Comments on: Show The Glow

By: Marcelo Bassul (BRAZIL)

Marcelo Bassul (BRAZIL) — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:50:22 +0000

Very good…
cooll!!!
i liked your works..

By: davidbisset.com » Outer Glows Done Right

davidbisset.com » Outer Glows Done Right — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:08:52 +0000

[…] A great way to show workable “outer glow” techniques and a quick photoshop tutorial. […]

By: Chris Frazier

Chris Frazier — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 18:57:28 +0000

Thanks for mentioning the logo! I love m_333’s stages of filter use - when I was in school I renounced the use of gradients. Pretty funny.

On a different note - I actually don’t use the Outer Glow filter all that often. It seems like I inevitably just copy to a new layer, Gaussian Blur it and then fade it back. How old school is that? I always have to remind myself that CS2 has great tools like this that I need to remember to use.

By: m_333

m_333 — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:05:00 +0000

Nice article. I’ve notice, in my experience at least, 3 stages of PhotoShop filter use…

- Amateur over usage
- Renouncing the use of filters and all they stand for
- Figuring out how to properly/subtly use filter to enhance an already kick-a design

Thanks for shedding light on how filters should be used

By: Andrew Faulkner

Andrew Faulkner — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:34:59 +0000

Nice to see it back in action!

I would like to stress that the subtlety of the outer glow doesn’t just mean how big it is, but how close it’s colour is to the background colour.

Big outer glows definitely do work if done well.