Multiple examples of the flare tool applied in Illustrator CC 2018 2017 2015 2014 CS6 CS5 etc applied to a black background in most cases and using a variety of methods of flare / halo / rings / vector designs as well as masks - the flare tool is a vector design that can be exported for use in other applications such as Photoshop. More info about the #Illustrator #flare #tool can be found on the graphicxtras website as well as example designs.