Photoshop Tutorial: Super Car I - Neon Lights

Pure_Graphix · 100+ Club Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 240 Location: US

Super Car I
Car Neon Lights
Pure_Graphix

OK, I'll be using the same original picture as my last topic.

First make a selection around the outside of the bottom of the car with a 2 pixel feather.

On a New Layer, fill this in with the neon color of your choice. Suggestions are, white, green, blue, purple, or red. These will look most real, but in photoshop, you can do whatever color you want. I used bright Green.

From here, take the soft eraser and erase some of the glow.

Duplicate this layer. And set the lower layer to Overlay.

On the Normal, upper layer, erase a bit more with the soft eraser, and lower the opacity to around 35.

Check back for Super Car II - window tinting

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jettlagg515 · Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 3

whats going on, i checked out all your posts and was wondering if you do this for hobby or work. i have been customizing cars in photoshop for a few years. i never thought about the neon glow but have been creating body kits. im interested in finding out what else you can do.

Gevalia · 50+ Club Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 59

hi there, nice work, i think i know an alternative way that would work better though, had a 5min go at it, so might not be perfect, tell me what you think and i can give a step-to-step tut if you like it

http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/521/neonrn8.jpg

nic1993 · Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 24

hmmm this tut is... interesting. maybe using the neon glow feature just be easier, then again i might be wrong