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Published: 2013-03-05 07:34:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 7861; Favourites: 322; Downloads: 108
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Description So many people have asked me over the years about how I do my sparkles... I finally decided I should make a huge, overly-wordy and in-depth tutorial about the entire process! XD Everything from how to make the brush in the first place, down to how to manipulate settings of your brush to get different effects!


I apologize now for how long and boring it is. Once I get started putting my process down on paper, it's kinda like how I'm a detail whore in my artwork... I have to put down every little detail, every thought process, and tips/tricks I use... but I made the important words different colors, to make it easier for those of you who like to just scan through things instead of reading all the words I worked so hard on to put into writing. >_> lol


Anyways, many of you are already aware of my sparkle fetish- I don't submit anything that doesn't at least have a few little sparkles on it, and back in the day when my sparkle fetish went totally unchecked, I produced some incredibly eye-raping works.... So with great power, comes great responsibility! XD Use this information which I am giving you wisely... for in the wrong hands it could be disastrous!!!






lol just kidding. but in all seriousness, learn to use these tools properly and there's no limit to what you can do with it! Some of my uses of these techniques include (but are not limited to) sparkles and stars (of course), bubbles/bokeh, hearts, chains, strings of pearls, borders, leaves on trees/plants, lace, butterflies, crystal detailing, and other magical effects.

I hope This tutorial can be helpful for some of you out there!

Enjoy!

...and if you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask!!





See my gallery for examples of how I've used the information in this tutorial!

Commissions are OPEN! Sketches start at 10$!
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Comments: 34

Gonturan0 [2016-08-08 04:27:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the tutorial! I've never made brushes before, and I've had a particular design in mind, so this helps a bunch!

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Ovelayotli [2014-04-10 01:08:00 +0000 UTC]

Pretty nice tutorial! thanks for sharing it

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foogie In reply to Ovelayotli [2014-04-10 04:01:36 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!  I'm glad you found it useful!

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moyashiii [2014-02-27 18:44:20 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool, thank you!!  

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foogie In reply to moyashiii [2014-02-28 06:23:14 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad it was useful for you!  

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LimeTiger711 [2013-03-18 01:29:57 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome

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foogie In reply to LimeTiger711 [2013-03-18 05:06:52 +0000 UTC]

haha thanks, I'm glad you found it useful!

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LimeTiger711 In reply to foogie [2013-03-19 01:49:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you made it!

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YueLights [2013-03-12 22:27:00 +0000 UTC]

Really nice tutorial^^


I try it instantly and I wonder. I can't define my sparkle as brush o.O
Just grey unclickable words. So may any tip?
Greets, Yue

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foogie In reply to YueLights [2013-03-13 00:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Did you remember to remove all your pen tool lines? If there are any remaining, that would prevent the "Define Brush Preset" menu item as being clickable...

Do a double check by selecting the pen tool, left clicking on the canvas, and selecting "Delete Path"...

If that still doesn't work, let me know and I'll see what else I can find that could be the problem D:

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kagaminerin120 [2013-03-11 23:40:13 +0000 UTC]

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foogie In reply to kagaminerin120 [2013-03-12 00:41:31 +0000 UTC]

haha

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dororoandkururu [2013-03-07 02:41:30 +0000 UTC]

I've always wondered how people made these and thought that it was really complicated
Thank you for making this

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foogie In reply to dororoandkururu [2013-03-07 08:50:27 +0000 UTC]

haha, I'm glad I could show you how easy it really is! XD

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Alislinn [2013-03-06 15:53:08 +0000 UTC]

why does my intersection look like this ;A; [link]
I'm retarded

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foogie In reply to Alislinn [2013-03-06 19:52:40 +0000 UTC]

haha, there's something odd in the way your actual brush is set up- In the tutorial it talks about going into the brush settings at the very end- you're gonna have to do that with your brushes here too! When you have your brush selected (size and everything, ready to go stroke your lines), click on the "Brushes" tab at the top... then go into the "Shape Dynamics" sub-menu.... in there, go to the first "Control" drop-down list, and I believe yours should currently be set to 'Fade' or something? Set that to "Pen Pressure" instead.... Your brush's settings under the Shape Dynamics tab should look like this: [link]

I hope that solved it for you!

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Alislinn In reply to foogie [2013-03-06 20:13:30 +0000 UTC]

Awwwww
thank you for taking your time explaining me this!!!!!
I'll go now and try it
Thanks a lot! >__________<

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foogie In reply to Alislinn [2013-03-06 20:17:17 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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Reixma [2013-03-06 11:33:09 +0000 UTC]

I always wondered how it was done. Now I know! ^_^~x

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foogie In reply to Reixma [2013-03-06 19:54:48 +0000 UTC]

XD I'm glad to share the knowledge, cuz It's not hard at all!

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Reixma In reply to foogie [2013-03-06 20:21:36 +0000 UTC]

Good good! ^_^~x

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WhiteLilyDragon [2013-03-06 01:27:18 +0000 UTC]

I don't think you bored too much with the details. XD It's very thorough without being too complicated. ^^ Seeing as I make lots of sparkling things myself in GIMP, (Especially with space art!) brushes like this would save me a lot of time manually drawing each of them. Thanks for posting the tutorial. ^^

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foogie In reply to WhiteLilyDragon [2013-03-06 02:09:33 +0000 UTC]

haha, thanks! XD I'm glad you found it of use

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WhiteLilyDragon In reply to foogie [2013-03-06 19:22:50 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. ^^ And yeah, I did. XD It's a great guide.

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bluerosefantasy [2013-03-06 01:16:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for this tutorial! ^^

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foogie In reply to bluerosefantasy [2013-03-06 02:06:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful!

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w0lfh4wk [2013-03-06 00:50:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow......... really wish I knew how to transfer these techniques to GIMP

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foogie In reply to w0lfh4wk [2013-03-06 01:05:34 +0000 UTC]

haha, yeah- can't help you on that one... I've never used GIMP XD

I'm sure there's a way though! maybe try googling it

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ChocoSenpai [2013-03-05 22:53:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I'll be sure to try this out! Thanks! ^^

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foogie In reply to ChocoSenpai [2013-03-06 01:06:08 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful!

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soniamanga [2013-03-05 15:00:15 +0000 UTC]

how nice this tutorial, I needed right!

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foogie In reply to soniamanga [2013-03-05 20:35:27 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you've found it useful!

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Voixeon [2013-03-05 07:42:08 +0000 UTC]

T-T I really need to get photoshop!
Such a wonderful tut foogie!

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foogie In reply to Voixeon [2013-03-05 07:48:57 +0000 UTC]

XD thank you!

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