Lens Flare

The Lens Flare effect simulates the refraction caused by shining a bright light into a camera lens. The shape of the lens flare can be circular or hexagonal.

For detailed video tutorials and sample scenes by Adam Phillips, see toonboom.com/resources/video-tutorials/chapter/adam-phillips-harmony-effects.

Here is how a typical lens flare can be set up:

Lens Flare Properties

Parameter	Description
Flares
Flare Type	Custom: Lets you use your own custom art or drawing. Type 1: Circular lens flare. Type 2: Hexagonal lens flare.
Blend Mode: Normal/Screen	Lets you apply a normal or screen blending mode to the image. Normal: When selected, this operation will not create any blending mode effect. Screen: When deselected, this operation multiplies the inverted colour of the blending element with the image. This lightens the colour of the overlapping area. Screen is the default blending mode.
Position X, Y, Z	Lets you precisely orient the flare in the x, y, and z axes.
Brightness
Intensity	The strength of the lens flare.
Red	Red values of the image.
Green	Green values of the image.
Blue	Blue values of the image.
Alpha	Alpha values of the image.
Colour Swatch	Opens the Colour Picker where you can specify the colour of the main flare.
Flare 1–10	Lets you create custom lens flares by associating them with specific drawings. You can create up to 10 different flares.
	Drawing: Lets you specify a drawing to use for the flare. Position: The position of the flare. Size: The size of the flare. Blur Intensity: The strength of the flare.