Glowing Line Tutorial (N4S)

[NFLCN4S]

Step 1:Open up the sig/wall you are working on.

Step 2:Take the pen tool and make any shape you like selected with some sort of light color. I choose a horizontally stretched out diamond shape.

Step 3:Then go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur (click OK to rasterize) - and choose about 2.5 (but you choose blur it more if needed)

Step 4:Set the diamond layer to Overlay. Remember you can tinker with the opacity setting. Whatever fits for you.

Step 5:Duplicate the layer as many times as you need to your liking. I went with 3 dups here, which brought it to a total of 4. Finished Product:

 

[PurplePeopleEaters]

Or you could just use the line gradient and erase it with the feathered circle brush but I gues this is more precise. Nice tut.

 

[AdropOFvenom]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PurplePeopleEaters @ Sep 3 2006, 12:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Or you could just use the line gradient and erase it with the feathered circle brush but I gues this is more precise. Nice tut.</div>Nice simple effect, but I dont really see its usefulness, plus I think Step 4 looked better then the final result (No offense)

 

[NFLCN4S]

Something like this is what it's used for.

 

[PurplePeopleEaters]

Looks a lot better when you put it into context like that. Looks great on that wall. good job.