neon blocks and neon text (glow effect) (original) (raw)
In the following tutorial you’ll learn how to create the image below using filters.
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You can view tutorial part1 and tutorial part 2 at google dot com, or by watching the youtube clips below.
Some keyboard shortcuts you might find useful:
| ctrl + n | open a new canvas |
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| ctrl + shift + n | create a new layer |
| ctrl + j | duplicate layer |
| d | reset fore- and background colors |
| i | eyedropper tool |
| b | open brush palette |
| alt + backspace | fill with foreground color |
| ctrl + backspace | fill with background color |
| ctrl + f | reapply last filter used |
| ctrl + alt + f | reopen last filter window used |
| ctrl + u | open hue and saturation window |
| ctrl + l | open levels window |
| ctrl + m | open curves window |
| ctrl + e | merge selected layers |
| ctrl + shift + e | merge all visible layers |
| alt (in window, e.g. curves) | reset |
| alt (e.g. in liquefy window) | reverse |
| alt (marquee tool) | keep crosshair centered |
The first clip is relatively slow in pace, but the second one isn’t. And something went wonky with the plug of my mic, too, so the sound gets worse and worse towards the end. I’m very, very sorry about this. I still don’t know how to fix that kind of things, but I’m working on it.
If you have any questions concerning the tutorial, please feel free to drop a comment here. I’ll try to help you out to the best of my abilities.
For those of you who might have trouble with curves in photoshp, you might like to check out this curves tutorial (which I didn’t make). It explains things very well, imo. Better than I ever could.
Feel free to give me your opinions (whether positive or negative) on this tutorial, either by filling out the poll or dropping a comment. Your views are very welcome, since I am trying to improve.
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