# making objects glow

**URL:** <https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935>\
**Category:** Shaders & Materials\
**Tags:** Shaders\
**Created:** [September 30, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935 "2009-09-30T19:37:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![tool55\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@tool55\_1](https://discussions.unity.com/u/tool55_1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935/1 "2009-09-30T19:37:06Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Eric5h5](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/unity/user_avatar/discussions.unity.com/eric5h5/32/44225_2.png) [@Eric5h5](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Eric5h5)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935/2 "2009-09-30T19:46:49Z")

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Look into the self-illumination shaders.

–Eric

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**Author:** ![Daniel-Brauer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f475e1/32.png) [@Daniel-Brauer](https://discussions.unity.com/u/Daniel-Brauer)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935/3 "2009-09-30T20:18:57Z")

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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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**Author:** ![tool55\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@tool55\_1](https://discussions.unity.com/u/tool55_1)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/making-objects-glow/398935/4 "2009-09-30T20:59:47Z")

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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.