Flared2 + Glared2 · Learn the workflow
Blender lens flare
and light effects tutorials.
Start with the current product playlists, then explore the manual, sample files and earlier tutorials when you need them.
Flared2
Learn to place lens flares in your scene, customise presets and refine the result in Eevee or Cycles.
Explore the preset galleryGlared2
Explore glow, ghosts, streaks and other optical effects in Blender’s compositor, including the workflow for separate EXR passes.
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Legacy tips · Still useful for troubleshooting
Troubleshooting essentials
These five older tips remain useful when diagnosing common problems. They were written for earlier Flared, Glared and Blender versions, so controls and behaviour may differ in your version. Their original publication dates are not available in this archive.
- I can't see the realtime FX in the final render. Why?
- There's an incompatibility between Glared and the Flared function to "Force Eevee on a New Layer"
- Cycles. Why do I see black spots instead of Lens Flares?
- After installation, Flared gives errors and doesn't work
- Realtime FX are active, but I can't see them
Earlier tutorials & troubleshooting
These pages are preserved for users of earlier releases. Each page identifies its historical context; start with the playlists above for Flared2 and Glared2.
Newest first · Original publication dates
- Glared - New Light Effects in Blender
- Glared - Add Light Fx on Video Footage
- Glared - Light Leaks FX for Blender - Reduce Flickering Function
- Compositing Lens Flares outside of Blender
- Glow in Cycles and Eevee, and other fantastic lighting Fx
- Lens Flare Realtime FX - New Feature
- Flared 1.9.4 has a new automatic obstacle detection feature.
- Lens Flare Advanced Render Control
- Suggestions for rendering Lens Flares in Cycles
- Finally we have direct Cycles render! In Flared 1.8
- Render Lens Flare in Cycles - Flared - Blender 3.1
- Lens Flare in Blender - Flared 1.7 Beta - The New Distances Control
- Flared Lens Flare in Blender - Add a lens flare to a picture in Blender
- Flared Lens Flare in Blender - Direct Render in Cycles
- Flared - Lens Flare Tutorial in Blender
- Flared Addon - Version 1.6.7 beta has Cycles support
- Flared Addon - Version 1.6.5 is coming out. What's new!
- Lens Flare in a 3D Scene - Case History - What is a lens flare?
- Lens Flare - How to Use the Preset Function - Tutorial
- Lens Flare - How to make a Flare flickering - Tutorial
- Lens Flare - How to use Flared in Cycles - A good trick
- Lens Flare - New Lens Flare for Christmas (Work in Progress)
- Flared - Relay Race - Animation Experiment for the Addon
- Flared - Activation key: how to use yours
- Lens Flare - New Shaders for Blender 2.81 - No compatibility
- Lens Flare - New Shaders for Blender 2.81 - No compatibility
- Lens Flare - New Templates and Functions - FLARED Addon for Blender
- Lens Flare - New Templates are Coming - FLARED Blender Addon
- Lens Flare in 3D Scene - FLARED addon for Blender 2.80
- Lens Flare On Video Footage - FLARED addon for Blender 2.80 - Eevee
- Lens Flare Creation - Adapt Lens Flare to the shape of the light source
- Lens Flare - How to hide behind an obstacle - FLARED for Blender 2.80
- Lens Flare Tutorial - How to create a simple Lens Flare
- Lens Flare Blender - Lens Flare template with simple rounded ghosts
- Create Lens Flares
- How To Add Lens Flares
- Lens Flare Tutorial