Photoshop uses layer styles to make soft blue digital neon character effects

The author also uses the layer style to make neon words, but when making more attention to detail, not only increased the smoke background, but also added a reflection, so that the picture more lifelike.

Final effect

1, a new 1920px*1080 file, this size is the size of the Mac. This is the best size when we do a scrolling web page of the ad map. However, the specific size, still depends on the actual needs of your project. Fill a black background layer, and then create a new layer. Set the foreground color to black, the background color to white, and go to filter > Render > Cloud to add clouds to the layer. If the cloud does not work at once, you can also use the shortcut key combination "Ctrl+f" to repeat the operation several times.

2. Create a new layer above the cloud layer and use the gradient tool to set a radial gradient of blue (#15aec4) to Black (#000000) (the blue here is the main color I use in this example, you can refer to it, or you can use your own color). When the gradient layer is done, adjust the layer blending mode of the gradient layer to "multiply".

3, after the change to multiply the bottom, the style is as follows.

4, now let us copy this layer again (CTRL+J) out of two layers, one of the blending mode to "overlay", placed at the top of the layer, the other layer on top of the original layer, the blending mode is unchanged. Then, with the free transform tool, the top layer is shortened to two-thirds of the original size, and the other layer is shortened to the original One-third. This is to create an environment of three-dimensional, so, not only our main object of the background needs color effect, but also have the feeling of reflection. So, to literally understand the students who are still not very clear, you can look at the picture below.

By this step, the background is finished. You can put the above layer into the new group "background", and then continue to do the rest of the steps on top of the background.

5, will do a good text-type logo dragged into it, placed above the layer, and placed in the middle, just let it stand just a three-point effect of the background map of the lower position. This will make it look more stereoscopic.

6. Copy the identified layer to a layer, and then temporarily turn off the duplicate layer. Add a blending style of gradient overlay to the identity layer. Gradient settings can refer to my color, of course, with the main color with the line, the angle of 0 linear gradient. After the gradient overlay and then add "Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur" to the layer, the blur size is 18px, the size of the main look at your logo size, so that the final effect as shown in the following figure.

7, you can open just hidden copy layer, the replication layer first grid, hold down the CTRL key to select the layer, the purpose is to pull out the layer of the selection. Then go to "SELECT > Modify > Shrink" to shrink the selection by 2 pixels. Then turn the layer off, create a new layer in the selection, and fill it with white.

8, the purpose of our shrinking constituency is to create a finer mark than the original text, which I often use when creating a light effect, especially when the light effect is a finer strip shape, and the contraction of the top layer produces a concentrated effect. Next, we add the Gaussian blur to the top layer, and the blur size is 2px. And then, let's add a layer style to it, and first, I'll drop the opacity of this layer to 90%, and the padding down to 0. Next, I want to add the outer glow to it, the outer Glow setting panel parameters are as follows.

9, add a color overlay layer style, color overlay for white. When you are done, create a new group, add the layer to the group, and then change the group's blending mode to "color Dodge."

10, some people say, color too much, look always seems not high-end, this is very good to do, find the first has been Gaussian Blur 18px processed layer, and then superimposed a single color can be. In this PSD, can form the changeable color, the repetition usage is very high.

11, the effect of reflection has been very widely praised, the production method is also very simple. Let's brush up on it again. Place the text ID you just made into a new group, and then copy the group. Use the free change tool to handle changes that are vertically flipped by the group. Move the flipped shape down to the position shown in the following figure.

12, this seems to have a reflection effect, but the reflection is too obvious. Use our masks to add masks to the reflection group. Select the black and white linear gradient tool to pull the black and white gradient on the mask. Remember the mask principle, black will be able to block the original image, the original image is not visible, white is restored to visible. This also creates a reflection of the kind of slowly to the bottom of the effect of the hidden. Because the reflection itself has a sense of transparency, we then reduce the transparency of the reflection layer by 60%.

13, also want to enhance the visual effect, you can match the cloud effect, increase the smoke brush on the background layer, text identification layer, to create a new group. Create a new layer within the group, and use a smoke brush to modify it freely. When decorated, use the white foreground color and change the layer blending mode to "overlay."

14, at this time also can add some transparent white rectangle above the background layer, the transparency can be set very small, use the cross vision between transparency to create another effect. Copy a few more, and use masks, transparency to coordinate the overall effect.

15, also need to add a shadow for the text, then you can not use the layer style projection function. We can choose the Ellipse selection tool, at the bottom of the text label to select an oval, that is, add shadow place. Then feather 20px and fill it with black. Change the layer style of the shadow layer to soft light.

16, in the overall composition, I think the following part is too dark, so let's add a little stage effect. Add a layer above the background layer, using the just blue to black gradient, using the radial gradient method, pull a semicircle below. That is, place the blue gradient circle below. Then add a mask and just now we've talked about the way the mask was used, so here's the same approach, using a black and white gradient to decorate the gradient circle. The details of the gradient can be seen in the layers panel.

Final effect:

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