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A simple neon sign in Photoshop
Let's create a nice and simple neon sign in a form of a paw in this basic Photoshop tutorial.
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Open a new Photoshop document and press D to set a black foreground color.
Press Alt + Delete to fill the document black.
Choose the Custom Shape Tool.
Right click the Rectangle Tool to open other available shapes.
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Choose a shape you like (see picture).
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Press X key to set the white foreground color.
Create a shape.
Click, hold and drag to create a shape.
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Press and hold Ctrl key and click the Vector mask thumbnail (see picture).
You just selected your shape.
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In the menu click Select, Modify and choose Contract...
In the new window set Contract by to 3 pixels and click OK.
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Right click the Shape layer ...
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... and choose Rasterize Layer.
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Press Delete and then press Ctrl + D to remove the selection.
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In the menu click Layer, Layer Style and choose Outer Glow...
In the new window set Blend Mode to Screen, Opacity to 75 %, and Noise to 0 %.
Set Technique to Softer, Spread to 14 % and Size to 13 px.
Set a purple color.
Don't close the window yet...
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On the left click Drop Shadow.
Set Blend Mode to Normal and Opacity to 75 %.
Set the angle to 120 degrees, Distance to 3 px, Spread 13 % and Size to 59 px.
Set a purple color.
Click OK.
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And your neon sign should be done.
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