These settings make your brush stroke thin out as you drag, which gives the spark its characteristic tapered look.Ĭlick 'Scattering' from the left pane, then drag the Scatter slider to 40 percent.

Type “250 px” in the small text box to the right of Control. This will give the spark trails a hard edge.Ĭlick the 'Shape Dynamics' item in the left pane, then click 'Fade' from the Control list under the Size Jitter slider. Drag the Hardness slider all the way left to give that parameter a value of 0. Click the 'Brush Tip Shape' item in the left pane of the panel, then click a round brush head from the gallery in the right pane. This step prevents settings from a prior session from interfering with your sparks.Ĭlick the manila folder icon on the Options toolbar above the canvas to open the Brush Panel. Click the 'Reset Tool' command from the panel that appears, then close the panel. Run Brush by pressing “B,” then click the left-most control in the Options toolbar to display the Tool Preset picker.

Photoshop spark brush