I work at a sign shop and I design so many artwork of neon flex sign for customer. This video make my work easier and faster. Thank for sharing your technique.
You are actually the 3rd person to tell me that, I had no idea when I made the tutorial that it would be useful for sign mockups, I should have thought of that! Cheers 😊
Omg seriously thank you for this!! This is the best tutorial I've found, where the neon effect can be functional without directly relying on the background for the effect to take place. THANK YOU!! ❤️
YOU ARE AWSOME ! I wish i had teacher like you when i studied to be layout designer. And english aint even my first or second language, still got everything easy. Bravo !
I'm super late replying here sorry! I just wanted to thank you cause comments like this make super motivated to get back to making these tutorials and I love sharing them!
Tried about 5 videos prior to this one looking to learn to create a neon effect. This is the best for sure. Lots of info but still concise because of the good video editing. Thanks for the help!
@@VectorArtAcademy No problem :) I also started a channel this year (different account) for guitar backing tracks - and I needed to learn neon graphics for a Thumbnail. It's a lot of hard work! I feel that your editing and presentation is a cut above other tutorials so I hope you find your audience!
Oh yeah, thumbnails are definitely a weird artform all on their own! Good luck with your channel as well, I hope the neon trick helps with some eye catching designs :)
I'm so glad I found this. Your way of explaining is top notch for sure, and I've been looking up how to make a neon effect for a while now and this is by far the most beneficial video I've seen, just thank you. You have my sub.❤ Ps. You deserve way more subscribers.
Thank you so much Summer, you made my day! I love that you found this helpful, if there is anything else in particular you are looking to learn I'm always open to ideas 😊
@@VectorArtAcademy hmm🤔 well I've also been looking up how to make social media posts designs, and how to play with fonts and shape them or make typography logos out of them, and photo manipulation
Cool, thanks for the ideas! Editing typography made me think of this tutorial on one of my favorite channels: czcams.com/video/gKVVtaNx-20/video.html, she shows how to add flourishes and change letter shapes with just the pencil and smooth tools, you might find it interesting.
Turned out fantastic in the tutorial, but when I saved as a graphic style for use in another file, it puts a glowing bounding box around whatever shape I draw...the glow is not limited to the shape itself. I have no idea where I went wrong? I would love to be able to reuse this effect.
Hi Paula, it sounds like either you may need to adjust the padding around the glow effect (see the step at 06:30 in this video and repeat that in your new file to see if that helps,) or it may be an effect scaling issue, I did a supplementary video about using the effect on smaller or larger art here: czcams.com/video/1emGE6vXG1M/video.html If neither of those help please feel free to contact me here: vectorart.academy/contact/ with more details and I'll do my best to help you get it working for you!
Hi Ivan, I'm so sorry I missed this comment somehow! I hope you've figured out a way that works for you, but for future reference, I usually do a quick sketch either on paper on in Fresco or Procreate and then bring it into Illustrator and use the Curvature Tool or Pen Tool to trace. I have a video about that part of the process here: czcams.com/video/XplFjYanQZA/video.html
THANK YOU FOR THIS! I am experimenting with this and what if I have a design where I want to use multiple colors in the graphic style? When I change the color it changes the color for the entire design.
Hi Kyle, glad you liked the tutorial! My quick work around for this is just to copy and paste the artwork temporarily into a new document, change the global swatch to whatever color you like, then paste it back into your main document. When you bring it back in you'll get the new global swatch added to your palette and you can create another graphic style from it to build a whole set of different color styles in one doc.
@@VectorArtAcademy thank you! What I ended up doing was creating swatches for all the colors I want to use. I went into each layer and changed the color. I then saved each different color as a new library under "custom effects". Now I can select each color "library" as a new effect.
Hi thank you for the video. But I was wondering how do use two different colour in the same document because changing the global color will affect all layers
Hi Jess, great question! My quick work around for this is just to copy and paste the artwork temporarily into a new document, change the global swatch to whatever color you like, then paste it back into your main document. When you bring it back in you'll get the new global swatch added to your palette and you can create another graphic style from it the same way we did for the original. This way you can build a file with a whole set of custom neon effects and apply different colors to different elements in your design. I hope that helps!
Hi Eline, that's great to hear! I'm not sure why your plus button didn't show up, but you can get to the same option by clicking the little menu button in the top right of the graphic styles panel and choosing the first menu item "New Graphic Style" I hope that helps!
great tutorial. Unfortunately for print I need cmyk mode so that washes the color out a lot compared to rgb. Not sure if there is a way to keep the colors bright in cmyk and more neon looking.
Yeah, unfortunately this really doesn't translate very well to CMYK with most colors. The closer your base color is to pure magenta, yellow or cyan the better it translates but a lot of nice in between colors really only work in RBG. I've been experimenting with recreating this tutorial in CMYK with more "safe" colors but its very limiting.
@@VectorArtAcademy Thank you. Yes a lot of my clients come to me with really nice bright colored design ideas but what they fail to understand is that what shows on screen won't translate to print a lot of the time. Especially bright neon colors.
Oh yes, I had to explain this so many times when I did more print work. I actually wonder if it would be helpful to make a short, non-technical video explaining it in simple terms with visual aids that people could show to clients to help them understand the limitations. Some clients get it right away and then there were some where I got the feeling they just thought we were be being difficult 😅
Hi Dalton, sorry for the late reply! If you don't like the look of the shadow you can totally skip adding that layer to the appearance stack. Some neon sings have backing pieces that cast a shadow and I kind of like the dimensional look the shadow layer gives but I see what you mean.
Thanks Kai! You could certainly apply this style to text but keep in mind since it's all built on outlines it won't fill in the latter and you'll want to choose a very large bold font.
Really nice tutorial! Quick, clear and enjoyable. I'm new to Illustrator so I'm not sure where I went wrong, but after the 2nd layer I have no color in the strokes. They're just white. Any idea what I did or how to fix it?
Hi Robbie! Sorry you're having issues, it's hard to say what's happening without seeing it but I'd be happy to take a look at your file. You can send it to illustrationwithkat [at] gmail [dot] com
@Illustration with Kat thank you so much. I got it to work, just had to kept the setting on normal instead of screen. For some reason those just showed as white on the image. Still had the color in the swatch with the correct looking opacity.
Hi Rodrigo, sorry for the late reply! When I convert to CMYK it does look a bit washed out but that usually happens with vibrant effects like these. It definitely looks best for digital uses but you can manually adjust the colors and effects to try to get it a little closer to the original after conversion. I recommend experimenting with the base color swatch in particular, some colors translate better than others.
Hi Chuppa, sorry for the late reply! I am working on a way I can help review people's files when they have issues like this, but in the meantime can you send me a message at the email address listed in the About tab and just let me know what's happening with your file? Hopefully I can help or send you back a working sample 😊
Por lo general, si eso sucede, significa que la ilustración no estaba seleccionada cuando cambiaste la muestra. El panel Apariencia te permitirá realizar ajustes incluso si no hay nada seleccionado, por lo que esto puede resultar confuso.
Puedes probar este archivo: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k6ms09asc7m4k1ajxshsx/Neon-Effect-Graphic-Style-Thin-Neon-for-Text.ai?rlkey=pnpsztnhrzohg94cdyziuq49a&st=qrsxpz7h&dl=0 es un versión más delgada del efecto que funciona bien en fuentes en negrita, aquí he usado Arial Rounded MT Bold
¡Gracias Dante! Agrego subtítulos en español a este video hoy, espero que sean buenos! Tuve que usar la traducción de Google, estoy aprendiendo español pero lentamente :) Pronto trabajaré para agregar español al resto de mis videos.
I have a question, since I am not a graphic designer and I want to make a poster for printing. Can posters with neon elements be made in cmyk format? And what do they look like when they are printed? Of course, I don't think the paper can shine, I just hope it can keep the vibe.
Hi there! This is a tricky question because printing results vary a lot depending on your file set up, what type of printing you're doing and the actual colors you choose for the neon effect since some hue ranges convert to CMYK better than others. In general effects like these will always look much better for digital display purposes than print, but you can certainly try it out starting with a CMYK file and following the same process. Most printers will be able to answer questions or provide you with a color proof to make sure the effect looks acceptable before printing. I definitely recommend getting in touch with them and showing them the file beforehand to see if it's something they can produce to the standard you are looking for. I hope that helps! ~Kat
Sorry for the late reply, I'm just back from the holiday break 😊 I would check in your Appearance Panel, under the menu there see if you have "new Art Has Basic Appearance" checked. If it's unchecked, you should be able to click the graphics style and then draw with your other tools and see the neon effect applied.
Hi! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing! Quick question, does this work with text as well? I’ve been trying with text (I haven’t run through your steps yet!) and am hoping this makes it much easier!
Hi Tayla! I'm so glad you liked the video 😊 Yes, you could apply this style to text. A couple of tips: You'd want to pick a super bold font and start with a really big point size, apply the graphic style, then in your transform panel make sure you have "Scale Stoke & Effects" turned on before you scale it to whatever size you need for your design. Also just a note this style will only work as a text outline. I could definitely do another video at some point that builds the neon effect as a fill which would work better for thinner script fonts. I hope that helps!
Hi Vene! Generally speaking you can print anything you make in Illustrator as long as you save and export your file properly for the specifications your printer needs. This file is built in the RGB color space so you'd need to convert it to CMYK, make sure the raster effects resolution is set to 300 dpi and check with your printer for any other specific settings they require. These bright neon effects tend to look best on screen since they can remain RGB, converting it to CMYK will typically dull the colors a bit. I hope that helps!
This is amazing! Thank you. Question: In your starter file, the process works great and turns out exactly as shown in the video. However, when I tried moving the graphic style to a different file, the shadow is WAY darker and the shape as a whole just isn't as well blended. (I wish I could attach a couple screenshots to show the difference). I checked to make sure none of the effects or anything were removed and they're all there. I'm wondering if it's a difference in how you set up your file or something? Do you know how to fix it??
Hi Hallie! I suspect it has something to do with your color space, is your new document CMYK or RGB? RGB work better for this kind of effect since you a wider range of colors to work with the blends tend to be smoother. If that's not it perhaps I can take a look! You can send screen shots or your file to the email address listed in the About tab.
Hi, thanks for the tutorial but I’m having a bit of a problem. I created the shadow layer but for some reason the black shadow doesn’t show up on your background or any other background except white background. Why is that ?
Hi Blake! I'm not sure why that would be happening, do make sure your blend mode for that stroke layer is set to multiply and it should work. It's a pretty subtle effect since its between all the other glowing stroke layers but if you zoom in and toggle the visibility of just that stroke you should be able to see it.
I'm having difficulty applying this effect to another document. I can apply it just fine, but the stroke is so large and Un-adjustable. Any suggestions for this problem?
Hi Hannah! Did you get this worked out? Sorry for the late reply! What you can do is select the art that you have applied the neon style to, under your transform options, make sure you have checked "Scale Stroke and Effects" and scale that object down. Now if you resave the graphic style you will have a scaled down version of the effect that you can apply to other art. If I get a few minutes today I will make a quick video demo and link it to you here.
what if you are not seeing an opacity option on your color palette? could it be an issue with mac versus pc? I have checked in both RGB and CMYK modes and neither has the opacity option in the colour palette.
Hi J, you will find the opacity option in the transparency panel which is separate from your color panels. If you don't see it on your workspace you can open it from the window menu. I hope that helps! ~Kat
Hi Peter, I saved the starter file as CS6 but I don't have that version to check if everything in this tutorial works. I hope this helps: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6eo44cuzwf3csn9uciv1d/Neon-Graphic-Styles-Starter-File-CS6.ai?rlkey=w2hq2osuwjngf50n79y0bhcvc&dl=0
@@VectorArtAcademy, hi there thank you for the download, but unluckly it didnt work, i only could see a single line of the vector. so i will try the tutorial and create it instead, but thsnk you for trying
Hi Luke! If you don't see the Color panel you can get to it from the Window menu. You could also change your workspace, for my tutorials I always use Essentials Classic. I hope that helps!
@@VectorArtAcademy i am having the same issue, Ive tried it all and Im not able to find where to change the color intensity bc it is not part of the color panel
You'll only see the option if you have selected a fill that is made with a global swatch like I have used here, can you double check that the fill color you are trying to adjust is global?
Sorry for the late reply, I've been offline for a bit! You absolutely can use this process with gradient strokes, it makes some beautiful effects. Next neon tutorial I'll try to demonstrate that as well.
Is there a way to save this as a transparent picture so if i wanna make a overlay or a picture to add to another picture. I just cant work it out how it would work. Or does it need a dark background to work?
Hi Harley, anything with a glowing effect like this definitely works best on a dark background overall. You could import your picture into Illustrator (using File > Place) and just put it on a layer below your art with the neon effect though, as long as the image is dark enough to show the contrast it should work.
@@VectorArtAcademy ahhh ok, I was more trying to make an overlay for with neon bordering and i just cant seem to work it out. Ill try something different with this video. Very well done by the way was soo simple for me to use and work out. thankyou so much
Hi Leo, sorry for the delay I'm just back from holiday break. You can use this on text if you have a very thick font, there are also other ways to apply neon effects too. I plan to do another video about it in the future but you can find one here: czcams.com/video/VaFpjRhmdQE/video.html
Hi Neo Experience, you can scale the effect pretty easily actually! All you need is to have "Scale Stroke & Effects" option checked and then you can make the line any size you need. You can find that option either under Edit > Preferences > General, or by double clicking the Scale Tool to bring up the options. It should also appear in your properties panel if you have nothing selected and at the bottom of the Transform panel (Window > Transform) so there are lots of ways to get to that option to turn it on and off. I hope that helps!
Hi there, I'm sure you got this fixed by now I just wanted to let you know I uploaded a quick tutorial on saving these styles at different sizes in case you find it helpful for the future! 😊😊czcams.com/video/1emGE6vXG1M/video.html
There is a quick work around for this, if you copy and paste any element with this style to a new blank document and change your color, you can cut and paste it back in to the original file and it will keep its new color. You can resave this as a new graphic style also so you can apply multiple colors.
Thank you for the tutorial this is a big help, but may you please take it slow a little, I am just a beginner and the explanation is kinda fast for me to follow. Hope my comment is just okay,, just my opinion as a beginner,, Thanks.
Hi Abi! Thank you for letting me know, I'm sorry if this went a little fast. It is more of an intermediate tutorial but I am working on a written version of it with screenshots of all the settings that may be easier for a beginner to follow. I'll come back and reply to this comment with the link as soon as it's published!
Hi Carlos, I would love to be able to make videos in Spanish but I only know the very basics. Lo siento! I believe there is an option to switch to autogenerated subtitles in Spanish if not I will look into uploading them myself in the future.
Let me know if you have any questions, thanks for watching!
Love your voice ❤️💞
I followed everything 100% but...at the end when you draw a circle, i have a lot more "neon" INSIDE of the circle than you do. Any thoughts?
HELLO CAN YOU SHARE THE YA ECHO FILE?
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Will this print in cmyk?
i signed up for your patreon, but the project is still locked :( :(
I notice that the neon effect is mostly gaussian blur and I 100% think your method is the best! Appreciate the quick and easy tips!
Hi Drew, so glad you liked it! Hoping to get a part 2 out soon with some tips for neon text.
I work at a sign shop and I design so many artwork of neon flex sign for customer. This video make my work easier and faster. Thank for sharing your technique.
You are actually the 3rd person to tell me that, I had no idea when I made the tutorial that it would be useful for sign mockups, I should have thought of that! Cheers 😊
Omg seriously thank you for this!! This is the best tutorial I've found, where the neon effect can be functional without directly relying on the background for the effect to take place. THANK YOU!! ❤️
Hi loomonda! That's awesome I'm so glad you found it helpful! I love this effect too since it can be any color on almost any background. ☺️
Not even halfway into your video and already want to show some appreciation for your tutorial getting straight to the point.
Thanks! I hope it was helpful, I know I like tutorials that get right to the point to so I try to stick to that :)
thank you so much for this!!! you made that so much easier!
This was my first time actually following an illustrator tutorial step by step. Seriously fantastic!
That's so awesome to hear, I'm really glad you liked it!
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Great tutorial!
I watched so so many tutorials, the only one that actually gave me a proper neon effect. Thank you so much!
Awesome I'm glad it worked well for you, it's interesting how there are so many ways to make different effects but I really like this method 😊
YOU ARE AWSOME ! I wish i had teacher like you when i studied to be layout designer. And english aint even my first or second language, still got everything easy. Bravo !
I'm super late replying here sorry! I just wanted to thank you cause comments like this make super motivated to get back to making these tutorials and I love sharing them!
Definitely one of the easier one and well explained. Subscribed 🙌🏽
Thanks Alan, and welcome! 😊
This is an awesome tutorial. Thank you so much for this!
You're very welcome! I'm happy it was helpful 😊
Best Neon Turorial for Illustrator !
Thank you so much Taro! ☺️
Tried about 5 videos prior to this one looking to learn to create a neon effect.
This is the best for sure. Lots of info but still concise because of the good video editing. Thanks for the help!
Thanks so much for the comment, I'm really glad you found it helpful! This is the kind of thing that keeps me motivated to create more tutorials 😊
@@VectorArtAcademy No problem :) I also started a channel this year (different account) for guitar backing tracks - and I needed to learn neon graphics for a Thumbnail. It's a lot of hard work!
I feel that your editing and presentation is a cut above other tutorials so I hope you find your audience!
Oh yeah, thumbnails are definitely a weird artform all on their own! Good luck with your channel as well, I hope the neon trick helps with some eye catching designs :)
I'm so glad I found this. Your way of explaining is top notch for sure, and I've been looking up how to make a neon effect for a while now and this is by far the most beneficial video I've seen, just thank you. You have my sub.❤
Ps. You deserve way more subscribers.
Thank you so much Summer, you made my day! I love that you found this helpful, if there is anything else in particular you are looking to learn I'm always open to ideas 😊
@@VectorArtAcademy hmm🤔 well I've also been looking up how to make social media posts designs, and how to play with fonts and shape them or make typography logos out of them, and photo manipulation
Cool, thanks for the ideas! Editing typography made me think of this tutorial on one of my favorite channels: czcams.com/video/gKVVtaNx-20/video.html, she shows how to add flourishes and change letter shapes with just the pencil and smooth tools, you might find it interesting.
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That is awesome to hear, I'm so happy to help! 😊
Thanks, mam you safe me 7 hours in working 8 hours, know my work to make 50 to 100 neon effects in just 1 hour, God Bless You🥰
Oh wonderful, I'm so happy the video was helpful! That global swatch trick is such a great time saver I use it all the time 😊
@@VectorArtAcademy thank you mam again.
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So glad you liked it!
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that was A M A Z I N G!!! So well organized, i knew at all times what exactly i was doing!
Thank you so much! That is awesome to hear 😊
OMG u r incredible i litterally found only neon glow effect for text or with same color as background before ur video, thx really ! btw gg great video
Thank you so much! 😊I'm really glad I could help!
Best tutorial I have found!!! Thank you so much!!!
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Absolutely, so happy you liked it!
Turned out fantastic in the tutorial, but when I saved as a graphic style for use in another file, it puts a glowing bounding box around whatever shape I draw...the glow is not limited to the shape itself. I have no idea where I went wrong? I would love to be able to reuse this effect.
Hi Paula, it sounds like either you may need to adjust the padding around the glow effect (see the step at 06:30 in this video and repeat that in your new file to see if that helps,) or it may be an effect scaling issue, I did a supplementary video about using the effect on smaller or larger art here: czcams.com/video/1emGE6vXG1M/video.html If neither of those help please feel free to contact me here: vectorart.academy/contact/ with more details and I'll do my best to help you get it working for you!
Thank you, Very informative
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Thank you! 😊
do you by any chance have a tutorial on how to draw the lip shape?
Hi Ivan, I'm so sorry I missed this comment somehow! I hope you've figured out a way that works for you, but for future reference, I usually do a quick sketch either on paper on in Fresco or Procreate and then bring it into Illustrator and use the Curvature Tool or Pen Tool to trace. I have a video about that part of the process here: czcams.com/video/XplFjYanQZA/video.html
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Love this tutorial!! Thank you
You are so welcome, I'm glad you liked it!
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Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for creating this tutorial, It helped me a lot with my first project. You have my sub:)
Thank you Zaheed! I'm so glad you found it useful 😊
Thank you kat you really help me with this
Thanks Taisseer, I'm so glad it was helpful!
THANK YOU FOR THIS! I am experimenting with this and what if I have a design where I want to use multiple colors in the graphic style? When I change the color it changes the color for the entire design.
Hi Kyle, glad you liked the tutorial!
My quick work around for this is just to copy and paste the artwork temporarily into a new document, change the global swatch to whatever color you like, then paste it back into your main document.
When you bring it back in you'll get the new global swatch added to your palette and you can create another graphic style from it to build a whole set of different color styles in one doc.
@@VectorArtAcademy thank you! What I ended up doing was creating swatches for all the colors I want to use. I went into each layer and changed the color. I then saved each different color as a new library under "custom effects". Now I can select each color "library" as a new effect.
I think that is what I did....Thank you!@@VectorArtAcademy
Hi thank you for the video. But I was wondering how do use two different colour in the same document because changing the global color will affect all layers
Hi Jess, great question! My quick work around for this is just to copy and paste the artwork temporarily into a new document, change the global swatch to whatever color you like, then paste it back into your main document. When you bring it back in you'll get the new global swatch added to your palette and you can create another graphic style from it the same way we did for the original. This way you can build a file with a whole set of custom neon effects and apply different colors to different elements in your design. I hope that helps!
Did you ever figure this out?
The Plus Button didn't appear to me in the Styles Panel, I don't know why... But it was a GREAT tutorial, helped me a lot! Thanks!
Hi Eline, that's great to hear! I'm not sure why your plus button didn't show up, but you can get to the same option by clicking the little menu button in the top right of the graphic styles panel and choosing the first menu item "New Graphic Style" I hope that helps!
@@VectorArtAcademy thank you! I'll try that!
this is a great tutorial.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
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Thank you Salman, glad you like it! 😊
@@VectorArtAcademy welcome 🤗
great tutorial. Unfortunately for print I need cmyk mode so that washes the color out a lot compared to rgb. Not sure if there is a way to keep the colors bright in cmyk and more neon looking.
Yeah, unfortunately this really doesn't translate very well to CMYK with most colors. The closer your base color is to pure magenta, yellow or cyan the better it translates but a lot of nice in between colors really only work in RBG. I've been experimenting with recreating this tutorial in CMYK with more "safe" colors but its very limiting.
@@VectorArtAcademy Thank you. Yes a lot of my clients come to me with really nice bright colored design ideas but what they fail to understand is that what shows on screen won't translate to print a lot of the time. Especially bright neon colors.
Oh yes, I had to explain this so many times when I did more print work. I actually wonder if it would be helpful to make a short, non-technical video explaining it in simple terms with visual aids that people could show to clients to help them understand the limitations. Some clients get it right away and then there were some where I got the feeling they just thought we were be being difficult 😅
Good tutorial, but how could neom cast its own shadow?
Hi Dalton, sorry for the late reply! If you don't like the look of the shadow you can totally skip adding that layer to the appearance stack. Some neon sings have backing pieces that cast a shadow and I kind of like the dimensional look the shadow layer gives but I see what you mean.
Hey! Thanks for that awesome tutorial!
Just one question, is the graphic style working for fonts as well?
Thanks Kai! You could certainly apply this style to text but keep in mind since it's all built on outlines it won't fill in the latter and you'll want to choose a very large bold font.
I am having the same problem, i drew the ellipse and it just came out as a very large stroke.
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Hello , thank you, I want to design neon in CMYK color mode ( not RGB ) if you can teach , thank you
Really nice tutorial! Quick, clear and enjoyable. I'm new to Illustrator so I'm not sure where I went wrong, but after the 2nd layer I have no color in the strokes. They're just white. Any idea what I did or how to fix it?
It worked once I changed the opacity mode from screen back to normal. Not sure why it wouldn't work on screen or color dodge.
Hi Robbie! Sorry you're having issues, it's hard to say what's happening without seeing it but I'd be happy to take a look at your file. You can send it to illustrationwithkat [at] gmail [dot] com
@Illustration with Kat thank you so much. I got it to work, just had to kept the setting on normal instead of screen. For some reason those just showed as white on the image. Still had the color in the swatch with the correct looking opacity.
Wow.
Great tutorial. How could I make it work with CMYK format? The effect is gone when I convert the document for printing. Thank you!
Hi Rodrigo, sorry for the late reply! When I convert to CMYK it does look a bit washed out but that usually happens with vibrant effects like these. It definitely looks best for digital uses but you can manually adjust the colors and effects to try to get it a little closer to the original after conversion. I recommend experimenting with the base color swatch in particular, some colors translate better than others.
@@VectorArtAcademy Thank you for your reply. Great work.
Hi. How are you. Love your videos. But for some reason not able to make it exactly. Pls share the glow effect ai file if possible. 🙂❤️👍
Hi Chuppa, sorry for the late reply! I am working on a way I can help review people's files when they have issues like this, but in the meantime can you send me a message at the email address listed in the About tab and just let me know what's happening with your file? Hopefully I can help or send you back a working sample 😊
01:56 NO ME APARECE PARA MODIFICAR EL PORCENTAJE DE 100 A 10 % SABES QUE PUEDE QUE ESTE HACIENDO MAL ?.
Por lo general, si eso sucede, significa que la ilustración no estaba seleccionada cuando cambiaste la muestra. El panel Apariencia te permitirá realizar ajustes incluso si no hay nada seleccionado, por lo que esto puede resultar confuso.
@@VectorArtAcademy FALTABA EN LA PARTE DE ARRIBA HACER CLICK EN LAS FLECHITAS DE LA MISMA SOLAPA!.
@@VectorArtAcademy Pudiste hacer el tutorial para texto ?.
Puedes probar este archivo: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k6ms09asc7m4k1ajxshsx/Neon-Effect-Graphic-Style-Thin-Neon-for-Text.ai?rlkey=pnpsztnhrzohg94cdyziuq49a&st=qrsxpz7h&dl=0 es un versión más delgada del efecto que funciona bien en fuentes en negrita, aquí he usado Arial Rounded MT Bold
Subtitulos en español plz, buen video, saludos desde Perú
¡Gracias Dante! Agrego subtítulos en español a este video hoy, espero que sean buenos! Tuve que usar la traducción de Google, estoy aprendiendo español pero lentamente :) Pronto trabajaré para agregar español al resto de mis videos.
I have a question, since I am not a graphic designer and I want to make a poster for printing. Can posters with neon elements be made in cmyk format? And what do they look like when they are printed? Of course, I don't think the paper can shine, I just hope it can keep the vibe.
Hi there! This is a tricky question because printing results vary a lot depending on your file set up, what type of printing you're doing and the actual colors you choose for the neon effect since some hue ranges convert to CMYK better than others.
In general effects like these will always look much better for digital display purposes than print, but you can certainly try it out starting with a CMYK file and following the same process.
Most printers will be able to answer questions or provide you with a color proof to make sure the effect looks acceptable before printing. I definitely recommend getting in touch with them and showing them the file beforehand to see if it's something they can produce to the standard you are looking for. I hope that helps! ~Kat
hey kat, thankyou for the tutorial. but i have an issue... i can't applying the graphic style with other tools, any suggestion?
Sorry for the late reply, I'm just back from the holiday break 😊 I would check in your Appearance Panel, under the menu there see if you have "new Art Has Basic Appearance" checked. If it's unchecked, you should be able to click the graphics style and then draw with your other tools and see the neon effect applied.
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Thank you Aouadi!!
Hi! Amazing video. Thanks for sharing! Quick question, does this work with text as well? I’ve been trying with text (I haven’t run through your steps yet!) and am hoping this makes it much easier!
Hi Tayla! I'm so glad you liked the video 😊 Yes, you could apply this style to text. A couple of tips: You'd want to pick a super bold font and start with a really big point size, apply the graphic style, then in your transform panel make sure you have "Scale Stoke & Effects" turned on before you scale it to whatever size you need for your design. Also just a note this style will only work as a text outline. I could definitely do another video at some point that builds the neon effect as a fill which would work better for thinner script fonts. I hope that helps!
@@VectorArtAcademy this is sooo helpful! Thank you for taking the time to respond!
Hi is this good for printing in paper or fabric?
Hi Vene! Generally speaking you can print anything you make in Illustrator as long as you save and export your file properly for the specifications your printer needs. This file is built in the RGB color space so you'd need to convert it to CMYK, make sure the raster effects resolution is set to 300 dpi and check with your printer for any other specific settings they require. These bright neon effects tend to look best on screen since they can remain RGB, converting it to CMYK will typically dull the colors a bit. I hope that helps!
This is amazing! Thank you. Question: In your starter file, the process works great and turns out exactly as shown in the video. However, when I tried moving the graphic style to a different file, the shadow is WAY darker and the shape as a whole just isn't as well blended. (I wish I could attach a couple screenshots to show the difference). I checked to make sure none of the effects or anything were removed and they're all there. I'm wondering if it's a difference in how you set up your file or something? Do you know how to fix it??
Hi Hallie! I suspect it has something to do with your color space, is your new document CMYK or RGB? RGB work better for this kind of effect since you a wider range of colors to work with the blends tend to be smoother. If that's not it perhaps I can take a look! You can send screen shots or your file to the email address listed in the About tab.
@@VectorArtAcademy The document is in RGB. Thank you, I'll send some screenshots!
I can't edit the lips
Hi, thanks for the tutorial but I’m having a bit of a problem. I created the shadow layer but for some reason the black shadow doesn’t show up on your background or any other background except white background. Why is that ?
Hi Blake! I'm not sure why that would be happening, do make sure your blend mode for that stroke layer is set to multiply and it should work. It's a pretty subtle effect since its between all the other glowing stroke layers but if you zoom in and toggle the visibility of just that stroke you should be able to see it.
I'm having difficulty applying this effect to another document. I can apply it just fine, but the stroke is so large and Un-adjustable. Any suggestions for this problem?
Hi Hannah! Did you get this worked out? Sorry for the late reply! What you can do is select the art that you have applied the neon style to, under your transform options, make sure you have checked "Scale Stroke and Effects" and scale that object down. Now if you resave the graphic style you will have a scaled down version of the effect that you can apply to other art. If I get a few minutes today I will make a quick video demo and link it to you here.
Here you go, I hope this helps! czcams.com/video/1emGE6vXG1M/video.html
what if you are not seeing an opacity option on your color palette? could it be an issue with mac versus pc? I have checked in both RGB and CMYK modes and neither has the opacity option in the colour palette.
Hi J, you will find the opacity option in the transparency panel which is separate from your color panels. If you don't see it on your workspace you can open it from the window menu. I hope that helps! ~Kat
hi there, could you save it as cs6 version please
Hi Peter, I saved the starter file as CS6 but I don't have that version to check if everything in this tutorial works. I hope this helps: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6eo44cuzwf3csn9uciv1d/Neon-Graphic-Styles-Starter-File-CS6.ai?rlkey=w2hq2osuwjngf50n79y0bhcvc&dl=0
@@VectorArtAcademy, hi there
thank you for the download, but unluckly it didnt work, i only could see a single line of the vector. so i will try the tutorial and create it instead, but thsnk you for trying
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Great tutorial trying to follow along but I can't seem to locate the colour palette option to change the percentage? Any ideas on how to find this?
Hi Luke! If you don't see the Color panel you can get to it from the Window menu. You could also change your workspace, for my tutorials I always use Essentials Classic. I hope that helps!
@@VectorArtAcademy i am having the same issue, Ive tried it all and Im not able to find where to change the color intensity bc it is not part of the color panel
You'll only see the option if you have selected a fill that is made with a global swatch like I have used here, can you double check that the fill color you are trying to adjust is global?
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Can u make gradient color with that?
Sorry for the late reply, I've been offline for a bit! You absolutely can use this process with gradient strokes, it makes some beautiful effects. Next neon tutorial I'll try to demonstrate that as well.
Is there a way to save this as a transparent picture so if i wanna make a overlay or a picture to add to another picture. I just cant work it out how it would work. Or does it need a dark background to work?
Hi Harley, anything with a glowing effect like this definitely works best on a dark background overall. You could import your picture into Illustrator (using File > Place) and just put it on a layer below your art with the neon effect though, as long as the image is dark enough to show the contrast it should work.
@@VectorArtAcademy ahhh ok, I was more trying to make an overlay for with neon bordering and i just cant seem to work it out. Ill try something different with this video. Very well done by the way was soo simple for me to use and work out. thankyou so much
what about making neon effect in letters, words? is this possible?
can i expand apearance , expand , outline stroke of the letter? is this going to work like this?
Hi Leo, sorry for the delay I'm just back from holiday break. You can use this on text if you have a very thick font, there are also other ways to apply neon effects too. I plan to do another video about it in the future but you can find one here: czcams.com/video/VaFpjRhmdQE/video.html
can i change the size? I want to design a business card and the line is very thick
Hi Neo Experience, you can scale the effect pretty easily actually! All you need is to have "Scale Stroke & Effects" option checked and then you can make the line any size you need. You can find that option either under Edit > Preferences > General, or by double clicking the Scale Tool to bring up the options. It should also appear in your properties panel if you have nothing selected and at the bottom of the Transform panel (Window > Transform) so there are lots of ways to get to that option to turn it on and off. I hope that helps!
Hi there, I'm sure you got this fixed by now I just wanted to let you know I uploaded a quick tutorial on saving these styles at different sizes in case you find it helpful for the future! 😊😊czcams.com/video/1emGE6vXG1M/video.html
i saved it as a graphic style but it wont apply to shapes and line:(
and i cant do multiple colors in image, if i want to change a color for just one part the whole thing changes, please help! bless!
Hi Jiahe, sorry you are having difficulties, what happens when you try to apply the style to a shape or line? Does applying other graphic styles work?
There is a quick work around for this, if you copy and paste any element with this style to a new blank document and change your color, you can cut and paste it back in to the original file and it will keep its new color. You can resave this as a new graphic style also so you can apply multiple colors.
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Thank you for the tutorial this is a big help, but may you please take it slow a little, I am just a beginner and the explanation is kinda fast for me to follow. Hope my comment is just okay,, just my opinion as a beginner,, Thanks.
Hi Abi! Thank you for letting me know, I'm sorry if this went a little fast. It is more of an intermediate tutorial but I am working on a written version of it with screenshots of all the settings that may be easier for a beginner to follow. I'll come back and reply to this comment with the link as soon as it's published!
in spanish please
Hi Carlos, I would love to be able to make videos in Spanish but I only know the very basics. Lo siento! I believe there is an option to switch to autogenerated subtitles in Spanish if not I will look into uploading them myself in the future.
Hello , thank you, I want to design neon in CMYK color mode ( not RGB ) if you can teach , thank you