![]() ![]() Go to Object > Effects > Outer Glow and increase the Opacity to 80% and bring the Spread down to about 40%. Select the vector and Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste in Place, layering it directly over the first vector. Choose Dark Pink from your list of Swatches.Ĭlick OK to exit the Effects window. Click on the colored square to the right of the Mode menu to open the Effect Color window. Set the Mode to Screen, Opacity to about 20%, Noise to 3% and Spread to 70%. With the vector selected, go to Object > Effects > Outer Glow. Select the original text frame and g o to Type > Create Outlines, to vectorize the text.Įdit > Copy, Edit > Paste the vector, moving the copy over to the pasteboard. Note that this means you won’t be able to adjust the formatting of the text, so Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste the text frame, moving the copy over to the pasteboard to preserve a copy of your text if you like. Once you’re happy with the size, position, font and color of the text, you’re ready to outline the text. UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS: 50 Million+ Fonts & Design Assets DOWNLOAD NOWįrom the Swatches panel, set the Font Color to Dark Pink. Create a new layer above and name it Typography. Head back to the Layers panel and lock the Background layer. If you want the neon effect to be a different color, say blue, create two swatches in the same way, one dark blue, one pale blue. We’ll use these to layer up the dark and light tones of the neon effect. In the Swatches panel create a further two new swatches: Double-click the new swatch to edit it, setting the CMYK values to C=85 M=76 Y=61 K=93. Opt for in the Swatches panel (Window > Color > Swatches), or to recreate the color used here, click on New Color Swatch in the panel’s drop-down menu. Use the Rectangle Tool (M) to create a shape that extends across the whole of the page.įor the text effect to have impact, you’ll need to give the rectangle a dark fill. I’ve set up the effect pictured here on a landscape A3 page (go to File > New > Document), though of course feel free to adapt the page size to suit your own purposes.Įxpand the Layers panel (Window > Layers) and rename Layer 1 as Background. This sort of text effect would look great on a poster or event flyer, and it’s so easy to do! Step 1 Light-up neon type is fantastic for adding nighttime glamour or a moody 1980s feel to your designs. ![]()
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