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Neon Text


We'll begin this tutorial, by changing the foreground to 00FF24, then go ahead and choose the text tool. I chose "Arial Black" as the typeface at a size of 56 and adjust the tracking to 180. Now type "NEON" or something that you like better.

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Now "Ctrl" click the text layer to create a selection around it and create a new layer. Now go to "Edit" then "Stroke." Size will be 3, color 00FF24 and make sure "Outside" is checked.

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You should now have the following:

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Right click on the layer and select "Blending Options" then "Outer Glow" and use the settings below.

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You should now have the following:

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Now "Ctrl" click the text layer to create a selection around it and create a new layer. Now go to "Edit" then "Stroke." Size will be 1, color white and make sure "Center" is checked.

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Now grab the "Eraser Tool" and erase sections of the letters as I have done below.

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You should now have the following:

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Now go to "Filter" then "Blur" and then "Gaussian Blur" and use the below settings.

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You should now have the following:

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The Results!!!

Neon Text Tutorial: Final Result



Author's URL: EmpireDezign
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