the Control option to <strong>Fade<\/strong>. You can leave the value set to its default of <strong>25<\/strong> for now, but remember where to find it because you may want to come back and change it later:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-shapedynamics-fade.png\" alt=\"Changing the Size Control to Fade and leaving the value set to 25. \" width=\"432\" height=\"199\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing \"Control\" to \"Fade\" and leaving the value set to 25.<\/div>\n<p>By setting the Size Control option to \"Fade\", Photoshop will gradually lower our brush size down to zero as we paint a brush stroke, and it will do so using the number of \"steps\" we've specified, which in this case is 25. You might need to experiment with the number of steps to get your sparkle trail to fade out properly with your image (which is why I mentioned that you should remember where to find this value), but 25 is a good place to start.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the Shape Dynamic section, increase the <strong>Angle Jitter<\/strong> to <strong>100%<\/strong>. This will let Photoshop rotate the angle of the brush as we paint, helping our sparkles to look more random and less like a repeating pattern:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-angle.png\" alt=\"Increasing Angle Jitter to 100 percent. \" width=\"277\" height=\"190\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing &quot;Angle Jitter&quot; to 100%.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 22: Select The \"Scattering\" Category<\/h3>\n<p>Next, select the <strong>Scattering<\/strong> category, directly below Shape Dynamics:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-scattering.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Scattering brush control category. \" width=\"181\" height=\"191\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Switching to the Scattering category.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 23: Set The &quot;Scatter&quot; And &quot;Count&quot; Options<\/h3>\n<p>Increase the <strong>Scatter<\/strong> amount to <strong>110%<\/strong>, then increase the <strong>Count<\/strong> value to <strong>3<\/strong> and <strong>Count Jitter<\/strong> to around <strong>40%<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-scattering-options.png\" alt=\"The Scattering brush control options. \" width=\"277\" height=\"273\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting the Scattering options.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 24: Select The \"Transfer\" Category<\/h3>\n<p>Let's open up one more category, this time <strong>Transfer<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-transfer.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Transfer brush control category. \" width=\"180\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Opening the Transfer category.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 25: Increase \"Opacity Jitter\" to 50%<\/h3>\n<p>Increase the <strong>Opacity Jitter<\/strong> value to <strong>50%<\/strong>. This will add random levels of transparency to our sparkles:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-opacity-jitter.png\" alt=\"Increasing the Opacity Jitter value to 50 percent. \" width=\"278\" height=\"194\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing the \"Opacity Jitter\" value to 50%.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 26: Click On \"Brush Tip Shape\"<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, lets switch to the general brush options by clicking <strong>Brush Tip Shape<\/strong>, directly above the Shape Dynamics category:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-tip-shape.png\" alt=\"Clicking Brush Tip Shape. \" width=\"174\" height=\"193\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking \"Brush Tip Shape\".<\/div>\n<h3>Step 27: Increase \"Spacing\" To 50%<\/h3>\n<p>Down at the bottom of the options, increase the <strong>Spacing<\/strong> value to <strong>50%<\/strong>.  Spacing  determines the maximum length of our brush stroke (our sparkle trail). As with the Fade value we looked at earlier in th Shape Dynamics category,  you may need to experiment a little bit with Spacing to get the length of the sparkle trail just right.<\/p>\n<p>At the very bottom of the Brush panel, below the Spacing slider, you'll see a preview of what the sparkle trail will look like with all of our brush options applied:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-brush-spacing.png\" alt=\"Increasing the Spacing value to 50 percent. \" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing &quot;Spacing&quot; to 50%.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Adding A Motion Trail<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 28: Paint Your Sparkle Trail<\/h3>\n<p>We've created our sparkle brush, and we've set all of our brush control options in the Brush panel. We've also added a new blank layer to hold our sparkle trail, and we've set our Foreground color to white. Now for the fun part. We finally get to paint our sparkle trail!<\/p>\n<p>Position your brush cursor on, or just to the right or left, of the source of the sparkle trail. In my case, the source is the girl's magic wand so I'll position my cursor just to the left of it. You'll want to match the size of your brush cursor with the size of the object, which means you'll most likely need to resize your brush. The easiest way to do that if from the keyboard. Press the <strong>left bracket key<\/strong> ( <strong>[<\/strong> ) repeatedly to make the brush smaller or the <strong>right bracket key<\/strong> ( <strong>]<\/strong> ) to make it larger.<\/p>\n<p>Here we can see my brush cursor, with all of its little sparkles, positioned mostly to the left of the wand but also overlapping it a little bit:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/position-sparkle-brush.jpg\" alt=\"Positioning the sparkle brush beside the magic wand. \" width=\"639\" height=\"428\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Position your brush cursor where you want the sparkle trail to begin.<\/div>\n<p>To paint the sparkle trail, press and hold your mouse button, then simply drag in the direction that you want the sparkle trail to flow. In my case, I'll drag over the girl's head and down the other side of her, as if she created the sparkle trail by waving her wand through the air. <\/p>\n<p>Notice how Photoshop fades the size of the brush (and the sparkle trail) as you drag further from the source point, until eventually the brush fades away completely. That's the result of the Fade option we set in the Shape Dynamics section of the Brush panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-paint-sparkle-trail.jpg\" alt=\"Painting the sparkle trail. \" width=\"643\" height=\"376\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Pressing and holding my mouse button, then dragging over the girl to the other side.<\/div>\n<p>Don't worry about getting the sparkle trail exactly right the first time. If you're not happy with it, simply press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to undo it and then try again.<\/p>\n<p>If the trail is fading out too quickly (or not quickly enough), again press <strong>Ctrl+Z<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+Z<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard to undo it. Then, go back to the Brush panel and try a different <strong>Fade<\/strong> value in the Shape Dynamics category (Step 21). You can also try adjusting the <strong>Spacing<\/strong> value to change the maximum length of the trail (Step 27). There's no rush, so feel free to experiment until you're happy with the result.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 29: Paint Additional Trails To Add More Sparkles (Optional)<\/h3>\n<p>If you find that there isn't enough \"sparkle\" in the trail, simply paint a second trail over top of the first one to bulk it up. In my case, I'm first going to reduce the size of my brush by pressing the <strong>left bracket key<\/strong> ( <strong>[<\/strong> ) on my keyboard. Then, I'll again position my brush cursor just to the left of the wand and I'll paint a second, slightly smaller sparkle trail through the middle of the first one:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-paint-second-sparkle-trail.jpg\" alt=\"Painting a second, smaller trail through the first one to add more sparkles. \" width=\"643\" height=\"368\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Painting a second, smaller trail through the first one to add more sparkles.<\/div>\n<p>To add even more sparkles closer to the wand itself, I'll reduce the size of my brush once again by pressing the <strong>left bracket key<\/strong> ( <strong>[<\/strong> ) a couple of times. Then, I'll drag out a couple of smaller trails, one from closer to the bottom of the wand and one from closer to the top. I'll even click on the wand itself a couple of times just to add a few extra sparkles at the source. Here's my result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-trail-more-sparkles.jpg\" alt=\"The result after painting a few smaller trails over top of the initial, larger one. \" width=\"643\" height=\"369\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after painting a few smaller trails over top of the initial, larger one.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 30: Duplicate \"Layer 1\"<\/h3>\n<p>Our sparkle trail is sitting on \"Layer 1\" above the image. Let's make a copy of the layer by clicking on &quot;Layer 1&quot; and dragging it down onto the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/copy-layer-1.png\" alt=\"Dragging Layer 1 onto the New Layer icon. \" width=\"278\" height=\"290\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging &quot;Layer 1&quot; onto the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop makes a copy of the layer, names it \"Layer 1 copy\" and places it above the original. Normally we'd want to rename our layers and give them names that are more descriptive, but since we only need a few layers for this effect, it's not really needed:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-layer-1-copy.png\" alt=\"The result after painting a few smaller trails over top of the initial, larger one. \" width=\"278\" height=\"232\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">A copy of &quot;Layer 1&quot; appears above the original.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 31: Apply The Gaussian Blur Filter<\/h3>\n<p>Let's add a glow to our sparkles by adding a slight blurring effect to the duplicate layer we just created. We'll do that using Photoshop's Gaussian Blur filter. Go up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu at the top of the screen, choose <strong>Blur<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Gaussian Blur<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-select-gaussian-blur-filter.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Gaussian Blur filter. \" width=\"407\" height=\"189\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Gaussian Blur.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Gaussian Blur dialog box where you'll find the <strong>Radius<\/strong> slider along the bottom. The Radius value controls the amount of blurring that's applied. Keep an eye on your image as you drag the slider towards the right. The further you drag, the more blurring you'll apply, creating a soft glow around the sparkles.<\/p>\n<p>The exact value you need will depend on the size of your image. For a larger image like the one I'm using, a Radius value of between <strong>15 to 20 pixels<\/strong> works well. For smaller images, you'll want to use a smaller value:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-gaussian-blur-filter.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Gaussian Blur filter. \" width=\"326\" height=\"347\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing the Radius value to blur the sparkles and create a soft glow.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Gaussian Blur dialog box, and here's my result. The sparkle trail is definitely starting to look more &quot;magical&quot;:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-trail-gaussian-blur.png\" alt=\"The sparkle trail after applying the Gaussian Blur filter. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The sparkle trail after applying the Gaussian Blur filter.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 32: Duplicate The \"Layer 1 copy\" Layer<\/h3>\n<p>Let's make a copy of the blurred layer by clicking on \"Layer 1 copy\" and dragging it down onto the <strong>New Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. When you release your mouse button, Photoshop will place a copy of it, named &quot;Layer 1 copy 2&quot;, above the other layers:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/copy-top-layer.png\" alt=\"Dragging the top layer onto the New Layer icon. \" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the top layer onto the New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 33: Add An \"Outer Glow\" Layer Style<\/h3>\n<p>To finish off the effect, let's add a bit of color to the glow around the sparkles. For that, we'll use an Outer Glow layer style. Click on the <strong>Layer Styles<\/strong> icon (the \"fx\" icon) at the bottom of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-layer-styles-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. \" width=\"279\" height=\"267\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layer Styles icon.<\/div>\n<p>Then choose <strong>Outer Glow<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-outer-glow-layer-style.png\" alt=\"Choosing an Outer Glow layer style. \" width=\"157\" height=\"150\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing an Outer Glow layer style.<\/div>\n<p>This opens the Layer Style dialog box set to the Outer Glow options in the middle column. First, increase the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> of the glow to <strong>100%<\/strong>. This will make it easier to see the color we're selecting. Then, to choose a color, click on the <strong>color swatch<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-outer-glow-options.png\" alt=\"Increasing the opacity to 100 percent, then clicking the color swatch. \" width=\"435\" height=\"233\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing the opacity to 100%, then clicking the color swatch.<\/div>\n<p>Choose the color you want to use from Photoshop's <strong>Color Picker<\/strong>. In my case, I'll choose a reddish-pink to match the color of the girl's dress:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-color-picker.jpg\" alt=\"Choosing a color for the glow from the Color Picker. \" width=\"409\" height=\"299\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing a color for the glow from the Color Picker.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Color Picker. Then, back in the Layer Style dialog box, lower the <strong>Opacity<\/strong> of the glow to reduce its intensity. I'll lower mine down to <strong>60%<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/outer-glow-opacity.png\" alt=\"Lowering the opacity of the Outer Glow layer style. \" width=\"433\" height=\"183\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the opacity of the Outer Glow layer style.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close out of the Layer Style dialog box. And with that, we're done! Here, after adding some color to my sparkle trail with the Outer Glow layer style, is my final result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-color-picker.jpg\" alt=\"Lowering the opacity of the Outer Glow layer style. \" width=\"409\" height=\"299\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the opacity of the Outer Glow layer style.<\/div>\n<p>And with that, we're done! Here, after adding some color to the sparkle trail, is my final result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/sparkle-brush-trail\/photoshop-sparkle-brush-trail-effect.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop sparkle brush and trail effect. \" width=\"643\" height=\"523\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final &quot;sparkle trail&quot; effect. <\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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