This newest set is just the result of some playing around. Some of the more popular brushes in my glitter brush set were the glittery swirls, so I took that and ran with it. Some of these are glittery, some aren’t… but all should look like they’re glowing. Kind of like various light special effects! (Hence the name, right?)

Go Now to the Downloads Page!

Next week, a tutorial on making seamless patterns! I’ve had several requests for this, and keep forgetting to do it. But no longer!

Brushes Tip: To get these to look like my preview image…

• start with a dark background
• make a new layer (SHIFT + CTRL + N for PC) (SHIFT + CMD + N for Mac)
• select the brush in this set that you’d like to use
• making sure white is your foreground color, click somewhere on the canvas to use the brush
• click on the “Add a Layer Style” button at the bottom left of your layers palette (or choose Layer > Layer Style from the main menu) and then choose Outer Glow
• set the blend mode to “Normal” and choose a strong, saturated color (bright red would work well, light pink would not)
• play with the “Size” slider until it looks how you want it, and then hit OK
• that’s it!

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