This lesson is useful both on its own and for creating beautiful decorations and backgrounds, as we learn how to draw sparkles.

In this lesson, I want to show you how to draw sparkles. This may come in handy for some decorative purposes because you can decorate any object with sparkles. For example, you can decorate a card for your friends or family with glitter, or just decorate any of your drawings if you make a beautiful glitter outline. It looks like little sparks of light.

This lesson will be one of the easiest because here you see a minimum of elements. Sparkles resemble the shape of a rhombus, which has thin sharp corners. It is enough to learn how to draw one element, and other elements will have a similar shape but will be slightly different in size. I think that you will like this creative process, and you will have a good time doing this activity.

Sparkles can be painted in any color, but yellow sparkles look best. Thus, they are like gold. So, if you are ready, you can proceed.

Materials

Pencil
Paper
Eraser
Coloring supplies

Time needed: 15 minutes

How to Draw Sparkles

Outline the first sparkle shapes.
To create the sparkle effect, I advice you to begin with a few large shapes that will serve as the main focus of the drawing. Sketch several diamond-like figures with pointed tips, using long vertical and horizontal lines crossed by shorter diagonals.
Add more large sparkles.
Building on the first few shapes, sketch a few more sparkles around them to create variety. Keep these new sparkles similar in size but shift their positions to avoid perfect alignment.
Add medium-sized shining forms.
To make the sparkle pattern more interesting, add medium-sized sparkles between and around the larger ones. These should be smaller in scale but still drawn with the same pointed, diamond-like shape. Placing them closer to the bigger sparkles will create the impression of light radiating outward.
Add smaller sparkles.
Once the medium sparkles are drawn, introduce smaller versions to fill the spaces and enrich the overall pattern. These should be quick, simple diamond shapes, noticeably smaller than the medium ones. Scatter them in areas where the drawing looks too open or uneven.
Draw small glowing dots.
To enhance the sparkle effect, add a series of tiny circles scattered around the diamonds. These little dots act as glowing particles. Place them randomly, some near sparkles and others in more open areas. Vary the size, some can be very small while others are a touch larger.
Add stardust around the sparkles.
Add a few extra small sparkles or dots if you notice empty spaces that look distracting. Look across the drawing to see if one side feels heavier or denser than the other. If it does, adjust by placing a small sparkle or dot in a lighter area.
Add yellow to the stars.
The final touch is to add some color to sparkles. A bright yellow works well to convey glowing light, but you can also use gold, white, or even pastel colors for different effects. If you want a different effect, use a slightly darker yellow or orange near the edges and a lighter shade toward the center.

Alternative Sparkles Drawing Tutorial

The process in this simple version begins with drawing a few small diamond-like spark shapes to set the layout. Continue and draw stars of varying sizes around them.

Continue the drawing by repeating the same form at different angles to make the group appear natural.

Add new shapes until you have a large cluster, then outline the forms neatly to improve the final look. Coloring them with a bright tone, such as yellow, completes the sparkles and makes them look more interesting.