Sparkle Tutorial

This Tutorial was done in Paint Shop Pro 8

Open a new image 200 x 200

Flood fill with #000000

Layers new Raster Layer

Preset shape tool shape Ellipse

On your material Palette foreground transparent
background #ffffff

Drawn an Ellipse shape like so

Effects Geometric Effects Perspective- Vertical
with the following settings:

Distortion: 100
Edge Mode Transparent

Image Flip

Effects Geometric Effects Perspective- Vertical
Same Settings

Layers Duplicate

Image Rotate Free Rotate 90 Degrees Right

Layers Duplicate

Image Rotate Free Rotate Free 45 Degrees Right

Image Resize 75 %

uncheck "all layers"

Layers Duplicate

Image Mirror

Close off the bottom layer

Layers Merge merge visible

Open Bottom Layer

Click on top layer to make it active

Paint brush with the following settings
Size: 80
Hardness: 4
Step: 25
Density: 100
Thickness: 100
Rotation: 0
Opacity: 60
Apply your paint brush in the middle of your sparkle to give it a pretty glow

Delete the bottom layer

Image resize 60 %

File export picture tube
Cell Arrangement
Cells Across 1
Cells Down 1
Total Cells 1
tube name (I named mine star)

Now you are ready to use your sparkle tube
I usually set my scale size to 50 when using the sparkle on something

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial :)

This tutorial was written on 2/6/11 from my own ideas and any resemblance
to any other tutorial is purely coincidental.