diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
index 2efe3446..b0d426cf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/model/ModelSphere.java
@@ -65,12 +65,9 @@ public class ModelSphere {
 
         GlStateManager.disableTexture2D();
         GlStateManager.enableAlpha();
-        GlStateManager.enableColorMaterial();
-        GlStateManager.colorMaterial(1032, 5634);
 
         drawShape();
 
-        GlStateManager.disableColorMaterial();
         GlStateManager.disableAlpha();
         GlStateManager.enableTexture2D();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
index afc65c79..8e52836a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/unicopia/particle/client/ParticleSphere.java
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.BufferBuilder;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.model.ModelSphere;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.particle.IAttachableParticle;
 import com.minelittlepony.unicopia.spell.ICaster;
@@ -71,12 +74,22 @@ public class ParticleSphere extends Particle implements IAttachableParticle {
             return;
         }
 
+        GL11.glPushAttrib(GL11.GL_ALL_ATTRIB_BITS);
+
+        GlStateManager.depthMask(false);
+        GlStateManager.shadeModel(GL11.GL_SMOOTH);
+        GlStateManager.tryBlendFuncSeparate(
+                GlStateManager.SourceFactor.SRC_ALPHA, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA,
+                GlStateManager.SourceFactor.ONE, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ZERO);
         Color.glColor(tint, alpha);
 
         model.setPosition(posX, posY, posZ);
         model.render(radius);
 
+
         GlStateManager.color(1, 1, 1, 1);
+
+        GL11.glPopAttrib();
     }
 
     @Override