I answered a question about chrismas lights and their glow...and was asked to post it here
(original posts
here )
So here goes.....
How about this effect ? am I getting closer ?
The light is made up of several parts - the main three are :-
the element (with an glow added to its material list) so it shows up , er, glowing. (no shadows set on this)
a light bulb with a aura on it (placed over the element
and a
solid glas tube - I think the solid bit is important to stop the light reflecting around inside it and causing problems (?) - I also used the preset crystal glass for the material (I think)
The *.car is attached.
Have fun.