Neon Text Effect in Photoshop
Photoshop effects are all over the web. There are all kinds of Photoshop tutorials about how to create interesting text effects. Each tutorial has their own crazy tips and tricks to create outstanding and amazing effects. Neon effects are among some of the most popular effects. It doesn’t have to be difficult to create a neon effect in Photoshop, you just have to know the tricks to make it happen. You can create a neon text effect in Photoshop in just a few easy steps, which I’ll show you in the video.
It’s best to create your neon effects using paths or shapes. However, you have to convert your text to a shape in order to make this happen. With a few handy tricks to converting your text to paths, you can create interesting effects. All it takes is a little know-how and you can create a glow effect in just a few minutes. All it boils down to is stroking your path with a brush and then adding Inner and Outer glow layer styles to that layer. Choosing the right Blend Mode is important too. Setting the blend mode to Hard Light makes it so that your colors really stand out and glow. Soft light is to subtle for this effect. Neon has a strong, colorful glow and hard light is the best way to replicate this effect.
Results: Neon Text Effect in Photoshop
How did your new neon effect turn out? Did you have any problems creating this neon text effect in Photoshop? It can be a little tricky when you are switching between layer styles in the paths panel. Selecting the past just right on a new layer in order to stroke it with your brush can be a little tedious. However, when you get the hang of this you can create a neon text effect of any shape or path. At the end you can erase the parts that overlap to create a unique neon text effect. Erasing parts of it to create one large text shape unifies the entire design. If you ran into any problems or have questions about how to re-create this effect leave your thoughts and questions in the comments section below.
