a glowing sword with slashing effect

hey there

I am trying to create a glowing sword with a slashing effect. how do i do this?

Thanks!

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and i m also trying to achieve a transition like the pic shown below. swap shader? mesh emitter? i m not sure how can i go about it

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For the blade, you should look at Unity’s TrailRenderer and the glow effects, probably a post processing effects.