How to Create Gacha Splash Art with FX Layers

What this effect does

Gacha polish combines impact overlays (slashes, bursts, circles), luminous glow, particles, and color grading into a cohesive rarity presentation. The goal is hierarchy: character first, FX second, background support third.

When to use it

• SSR / UR character reveal art
• JRPG key visual and menu hero images
• Event banner and login reward artwork
• Donghua and gacha crossover promos
• Indie gacha or card battler marketing assets

Step-by-step workflow

1. 01

   Generate a hero pose with strong silhouette

   Splash art lives or dies on silhouette readability. Full-body or dramatic three-quarter, clear separation from background.

2. 02

   Start with a light leak or vignette base polish

   Establish color mood before heavy FX — warm gold for premium, cool purple for mystic, red for aggressive.

3. 03

   Add primary impact FX (slash, burst, or magic circle)

   One hero effect behind or beside the character — not competing with the face.

4. 04

   Layer particles and aura at medium Intensity

   Embers, sparkles, or dust at 40–55% add premium feel without clutter.

5. 05

   Use Intense Light on glow layers only

   Reserve maximum glow for rim and weapon FX. Keep skin and costume areas cleaner.

6. 06

   Export and test in banner crop

   Crop to gacha banner aspect ratio — adjust FX if important elements get clipped.

Common mistakes

• Too many competing FX layers — looks busy, not premium
• Effect covers the character's face or gacha name safe zone
• Mismatched rarity color (common scene + legendary FX)
• Ignoring banner crop — FX placed where UI will cover it
• Flat base image — no amount of glow fixes weak generation

Export tips

• Export PNG at 2× for retina store assets
• Keep safe margins for title text and rarity badge overlays
• Save to Assets with Enhanced tag for campaign reuse