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Photoshop Quick Tips #2 - Neon Effect with Animation

December 23, 2008

Back in July I wrote a tutorial showing how to create the effect I use on Abduzeedo's logo, a very subtle light effect, sort of neon style. The tutorial is the Shining Neon Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop if you want to check it out. Also I decided to mix it a bit with the animation features that we have now in Photoshop.

Even though the effect was simple a lot of people complained that got stuck on some steps or their result was not the same, because of that, I decided to do a video showing how to create the same effect.

Video Tutorial

Photoshop Tips #2 - Neon Effect with Light Effec Animation from fabio sasso on Vimeo.

Animation

End Result Image

Download the Photoshop File

Click here to download the PSD file used for this tutorial.

About the author

My name is Fabio Sasso, I'm a graphic/web designer from Porto Alegre, Brazil and I'm the founder of Abduzeedo. I hope we can share lots of information, tips, and ideas through Abduzeedo. Also you can follow me on Twitter or my personal site at http://fabiosasso.com.

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29 Comments

Daniel12/23/2008

I prefere a text-explanation. The video goes way too fast for me to follow the tutorial.
But the result is astonishing!

My Graphic Life

Allahverdi Suleymanov12/23/2008

Hm, waiting when you will share your font with us :)

Spyce12/23/2008

Not only is it way too fast, I can't test what the exact effects are that are being applied. Granted I'm quite familiar with the Photoshop interface, but the resolution is just so small, nothing can be read.. I have nothing against video tutorials, perhaps a voice-over next time.. or even just including sound?

abduzeedo12/23/2008

The best way to watch the tutorial is via VIMEO you can watch it in HD and full screen. The quality is really good then. The effect is really simple to do.

http://vimeo.com/2610163?pg=embed&sec=2610163

Thanks for the comments ;)

Laura B12/23/2008

Without voice isn't impossible to follow, moreover the pictures are too small....I can't see the sequences...

Spyce12/23/2008

Ah... I see. I'm not used to Vimeo, though I know it's gaining in popularity (and as I just witnessed, for very good reasons). I guess I'm just used to the old YouTube style.. where the video doesn't get any larger. The embedded size is the size of the video. (To enlarge the video makes it all grainy and pixely.) And so, I thought such was the case here.

Thank you for pointing this out :p

Nikki - Logo Design Guru12/23/2008

thanks for the helpful tips. The neon effect looks really great. I will think up a project where I can use that. Thank you.

Nikhil12/23/2008

Is visible quite clearly in HD. Thanks.

Though I suppose a voice-over would really be nice.

Douglas Iacovelli12/24/2008

Fabio, i'm from Brazil too... my english is very poor..

What is this font?

Ps: Your Blog is awesome!! Your works are unbelievables! Congratulations!

Heaton12/25/2008

nice job

Ilias12/25/2008

Nice tut although you could maybe add some text and go a bit slower since you're not talking it's a bit too fast to follow.

Anyway, I wanted to know how you can use this "animated graphic" for instance on the web?
Do you save it as a gif or something?

Cheers

HamBoneZ12/27/2008

Nice tutorial dude! I really appreciate it.
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HamBoneZ12/27/2008

There is my entry.... I discover that the effect is better if you get a tiny font... I customized a big one and the effect is not really the same... but what ever, I appreciated this tutorial.

Link : http://www.vimeo.com/2644096
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Anonymous12/28/2008

its pretty hard to follow without voice or text.

Anonymous12/29/2008

What font did you use?
Did you save it as gif?

Anonymous01/14/2009

C´mon, SHARE THE FONT

mish_maniac01/15/2009

Hey,abduzeedo!
pls gimme the font,
thanks

Gault01/24/2009

Hi Fabio,
I Loved This Tutorial And This Is What I Made With It.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/10/20/2151071/Animated-Mobile9.gif

i have a request can you give me the font which you have used in the logo of your site

(Abduzeedo)

regards.

josie2701/30/2009

how do i make pixs

KirliAdam04/06/2009

very good. but I don't could...

Anonymous04/24/2009

the same tutorial with sound and hd video can be found here

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=animation+photoshop+tutorial+cs4&o...

click on "animated glow affect tutorial" the owners site is not working but his video works from that page. enjoy

gongwei840104/30/2009

I think you can use flash to make it, it will be more easier. Have a try~

Durim05/13/2009

Very nice effect, but i didn't know how you did the "gradient" layer, you only started a vide just like that, i want to know how you did the beginning.

iaN05/20/2009

abduzeedo rules!

Anonymous06/28/2009

What´s the Software you use to make this tutorial??? PC or MAC? I need it... Thanks! Excellent Tutorial!

djvic08/29/2009

i dont get Step 7 how do i group the single layer

Bobinush09/05/2009

Nice tut! Just have one problem, I dont have timeline when I press animation for the last part.. Insted I have keyframes :/

Anyone knows how to get timeline insted of keyframes? thnx!

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rubaiyat02/09/2010

Can we have a tutorial on naming things?

Your hard drive appears to full of .psd files called sample and movies called mov.mov!

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