Creating Neon Sign

Create new document, size 600 x 400 px

make sure background color is black

Use Type Tool type the text like this, i used font "planet cosmos"

Link for Planet Kosmos

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Create new layer

Stand on layer 1, hold Ctrl and click to text layer

The selection will be ..

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Contract Selection

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Then delete

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Create some shape to background

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Merge layer

Create some arrow

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Duplicate for 4 layer

Select layer 1, hit Ctrl + U to open Hue/Saturation windows

Layer 2

Layer 3

Layer 4

Now, bring your work to ImageReady

Duplicate 4 frame in Animation Palette

Layer shot at frame 1

At frame 2

At frame 3

And at frame 4

Change delay time = 0.2 to all layer

Save your work as a gif file

My work result !!!!

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