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  • Illustrator Flare Effect on White Background – is this possible

    Posted by Kelly Sharples on August 28, 2024 at 1:25 pm

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows a way to create a flare effect on a white background. I need to make a diamond graphic look like it is shiny. I can easily complete this on a black background but am struggling to reverse this logo graphic effect on a white background.

    Kelly Sharples replied 5 months, 3 weeks ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Oscar Polanco

    August 28, 2024 at 3:55 pm

    Creating a flare effect on a white background is not possible because the flare is usually a white shine on a surface, so a white background or a white surface cannot be whiter to reflect the shine.

    An option to shine a clear background would be to make the surface “off white” applying maybe a color like #FAF9F6 or #F5F5F5. That way the background won’t be pure white and the shine or flare will be visible. Then you can create the flare and add a Difference transparency blend mode and play with the opacity.

    Hope that helps.

  • Kelly Sharples

    August 28, 2024 at 9:35 pm

    Thank you Oscar – appreciate your time to comment. I wanted to ensure I double checked this was the case.

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