Can I make an image "glow" in UMG?

Hello, I would like to make the heart on the image below “glow” like the text is. I’m using an outline material for the text, but I don’t know if something like that can even be done to images (I know I could make it in Photoshop but I’d rather do it in engine just like the text)

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You make something like this with a sphere mask behind and setting your texture as a parameter so you can reused/set them:

There is that node as well but it didnt give a good result (too much noise), you can give it a try.

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How would I apply this in UMG? This seems to go in the right direction though! I assume I could put a text block behind it with nothing written on it?

Yes you can just add an image, set your material with only the sphere mask, and just place another text over that image. And toogle visibility of the image to turn on/off the glow effet.

But it will always be a sphere glow:

Add an image widget, select your material:

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Oh you can choose materials as images!!! I thought you couldn’t so I didn’t even try. Thank you so much!!! This is great

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