Wednesday, November 4th, 2015

Make a Classic Glowing Neon Sign in Illustrator

 

This fun neon illustration is quick and easy to make in Illustrator

 
This video tutorial shows how to create a glowing neon sign in Illustrator. You will start by learning some quick and easy ways to draw the sign and then you will see how to make the neon glow. The glow is made in such a way that you can save it as a Graphic Style which means that you can then apply it to any shape in future. The entire sign is very easy to make even for a competent beginner Illustrator user and it is fun to make too. Once you’ve made it you can turn any drawing or even text into a neon sign.

Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

Create a Retro Neon Sign in Illustrator

How to make a Las Vegas Style Retro Neon Sign in Illustrator

Neon is a fun effect to make and in this set of three video tutorials you will see how to make a retro neon sign in Illustrator. You will start by making the lights and the sign itself. In part 2 see how to add a glow effect to the sign to give it some light and dimension. In the final video see how to add the Neon text to the sign.

Here are clickable links to all three videos in the play order: