: Does anyone know what these background bubble objects are called/achieved? I am a programmer and not an artist so I apologize in advance if the question I am asking sounds trivial. But does
I am a programmer and not an artist so I apologize in advance if the question I am asking sounds trivial.
But does anyone know what these things (floating interconnected ball effect) is called? I see them almost everywhere in the web development world.
How is the affect of these semi-translucent shaded balls achieved, and does anyone have any recommendations on where to obtain or create these assets for myself?
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These are circles (filled, probably with 50% grey) with a very low opacity, and additively blended with the background.
Circles
Layers
Layer Opacity
Additive Blend
The above are the keywords you need for googling how to do this.
Pop the following words in a google image search to get started:
circles as bubbles additive blend
Draw a circle or render it using CSS. Fill it with 50% white/black = grey.
Blend it additively with the background.
In OpenGL parlance, additive blend is glBlendFunc (GL_ONE, GL_ONE).
Set the opacity VERY low. In the below example, it's at 10%:
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