I use ~75 – thats a good value for most objects. The radius depends on the size of object you want the glitter to be on. Open the brush dialog: Window / Dockable Dialogs / Brushes or simply press SHIFT+CTRL+B.Ĭlick “New Brush” at the bottom of the dialog – name it “Glitter”.

We’ll need to create a special brush ourselves. I’m using a cocktail glass photo in this tutorial. That could be text, a photo or something else. Open up any image that you want sparkle on. It is pretty easy in GIMP to accomplish this effect - you only have to know how you do it ) Tutorial details think about a dishwasher commercial where the glasses sparkle in an extreme way after the washing. If you want to adjust the strength of the starburst, simply reduce the Opacity slider or go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and add adjust the slider to add a slight amount of blur.Motivation You all know these exaggerated advertisments where objects glitter very clearly. Choose areas with natural highlights and don't go over the top. Do not drag as this would paint a succession of stars. Move your cursor around the image clicking on the areas where you want the burst to appear. An off-white that has a touch of yellow in it works well if you want a warm sparkle. When you have your brush selected, click on the Colour Picker found at the bottom of the Tool Box and select a suitable tone. 80 pixels is fine for our image but how large your brush size should be will depend on the object and the size of the image you’re working on. You will also need to adjust the size of the brush while you are here which you do with the size slider, or you can input a figure in the box just above the slider. Go back to the brush menu but this time, pick the preset star shape you want to use (we chose the one numbered 50). You’ll be asked if you want to replace the current brushes click OK. To get a star shape, click on the little arrow to the top right of the brushes palette where the arrow is, right of the menu and load the Assorted set. Open your image and select the Brush Tool.

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