making objects glow

Graphics Shaders & Materials
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Hi guys,

Don’t know if this is the right place to address this question, but I was wondering if it’s possible to make an object glow without adding a point light. In other words, could you make a gem or vial of liquid appear to glow in the dark. One often sees pickup items in games that glow so they’re easier to spot for the player, but I don’t see an easy way to do this. I’m new to this, so I may have just missed it.

As always, thanks for the help. :roll:

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Look into the self-illumination shaders.

–Eric

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Also, unless you’re using a fullscreen glow effect, you might want to look into adding a halo like in the Lerpz tutorial.

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Thanks a lot. I don’t need a full screen effect so both options sound great. I’ll look back at the tutorial.