How to Make Sparks

I've always been fascinated with the beauty of sparks, and have wanted to create them for a while, but the results were always disappointing. This was mainly due to their being no way to change the color or opacity of the sparks throughout the animation. However, the particle info node recently came to Blender and saved the day! We can now finally delve in to creating some satisfying sparks :) Here's what we'll make:

 

Finished Result

Plus, a bonus slow mo version:

Reference posts

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