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Title: Neon Text Tutorial
Description: By Mod Xiao


Mod_Xiao - December 1, 2004 01:53 PM (GMT)
Neon Text
Hello and welcome @ XiaO's neon text tutorial, here's what we're going to make:
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1) Open a new file, size 600 x 400 pixels with a white background.

2) Press D and go to Filter > Render > clouds

3) Press Ctrl + U and use following settings:

Hue: 0

Saturation: 50

Lightness: -50

4) Go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer and use following settings:

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5) Enter a large text in a nice font like I did:

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6) With the text layer selected, go to Layer > Rasterize > Layer

7) Press Shift + Ctrl + N (or Layer > New > Layer) to create a new layer, call it Neon.

8) With the layer you just made selected, hold down your Ctrl-key and click on the text layer.
Now you should have the text selected
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9) Click your Rectangular Marquee Tool and right-click on the text, click Stroke and use following settings:
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10) Press Ctrl+D to Deselect your text.

11) Right click your text-layer (in my case it's called 'NiteClub') and choose Delete Layer.
Now you should have something like this:
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12) Right-click your Neon-layer and choose Blending Options. Use following settings:
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Congratulations, you are finished!
End result:
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Extra: if you want your text to glow more precise like this:
http://img7.exs.cx/img7/671/niteclub2.jpg
Use the following settings in Outer Glow instead:
http://img7.exs.cx/img7/3959/tut6b.jpg

Cycloon - December 1, 2004 02:21 PM (GMT)
Zet je outer glow ff op precies, dat doet het beter :)

Mod_Xiao - December 1, 2004 03:18 PM (GMT)
Nee, heb ik geprobeerd... en dan hebde zo glow mé kappen in enzo, maar ni echt letters of vormen ofzo.. Kvond het zo sjieker ...

Cycloon - December 1, 2004 04:30 PM (GMT)
euhmzz moet je mss eens proberen met een layer erachter :)

Mod_Xiao - December 1, 2004 05:37 PM (GMT)
Kijk eens helemaal vanonder bij Extra, is het da wa ge bedoelt?

Cycloon - December 1, 2004 07:25 PM (GMT)
Dat stond daarvoor daar niet :angry:

Mod_Xiao - December 1, 2004 10:21 PM (GMT)
Toen ge da zei van die layer al wel hoor :huh:




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