Lensflar FX and the Twinkle texture


Lensflare is probabley the best thing to come along in computer graphics since the chrome sphere. This effect happens most noticabley only when very bright lights are viewed. In many cases the flare effect is negligable and most lighting designers actively try to prevent it. Likewise, most photographers avoid it when possible. However, it can be used in long focus camera shots to accentuate depth, or to add an attention getting flash in any scene.

A complete description of these is more proper to discussions of Special FX, Textures, and Brushes. One may use either the global Lensflar special effect or apply the Twinkle texture to specific objects that will track to the camera.
As of version 4, this effect is not among the strongest in Imagine's bag of tricks. Consider using either a paint program or image processor to produce more striking flare brushes.

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