Flash MX Effect: Outer Glow
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com
Unlock the original layer, select both, and use the Align tools to line the two circles up perfectly over each other. With the gradient on top of the flat circle, it will almost look like a single circle with a two-color gradient fill.
Prev
- Introduction
- Copy Shape
- Paste to New Layer
- Creating a Fading Alpha Gradient
- Gradient Fill
- Aligning the Solid and the Glow Layers
- Placing the Glow Behind the Solid Shape
- Scaling the Glow Layer
- Conclusion
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