A set of Photoshop & GIMP brushes composed of various sparkles, glows, glitters… whatever you want to call them. I’ll stick with sparklies! They’re all about 900 pixels tall/wide. Includes several groupings of them, some on their own, some scattered about, and even a few “parts” of them to add as accents wherever you should choose.
Programs: Photoshop 7+, Photoshop Elements 2+, Gimp 2.2.6+
Brushes: 29
Size: 3.54MB
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Brush Tip: When using these, they look really quite pretty just on their own. However, to achieve the look that I’ve done here in my preview image, you’ll use a white color to apply the brush. Make sure it’s on its own layer. Then, go in and add a layer style to that layer: outer glow. Choose a bright, vivid color. I changed then changed the opacity of that glow to about 55-60%, and I moved the “size” slider up until it looked good to me. Working with a brush that was sized to 400 pixels, for instance, I changed the “size” of the glow to 49 pixels. Play around with it until it looks how you want!
76 Responses to “Sparklies Photoshop & GIMP Brushes”
amazing!really nice:)
but…..i’m having a problem using this brush…
Marie: Well, I’d need more specific info than that to help you, but I assure you that the download is okay. If you’re not sure how to install and use brushes, check out the link in my sidebar. :)
Thanks, looks amazing.
Well, it doesent work =(
Help!
Whaat should I do? =/
Love Me.. =)
Leanda: Are you unzipping them? I have a tutorial that explains how to do that: http://www.obsidiandawn.com/how-to-unzip-a-file
And then here’s a tutorial on installing them: http://www.obsidiandawn.com/installing-photoshop-brushes-tutorial
Good luck!
Thanks for the tips…not sure I would have thought of that. All of this has been VERY helpful, and I really appreciate it!
magnificent ……………………
Very nice brushes.. and also, thanks for the tips
Thank you so much
Thank you so much! It’s the best!
Love this set!
amazing brushes..thanx a lot
These are brushes i really like…
I’ve used them to design my newyears cards that i’ve send to my family.
If i know how then i would show them you .
M10tje from Belgium
Hey, how come I can’t use the brushes? The thing keeps sayin it can’t find the file! >:(
@Loop:
After you download/unzip the file, load it into your brushes folder—typically Adobe\Photoshop XX\Presets\Brushes—select the brushes tool; click the down arrow; load brushes; and select the one you want to use.
Thanks, Leprakawn. I actually sent an email to Loop_Soop, but since I had to do all my latest responses from my iPhone, it was too much work to come put it here, as well.
I directed him to my installation tutorial, which is in the sidebar, for any of you having the same problem!
I’ve just been playing with the sparklies and I’m just blown away with what you can do. They are fantastic. This is all new to me so I’m like a kid in a candy shop. Thank you for all the fantastic brushes and all your help you give along the way.
thanks these are totally cute!!
love all the brushes! =D
these are incrediable. I love them. Thanks for sharing
para instalar las descargas solo tienes q extrae el archivo y cuando este extraido lo copias boton derecho del mouse y buscas tu programa en mi caso photoshop cs3 y cuando lo tengas solo le pones pegar archivo o paste en ingles boton derecho mouse tu programa tiene q estar cerrado ok es muy facil ojala puedas instalarlo.
Thank you!
thanks alot
how WONDERFUL!! Thank you so very much for sharing!! :) Have an AWESOME day!! :)
thanks for sharing…very nice
hey thanx for these lovely brushes!
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okayy… idk what im doinggg! whenever i click download, it says sumthing like ‘open with WinRAR.ZIP(default) ‘ i clicked ‘ok’ and for some reason it showed up on a thing that said ‘??? WinRAR ( eveluation copy)’ on the top bar. i have a 2004 (or 2005) computer, and it might be different. i absolutely DON’T know how to install ANY brushes, and don’t know how to put it into gimp either.
thanks for your helppp!! even though i didn’t understand anything that was listed heree.
=D
chvr la paguina muy utiles las brochoas
@sabrinaaa: Yep, you must have WinRAR installed on your computer, which is a program that will help you to “unzip” the files. As far as how to do it, I have a few links in my sidebar that should be helpful. Here’s a link to the tutorial that explains how to install and unzip your file: http://www.obsidiandawn.com/installing-photoshop-brushes-gimp-tutorial
Hope this helps!
Thanks so much!!! Awesome brushes! I love using them alone but would love to achieve the glow affect you used above. I use Photoshop CS3 Extended and Photoshop Elements 6.0. Would one be better to use than the other for this particular project? Also is there anything like Elements Magic Extractor in CS3? Thanks so much for all your help and time and of course for sharing your amazing talents!!!
So sorry! I found how to do layer style on CS3. Still no luck on Elements but I will manage with just CS3!!! Seems like you just have to ask and the answer will become clear!!! LOL! Thanks so much!
@Alicia B: I’m afraid I know very little about Photoshop Elements to help you provide any basis for comparison. So I’m not sure about the Magic Extractor or which would be better. However, either should be fine, since what I’ve done is use the brushes on their own layer, in white. I then add a layer style (at least, that’s what it’s called in CS3, it’s something similar in Elements but I’m not exactly sure what… maybe under filters of some sort?) of “outer glow” and choose a really bright color. Like, all the way to the upper right on the color palette. Make sure it’s over a darkish background, and voila! That’s it.
Hope this helps, and sorry I couldn’t help more!
amazing brushes. thanks a lot
Your brushes are amazing! =D They totally help my beginner-looking work to some kind of Pro-ish work. ^__^ ….But, not to be complaining and all, why are they so big? o_O…The file size I mean. Anyway, nevermind, and I’ll keep enjoying them. ;DDDD
@Char: They’re big because when I made them small, people complained about them being too small. The way Photoshop brushes works, is.. you can ALWAYS make them smaller, and not lose any quality. But you can’t make them LARGER without a loss of quality. So, I make the brushes large, and that makes the file sizes large. Sorry about that! :( Some of them you’ll find are much smaller… like the vector brushes, because they don’t have any real “grays” or transparencies.
Thank you for sharing.
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If I had to pick a favorite, and thank goodness I don’t because I like so many of your brushes, but if I had to; it would be sparklies. It adds just the right bling to the edge of so many scrapbook pages. Thank you so much.
Bobbie Bluegill
I can’t find “outer glow” in my layer settings.
Terrific set – thank you!
I’m having trouble with the brushes. I open the file but how do I use them on Photoshop? Where do I find the brushes on Photoshop?? Help
Thank you for making this fabulous resource available. Your brushes are absolutely amazing!
Hi, does this work for ps cs2 or cs3??
@minikating: Yep. When I say that it’ll work with 7+, that includes all of the CS’s. :)
thanks for your brussstooooools
Hello I have a question. :) Will these brushes work for Photochop Elements aswell?
@Stephanie: Yep. The preview images and the information above both say that they work in Photoshop 7+ (which means 7 and all the CS’s), and Photoshop Elements 2+ (which means any Elements from 2 upward). Hope this helps! :)
GRATE SPARKS & GRATE SHINING
Thankyou!
Really looking forward to use this :)
Wow, I am so glad I found your site. I am so inspired! Thank you so much.
I have been trying to find brushes like this for so long that actually work – these are just brilliant
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Thank you, I’m working about a project , I study Film and animation!!! You really helped me thnxxxxx!! <3
i love these brushes thank you so much!
it`s beautiful … i though is very wonderfull .. thak you ..
So nice, thank you for sharing.
Please download icon to leave the site. Mrsy
Hello!
Great brushes! But I was wondering, how do you install this? Is there any specific places I should extract the brushes into?
@Elah: Check the “Installing Brushes” link in my sidebar, that’ll get you going. :)
hi stephanie! :)
i just wanted to ask something if you don’t mind? i’m just wondering if it is a possible to mix two colors into one brush images?? i cant exactly explain how can i deliver the question properly. just like in a flower for example, if i want to make the flower pinkish with red color. i mean, combination of the two colors into one? or just like here in the sparklies you have here, it seems the sparklies are having two colors at the same time. or a text wherein it has a combination of colors? is it possible? uhm, im trying to understand the tip you have here in this part, but im just a newbie in PS, and i really can’t understand it eh. i hope you done mind? more power to you and Godbless! thanks in advance! (*^_^*)
@tetaldrin: Check out my tutorials section for “Multiple Colors with Brushes” – that should be exactly what you’re looking for. :)
stephanie,
yep. i made it already! and its definitely so nice. but i just have a little problem while im doing it. in the filter section, usually we have different kinds right? like (artistic, blur, brush strokes,distort,noise,pixelate,render,sharpen,stretch,stylized,texture,video, and other ) right? but when im doing the ‘multiple colors with brushes’ and i was about to apply some filters, i’m surprised because my other filters are missing. from all the filters that i’ve stated above, now its only the (blur,noise,pixelate,sharpen,stylized, and other). i’m just wondering why it happened? does it have a connection while im doing multiple colors with brushes why it happened? but i’m sure that i’ve pressed something while experimenting and enjoying with your tutorial. could you possibly help me in putting back all those missing filters?
im looking for answers in other sites and forums, but they don’t seem to answer my questions clearly? can you help me?
thanks again for taking time in answering my questions. Godbless! (*^_^*)
@tetaldrin: I’m thinking that perhaps due to transparency or somesuch, those filters may just not CURRENTLY be allowed on that layer. Try opening a regular photo and making sure, but those filters should BE there… they just may not be currently usable. Some of them require a completely solid layer to work.
stephanie,
i’ve tried to open a new photo to check if my other filters will come back, but its useless.T.T i even close the photoshop and reopened it again, but still my other filters are missing. i’ve read in other forums, that the mode should be like this and like that, but i cant understand what are they talking about. awww. do you think its useless already? ;’( huhu. Godbless you steph. (*^_^*)
@tetaldrin: The filters are definitely not gone, as long as you didn’t delete them. The mode is certainly a possibility, but if you’re opening a color photo and the filters still aren’t showing up, then I’m not sure it’s the mode. Most color photos are RGB mode to start, and that’s what you’d need. It’s under Image > Mode on the top menu, though. Make sure RGB is selected.
I’m sorry that I’m not able to help more, but there’s no reason at all for the filters to go away unless it has something to do with the mode or the transparency of a layer… something that makes htem unusable in that certain circumstance. Some setting could have gotten messed up somewhere, too. You may also want to try writing a forum post on the Adobe forums. :)
Good luck!
thanks stephanie for everything! for always making time in answering all my/our questions. thanks you soooo much! :) more power to you. Godbless! (*^_^*)
thank you very much for this very useful and beautiful brushes! how i wish to donate if you have Liberty Reserve account. message me back if you got one.
OK Seriously!! You are an amazing artist!!! You’ve helped me so much!! Thank YOU! I wish I could say it more strongly, somehow thanks you just doesn’t feel like enough!!
Thank you for the brushset I used it here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24788707@N04/4585774369/
Awesome brush collection you got on your site! Awesome work.
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