Advanced Glow Effects
Sep 15th in Effects by Collis
Step 1:
As with pretty much every tutorial I've ever written, we begin with a radial gradient. This one is pretty harsh and goes from a reddish brown color to black. Here are the exact color codes:
Foreground color - #922f00
Background color - #000000
Step 2:
In this tutorial, we actually need a pretty intense center, so what we'll do is duplicate the layer we just made and set the one above to a blending mode of Color Dodge. There are a few types of blending modes, darkening ones, lightening ones, colorizing ones and inverting ones. Color Dodge is probably the strongest of the lightening ones. As you can see in the screenshot, it produces a pretty full-on center.
Step 3:
Now in our glow effect, it helps to have a nice textured background. So we are going to create a sort of smoky haze. To do this, create a new layer, then make sure you have white, #ffffff, and black, #000000, selected as your background and foreground colors.
Then go to Filter > Render > Clouds. This will give you the same random cloud pattern as above.
Step 4:
Now set the opacity of your layer to Overlay and 30% transparency. In some instances this would be enough, but for our needs we want it even smokier looking!
So go to Filter > Sketch > Chrome and use default settings of 4 and 7 for detail and smoothness respectively. Actually you can probably mess around with those if you want, but the defaults seem to be fine.
When you're done, the result should look a lot smokier (once its overlayed at 30% transparency that is). You can see the result in the background of the next screenshot.
Step 5:
Now before we can start making glows, we need to have something to glow. Here's where we break out the pen tool. If you have used the pen tool much I suggest playing around with it a little. There are some tricky things you can do with shortcuts, but for this tutorial you don't need those.
In fact all we want to achieve are some nice curves. Fortunately this isn't too hard. I find the trick is not to use too many points. Instead rely on the Pen Tool's natural curving and drag the mouse out for each point so you get a big angle. In this S-curve shown above, I've only used three points, the starting point, the end point and one in between to give it the bend.
Step 6:
Once you have a nice curve, create a new layer. Then click on the Paintbrush Tool (B) and choose a very thin, hard brush. As you know, soft brushes are the blurry ones and hard brushes are more solid. In this case I suggest using a thickness of 3.
Note that you can have any color selected as your brush color because we'll go over it with a layer style shortly.
Step 7:
Now switch back to the Pen Tool. You must switch tools in order to do this next bit.
Then right-click and select Stroke Path. A little dialog box will appear as in the screenshot. Choose Brush and make sure there is a tick next to Simulate Pressure. This is important as it will give your curve tapered ends which will make it rock!
Next right click again and select Delete Path.
Step 8:
You should now have something like the above. Just a thin, cool swishy thing.
Step 9:
Now we add some glows. The easiest way to make our glows is to use layer styles. And the best way to tell you what layer styles to use is to tell you to download the sample Photoshop PSD from the bottom of this page and then open it up and look through them there.
In a nutshell, I've added two sets of glows. To do this I first use Outer Glow and then because I want a second glow, I change the Drop Shadow settings so that it becomes a glow (you can do this by reducing the Distance and changing the blend mode to something like Color Dodge)
Oh and also I've used a Color Overlay to make the item white so that its like the center of an intense glow.
Step 10:
So now you have the same line but with a cool glow coming off it. The beauty of using a layer style is that you can copy and paste it to other layers. To do this you just right-click the layer and select Copy Layer Style then create a new layer and right-click and choose Paste Layer Style.
Step 11:
So now repeat the same process a couple of times to make more squiggly lines.
In this instance, I made one a little thicker by changing the paint brush size before I did the Stroke Path bit of the process. I also made a third line and erased part of it and sorta made it join the other two to look like a cool triangular shape.
Step 12:
Here I've added some text in and applied the same layer style to the text layers.
It's important to pay lots of care and attention to your text. When you're first starting out, use simple fonts and play with spacing between letters, words and sizes. You can achieve a lot with just some small tricks. Here I've contrasted the three words by making Glow a lot larger and in regular casing, then made Advanced and FX much smaller, with greater space between the letters and all caps.
You can control spacing with text using the Character window. If it isn't already open go to Window > Character and it should appear. Mess about with the different settings until you learn what each controls.
Step 13:
Now we add some particles. To do this, create a new layer then select a tiny paint brush - size 3 - and just paint some dots on. It helps if they are clustered towards the center of the glow so that it looks like they are emanating from there.
You can make some of the central ones larger by doubling over on them with a second paint brush dab.
Then paste our Glow layer style on to that layer too!
Step 14:
Now that's looking pretty cool, but it will look even cooler if we give it some subtle coloring instead of this super gaudy red.
So create a new layer, and using a radial gradient, draw a blue to white gradient as shown.
Step 15:
Then set that layer to a blending mode of Color and change the opacity to 50%.
You'll see that it turns the image kind of bluish. I think that's looking much cooler already, but just to go that extra step I also created a couple of extra layers, one with some faint yellow and one with faint purple. You can see them in the screenshot above.
I set each layer to blending mode of Color and thin opacities so that they all fade together.
Step 16:
And there you have it: advanced glow effects with a cool color blend and subtle smoky background combined make for a pretty great effect.
Just remember to experiment with settings and try applying the glow to different things to see how it turns out. And try different color combinations, some surprising combinations turn out really beautiful. Good luck!
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User Comments
( ADD YOURS )dSung September 15th
Love it!
( )Thanks so much for sharing, mate.
k March 27th
==”how to do that?
( )Samson Paul July 1st
I had gone through your tutorials. It was fantastic I have no words to describe it.Thanks very much for this tutorials page.I think people who cannot afford to to join classes can do so in this tutorial.
( )S November 5th
The effect is very nice however I have some issues, It would be helpful if you included more specific information with some steps. For example, there is no mention of the new document size and text size which can have a huge impact upon the outcome.
( )I found that i spent most of my time trying to guess the appropriate document size settings so that the effects would work correctly for me.
Also there is no mention of what to do if “stroke path” isnt available on the right click menu.
I can follow all the steps you provided but I found that the information that wasn’t provided made this too hit and miss for me.
I couldn’t get the effect to turn out as it looks in your tutorial and I followed every step exactly.
I’m dissappointed because this would otherwise be an excellent tutorial and effect but there’s just too many assumptions made by the tutor.
noonnoo September 15th
Very cool! Real pro tutorials!
Thanks!
( )Kyle September 15th
Wonderful tutorial. Good to see the site back up and running! Cheers!
( )Joefrey Mahusay September 15th
I’ve never seen before like as great as this tutorial, only seen it in psdtuts.com, they makes great tutorial like this. I’ve always visit this site since they started.
Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge! Two thumbs up!
( )Bstone September 15th
Wow. I’ve been looking for this.
( )Thank you very much.
Zaigham September 16th
Excellent tutorial!
( )Simple and straight forward
Ted September 16th
Looks Sweet!
( )Denzen September 16th
Wow, the result is very nice and it’s very well explained ! Thanks, mate !
( )Collis September 16th
Yay, glad you guys liked it! Glows are so cool
( )hisam June 24th
why i cant select Stroke Path in step 7
( )Carlos September 16th
Great Site!!! Although I was wondering how do u get that faded effect at the end of each “glowing streak”? I cant seem to get it to taper even with with the simulate pressure icon clicked. But amazing tuts.
( )SigChat September 16th
That’s a really nice effect, overused in the web design industry, but really nice still.
( )Feanne September 16th
So awesome. Thank you!
( )Jonathan Solichin September 16th
Amazing! What an original. Thanks!
( )scott September 16th
Love this!
( )Dennis Plucinik September 16th
You guys are killing with these tutorials. Congrats.
( )Kev September 16th
Great Site!!! Although I was wondering how do u get that faded effect at the end of each “glowing streak�
Click the option to apply pressure.
( )Chris Coyier September 16th
Super nice. Ahh the beauty of “simulate pressure”
( )mmmark September 16th
FYI, you mistakenly replaced the psd file in the chrome tutorial with the psd for this glow one…
( )panther September 16th
Very impressive! Great work, thanks for sharing.
( )Johnie September 16th
Wow!!!
( )Conexion September 16th
The overall effect, very nice. Very simple and effective. Though I wouldn’t say it is “Hard” to figure out how to do this effect, it is a very well presented tutorial and should help many people who are in the earlier stages of the learning process. The only part I strongly dislike is that background
I can’t stand the tacky chrome filter. Nice work though 
( )Dana September 16th
I can’t get the “Simulate Pressure” bit to work either.
Great tutorial though.
( )Jeremy August 4th
You need to turn on brush dynamics and set pen pressure to be set to “pen tilt”
( )Dan Peterson September 16th
Very nice, thanks a lot for all the tutorials. Just found the site and it’s already inspired me with quite a few different ways to implement some of these techniques!
Great job and thanks again!
( )Edwin September 16th
Very cool tutorial! I’m definitely going to bookmark this website and come back for more.
( )Jymster September 16th
Excellent tutorial !! Thanks for sharing!
( )Davis September 16th
This tutorial is absolutely amazing! It was so easy and clear and my final results were just like the example! Thank you so much!
( )fuqaha September 16th
Sweeett !! Learned a couple of new tricks in this tutorial alone!
( )Free Nature Photography Wallpaper September 16th
that is amazing!! I need to try that out stat!!
( )Jennifer Apple September 16th
Nice work!
( )replacement parts September 16th
cool tutorial thanks…
( )xpantz September 16th
Excellent tutorial… thanks.
for those who can’t get the tapered strokes…. you need to go to your brushes “window>brushes” and turn on “shape dynamics”
( )Gnelfelf September 16th
In order to get the tapered ends with the Simulate Pressure you have to make sure that shape dynamics is turned on and then you set control to “Pen Pressure”.
At least that helped with me in CS3
( )SoleAngelus September 16th
Yeah thanks GNELFELF, that helped me too, i set the minimum brush width to 1% to, so it would work properly
Excellent tut, and nice results
( )sachin kaushik September 17th
best effect your are good.
( )General Zod September 17th
Excellent tutorial, I have been looking to do something like this for years and have never come across anything as good as this, thanks loads.
( )eso September 17th
hmm…….. i cant get stroke path to work at all…… having trouble with pen tool…….hmm
( )Juan G. Calderon Perez September 17th
Thanks for the excellent tutorials i was looking for something like this!
( )Mark C September 17th
I like the web design integration add ins
( )July September 17th
simple and useful – very nice looking glow dudes
( )Alex September 17th
why are everyone of your tutorials so amazing? everyone is so great and useful
( )Blackhawk1793 September 17th
That is a very nice tut, i love it soo much!!!!!
( )Mark September 17th
Nice! I can definatly use this tutorial..
( )Thnx!
BHdrummer September 17th
I can’t get the “stroke path” clickable…..help?
( )Chris September 17th
what if the “stroke path” isn’t clickable…I can’t figure out how to fix that
( )nkhat September 17th
wow realy fantactic tutorial
( )thank you dear
Talmo September 17th
To get the stroke path to be clickable you have to select Paths as the type of path you’re creating. To do this simply click the middle icon in the first set of pen options from the pen toolbar. The pen toolbar can be found at the top of your screen, just below the menubar. Make sure to have selected the Pen tool first or you will not see the correct toolbar. Hope this helps!
( )Ramon Bispo September 17th
Beautiful!!!
( )Sam September 17th
Really nice
( )Rashid September 17th
Best tutorial yet! Good job. Keep up the good work.
( )GOL September 17th
Nice to start with the design… UP UP
( )Cyberfunk September 17th
Any chance of anyone explaining to me how to do this with the GIMP ? I can’t get past the chrome part of the tutorial… no idea how to do that w/ the GIMP ?
( )Ray September 17th
Hey, awesome tutorial! I was just wondering what font did you use for the words?
( )Collis September 17th
Hey Ray, I’m not sure but if you download the PSD you should be able to get it out of there
@Everyone: Thanks for the support, sorry for the couple of people who had trouble following some of the instructions, I’m on CS2 still (I know I know) so some of my tools are a bit different maybe? In any case thanks for helping each other out!
( )Waqas September 17th
Wow, you ROCK man….
That was cool, i liked it :>
Thanks for sharing
( )nimbus September 17th
You should add a “Donate” button on your site bro. I’m loving it, and you deserve the funds.
Thanks a ton.
( )evertt de sousa September 17th
muito bom parabéns agora é so saber utilizar a tecnica
( )Huy Nguyen September 17th
exactly what I need! thanks so much
( )Nisa September 17th
Its very nice n useful .. please provide more n more for student help.
( )thanks
veerendra September 17th
lovely work !
( )binocle September 17th
So it’s your fault if we see this kind of things everywhere these days? ^__^
Thanks for the clear and easy tut
( )mert September 17th
great work. awesomee
( )Joseph Johnston September 17th
There’s one thing I would add for people who’ve not used the pen tool too much, to make sure the pen tool is in paths mode, not shape layers mode.
( )xdreamer September 17th
i didn’t like the last couple steps , but it still a fine work.
thanks for sharing
( )Spage September 18th
Here is what I made. Awesome tutorial.
( )http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=glowme9.jpg
But some kind of s*** i the middle, going to correct it.
Navdeep September 18th
lovely tut
( )Danny September 18th
Well done.
( )C.C. September 18th
Yeah, this tutorial kicks ass. You know how to create a beautiful tutorial. it was nice and easy
( )jimrb22 September 18th
Thanks for sharing.
Great tut.
( )PiticStyle September 18th
Great tutorials! Congrats`
( )kivo September 18th
very easy to use tutorial. THANKS!! look forward to using this on my next project. ill send you samples when im done!
( )Jennifer Lee September 18th
whoa! Awesome stuff! I totally have to try this out!! Thanks for the awesome tutorial! >__
( )Sabbir September 18th
no mre to say than this
( )“marvelous”
Ali September 18th
thank you! awesome tutorial.. this is what a pro designer needs to know!
( )Ali September 18th
actually it was hard at the first to believe you could do this without using any special filter! well done
( )Khurram Mumtaz September 18th
Great work dude
( )mark rushworth September 18th
cant stroke path in CS2 it dunt appear in the context box!
( )yea September 18th
Nice tutorial. but how I can select the Thin to set it on Blending Options? when I go on Bleding Options I automatic Select the whole background
( )tewoos September 18th
really great tutorial, thanks for sharing…
( )brandy September 18th
“Step 4:
Now set the opacity of your layer to “Overlay”…”
this should say “blending mode”, not “opacity”, but that’s a small error.
i appreciate that you provide a bit of thought behind what you are doing, rather than just telling the exact steps. you could do more of this, though… also, it might be useful to some to know exactly what the blending effects are doing. (i.e., what exactly is color dodge doing? not everyone knows these things.)
i think people like it here because it is clean and simple to understand; you’ve definitely started out well!
( )mary Martin September 18th
This is awesome! I have done things similar, but not this easy. Thanks so much for all the pointers. They will help me so much.
( )Daniel September 19th
nice!
( )Hellgrace September 19th
Awesome tutorial,and a marvelous effect
well done
( )alberto rodriguez September 19th
Loved it, thank you very much
( )gus September 19th
Simulate pressure? Never heard of it before, thanks!
( )Website Design September 19th
It’s beautiful
Great work.
( )ader10 September 19th
For the guy who asked about GIMP…
Duplicate your “clouds” layer
Colors > Curves
Make a sine graph with the preview on and you’ll figure out what to do from there
( )Juan Carlos September 19th
wow! Thank You!
See You!:) Saludillos!
( )fernando September 19th
Nice work thak´s for this tip, this tutorial was very cool
( )XD
Photoshop Tutorials September 19th
Wow such an awesome tutorial. Thanks a lot for sharing this excellent tutorial.
( )Dean September 19th
Thats very cool. You can turn this into a poster.
( )ANYONE INTERESTED IN ANIMATING THIS September 19th
Check out http://www.ayatoweb.com/ae_tips_e.html
It’s After Effects, and this guy was so far ahead of his time. We used this at Fox6 XETV and it got us an emmy.
( )G. Eren September 19th
your tutorials really nice.. congratulations..
( )Marc September 19th
WOHAA…
What can I say?
Fab, this is just fab!
Many thanks,
( )and keep up the good work!
Dennis September 19th
Nice tutorial – thanks alot. This seems to be a very nice tutorial site.
( )Thanks alot for sharing.
Regards
Dennis
Jenny September 20th
That’s very cool
( )Alex September 20th
this tutorial changed my life
( )Toad064 September 20th
Truely one of the greatest tuts I’ve seen.
( )aNGEL September 20th
amazing.. thanks for this tut
( )Markow September 20th
Very nice tutorial, pretty much easy to do, even if you dont have a lot experience with Photoshop…
With the help of the comments here I managed to solve the path-making-problems… Hehe
Thanks very much!
( )tree September 20th
This has to be the best tutorial I have ever seen. I am so glad I did not go to sleep and miss seeing it!
( )This is so worth failing my exam tomorrow for.
dhrumin jariwala September 20th
that’s gr8…….. keep it up!!!
( )thanks buddy….
nalu September 20th
uwah…. beautifful , I’m so happy now! At last I found this tutorial .
( )thank you so much =D
I’ll practise this soon to make wallpaper, Mr. Collis
Miguel September 20th
Man this is great work i have been trying to learn how to do this kind of things for a while now and never found a tutorial as clear and precise not to mention easy to follow, great website!
( )Elvie September 20th
mark rushworth:
im using CS2 also. you have to select Paths AFTER you select PEN TOOL. the button is at the bar on top (by default) below the “File, Edit, Image,…” bar. a icon of a pen inside a box.
hope that you’ll find that.
( )ciaran September 21st
for those who couldnt get the tappered edges to work, make sure the brusgh hardness is set to 0% and the same for all the settings in brush dynamics. This worked for me and I had spent ages trying to get it working.
( )thanks for the tutorial!!!
Alex September 21st
yep, i’ve also created me a new wallpaper.. you deserve a million bucks
( )Aaron September 21st
I am having an issue with step #7. When I select the Pen Tool and right-click, my option for the “stroke path” is grayed out not letting me select it.
What could be the problem?
( )DP September 21st
Wow, man… that is truly a sweet tutorial… Best I’ve seen in a looonnnnng time. Thanks for the awesome addition to the arsenal !
( )luu September 21st
where can i download the sample?
( )liza September 21st
thanks for the tutorial, its excellent!
( )VIKAS September 21st
wonderfull nothing else
( )zee7 September 21st
Great Tutorial i got lot of thing from this one thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.
Thank you very much.
Waiting For more goOOd work from you!.
( )Cara September 21st
This is a great tutorial. Although when I wen to add my last few layers (for the added color) it made everything really dull and my “glowing” items kind of just faded out…….I must have done something wrong.
( )Cara September 21st
Oh and here is what I came out with………..It’s not as eye catching as the finished product in the tutorial……..I need to figure out how to make my glow even brighter
( )Emily September 22nd
In step 7, when I try to get the stroke path, the option is greyed out. Any ideas why?
( )I’d really love to finish this tutorial, but I am frustrated and stuck on this point =/
samith chathuranga fernando September 22nd
“excelant”
( )i was waiting to get like this tutorial
thanks somuch
vary cool and wonderful
so can go ahead with this ladder.
Soumya September 22nd
Amazing tutorial! Superb tips! Keep it up! This is very very helpful!
( )Bird September 22nd
thanks man, i will use this in some of my sigs
( )brego September 22nd
thank you my friend… it really looks nice
( )Mahado September 22nd
thank you so much! it’s a great tutorial…
( )Billy September 22nd
Finally, I’ve been looking for a tutorial for this. Really nice!!! thanks!
( )kbp September 22nd
goood tuut very goood!
( )Shikha September 22nd
Great tutorial. Simple and very well explained.
( )thank you!!
Shikha September 22nd
i am so glad i found this site!!!
( )Ricky September 23rd
i really really like this one
its the best outta all of them
this site is the best ever!
( )خالد بيه September 23rd
عمي وعم عيالي
( )ايه الجمال ده
WeEvoleved September 23rd
Thx That was a nice and easy creation very good
( )hvdesigns September 23rd
thats a real nice effect matey, top work
I LOVE IT
( )tammy September 24th
how do you add pen pressure?
( )Its not even there D:
Nirwana September 24th
Really appreciate sharing this kind of experience.
( )draxter September 25th
Wow, this is what i waiting for.
( )saravana September 25th
really fantastic job
( )this is what im really looking for
Rathan September 25th
To those who are having trouble with the Stroke Path being grayed out, I have run into the same trouble and figured it out.
It could be you are forgetting to add the new layer when choosing your brush size and color. This is imperative. You must have this new layer still selected when going back to the pen tool.
If somehow you end up with the Work Path on its own layer, then you must right click that layer and Rasterize it. Then simply right click on your image with the pen tool and Stroke Path.
( )skipjack September 25th
nice tutorial,
( )two thumbs up,
keep up the good works!
victor September 25th
An exposicion very clean!!!
Thankyou!!!
( )Andrew September 25th
Really nice tutorial.. crazy about the result!
( )But i think the link for downloading the sample PSD is broken or the site is down.
Andrew September 25th
naah, sry.. it’s working
( )HELP! September 26th
Where i can find “color dodge” ??? i dont find color dodge at bleding options…
( )Ymikaeru September 26th
Very Cool, Thankz very much!
( )Tina Frissora September 26th
Very nice glow effect – and fun to mess around with!
( )hoppasaurus September 26th
Two words: sah-weet.
( )Jemi September 26th
WOW.. its really glowing.
( )marco September 26th
very nice !!! Just loved this top work.
( )congratulations.
nekkidtruth September 26th
Gorgeous tutorial. I’ve been learning Photoshop through tutorials since approximately 1999. Your tutorials are vibrant and easy to understand. Your tutorials alone are digital art at it’s finest. I look forward to plenty more.
( )Lauren September 26th
Absolutely stunning. Such is the master of Photoshop … *sighs*
( )Piotreck September 26th
Hi,
( )What have you used to draw a gradient in step 14? Brush tool? Gradient tool? Sorry for a silly question but I cant figure it out : )
Salut!
Matthew Thomas September 26th
Great tutorial, but i cant get the part when we swap from the brush to pen tool, and *stimulate brush*
( )Sokobanja September 27th
Great tutorial, thank.
( )abaddon September 27th
Briliant!!! thanks for sharing….
( )Rafael September 27th
I am not obtaining to use ’simulate pressure’o que is happening? they help me
view: http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/7172/pressuredt9.jpg
( )Ahmad September 27th
Absolutely stunning. Such is the master of Photoshop …
( )anarap814 September 27th
heY!!!! guys… nice move!!heheh by the way thank for sharing…
( )guru September 27th
this is very cool Tutorial.
( )daonejau September 28th
i am having trouble on step7 i do not have the option to storke path when i right click the stroke path option is greyed otu
( )fell_away September 28th
This is a great tutorial! Keep up the excellent work, love the site.
( )daonejau September 28th
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Afterdeth September 28th
It won’t let me click the stroke path button in the pen tool right click menu for step #7!
What am I doing wrong??
( )leo September 28th
hmm… can someone make a video tutorial? i’m lost making the gradient background…
( )lance September 28th
Amazing! the result is very nice….it reminds me of an outer space effects I made before….
Keep it up!
RJ
( )http://www.lancecorner.com
Asim Qureshi September 29th
Awesome
but i have problem in stroke path.
do u have a video of this tutorial?
thanx
( )Dave September 29th
excellent site.
it might even be cool if you could put some examples that peope have done after learning from this tutorial. it would really inspire me to see some of the readers’s work.
( )b September 29th
that is awesome! thanks for the tutorial!
( )Michal Herman September 29th
Hi, please help me! I just love your tuts, maybe not because i can use them in my photography, but i can much better know and understand photoshop. Ive written i need help, because sometimes when i put some darkening curves to my pictures the gradient is not smooth if you know what i mean.. do you know what it may be? and what is more important – how to change it? i tried some things, like bluring etc, but it never got right. Please help me. I can send example if you want, or if you didnt undestand what i meant. sorry for my english.
( )best regards Mike
Singetak September 29th
This a very lucrative tutorial.Thanks alot
( )ROFLCOPTER September 30th
That was gud. tyvm dood.
( )Danny September 30th
Awesome tut, thanks a bunch
( )andyworld September 30th
really useful,thank you for sharing with us!
( )gimp September 30th
nice work man!
( )Gabriel September 30th
great tutorial.
( )PARPOLE October 1st
DAMN BEST TUTORIAL SO FAR… VERY COMPLEX
( )i need help October 1st
at step 4, the chrome button is not selectable, any help?
( )i'll help you:D November 6th
you have to go to go to the filter gallery thingy and then you’ll have a list of options. select sketch and find chrome from there
( )a little help October 2nd
the glow doesnt look really nice on mines i tried a few but i was wondering if you could five exact steps… and the last few steps of the gradient, it turns the letter (S) into grayscale
( )eyeinthesky43 October 2nd
Does anyone know where I can download the font used in this tutorial? I downloaded the psd and the font is called: GeometricSlab712BT LightA but I have looked everywhere online and can’t find it to download.
( )Qurrat November 6th
Maybe I am too late to respond but here you can get all the fonts from this family:
http://www.abstractfonts.com/search/geometricslab%20712%20bt%20lighta
You might have to buy though..
( )vipinck October 2nd
very very useful and beautiful tutorials, thanks
( )darki777 October 2nd
Damn, really hot tutorial, love it man
Greetings, darki
( )hamza October 3rd
awesome tutorial i love it
( )vijaya October 3rd
superbbbbbbbbb tutorial, thanks a tonnn, with some simple steps u created such a wonderful effect.
simply mindblowing!!!!!!!!!
( )jayhan October 3rd
Just try this tutorial and it turns out sweet!
Thanks for sharing!
( )stev October 4th
how did it glow in step 9..??
( )i think u didnt put others layer style options..
i was lost doing this effects..
jayhan October 4th
to stev
just, tick the outer glow and drop shadow, change to bright color and make it “Color Dodge” blend mode will do the trick
( )Tommy Lee October 4th
so im at the stroke path part step 7 i think but none of the opitions are able to be clicked on
( )Tommy Lee October 4th
ahh nvn i just needed to change it to path sry im pretty new to photoshop but im geting decent for teaching my self most of what i know
( )Matt Gillott October 5th
woah dude that was awesome!! love the outcome man!!! post more tuts
( )ieda October 5th
so great..i never know about this before..just know the simple step…thanks for share this toturial..
( )Mesfer Alzhrani October 5th
great tut. thanks
( )solon October 5th
i like the tutorial men realy its works to me im noob so thanks men
( )Mrunal Bhongale October 5th
Just Sahi…..Please share some more ideas like this.
( )We need it
Chike Loney October 5th
great tut man!! you really said SPOONFED tuts! lol
cheers mate
( )Dejan Dimovski October 5th
nice tut
i try this tutorial but i put INVERT
its better
(for me)
( )Rooom606 October 5th
Thanks very much for this tutorial. Really rocks!
( )Me October 7th
VERY COOL! Thanks a lot love it, specially det dots hehe. You can make them over the text too, like it’s blowing away like smoke… If you understand me hehe xb
( )colourels October 8th
Brilliant ! ur tutorial lit up my day !
( )A Guy October 8th
Nice tut. Looks great!
( )Erik October 8th
Great! Very nice tut. Worth a coffee
( )Boris October 8th
Wow Briliant.
( )Whitey October 9th
NICE! Ill try it out m8!
( )Caitlin October 9th
I have to say that this is one of the best tutorials out there. It’s so good I got you on Stumble Upon, Blink and Del.icio.us.
( )Left Behind October 9th
Pretty flippin’ shweet.
Easy to follow, very nice technique.
( )Stan Hurst October 9th
Excellennt stuff keeps me riveted
( )sulligadu October 9th
not bad.
( )chris October 9th
Simply great, It really rocks! Thanks for sharing
- chris
( )Web designing October 9th
Good tutorial..I was looking for something like this
( )master chief October 10th
increÃble! es marvioso verdad? this is the sickest stuff iv ever seen. i used this in my business project 4 the logo…thank God 4 the omniscient genius who created this…is intellect rivals that of jimmy neutron…
( )tobi October 10th
Thanks for this excellent tut !
( )Shay October 11th
I got that all done, and then couldn’t save it! I guess I’ll just have to do it again. Great tutorial!!
( )hadi October 11th
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!
E X C L L E N T !!!!!!
( )SoulSmasher October 11th
one of the best tuts ive ever seen!
( )thanks
Alex October 12th
Another great tutorial, I did that one with the same picture but now the real challenge is applying some effects like that on my own pics
( )LP October 12th
demonios, es perfecto. El mejor tuto q he visto!!
( )BeEzY October 12th
i dont know how to do stroke path
( )it is always shaded in gray and it dont work
can anyone help
im using photoshop cs3
BeEzY October 12th
help
( )i cant click on stroke path
Lau @ Digital Photography Tutorials October 12th
Incredible tutorial. I had no idea how easy and fast could this be done.
( )Jonathan Lampron October 12th
Great tutorial. Here’s my attempt: http://flickr.com/photos/jonathanlampron/1474681622/
( )Can October 12th
i have been searching for a tutorial like this for ages, and finally found it.. but i have a problem with step 7. everything is fine except for both curve tapered ends and low-opacity looking.. i can handle it with decreasing the opacity, but i couldn’t find a proper solution for the curve tapered ends.. can someone please explain me what can cause this? thanks
( )Can October 12th
To BeEzY:
good luck to you with step 7, which drive me crazy with a different problem…
( )after you selected your brush type and draw the line, you have to right click on the line which will open you the menu you can make stroke path.. i hope this will help you
JEns October 13th
Great tutorials! keep up the good work!
( )Parithosh October 13th
Lovely tutorial mate,this site’s bookmarked
( )Mark October 14th
I was looking for exactly THIS tutorial. It’s great, it’s easy, efect is sweet. Lots of ideas come to me with stuff I’ve learned here! Thanks so much!
( )Neeraj Gola October 15th
its cool but i don`t know where is the crome effect has gone.
( )joseph S October 16th
Very nice and strait forward…good stuff..and very informative….thank you so much. Now I can apply some of these techniques to my own work.
( )Alli` October 16th
okay, I’ve gone BACK in and started over from the beginning and I STILL can’t get it!
( )I’ve tried EVERYTHING…and I know you’re shaking your head thinking I haven’t but I have….
You need to not blab on about how much fun the pen tool is and really clarify each step a bit better.
This WOULD be an amazing tutorial if it had worked.
curier October 17th
wow, amazing … great job guys
( )Jay October 18th
I can’t get the lines to glow after I’ve deleted the path. They look like normal… any help?
( )Lucbach October 18th
Respect! Beautiful and amazing…
( )linyu October 19th
Very good ! éžå¸¸å¥½!
( )duh October 19th
use adobe help it tells you everything about stroke paths
( )KAMAL KRISHNA October 19th
Wow…… Wonderful
( )Marco October 19th
Great tutorial indeed! Keep on posting stuff like this.
Also, maybe you shouldn’t post your .PSD file with it, some don’t follow the tutorial but will use the .PSD.
Example:
http://www.styleignite.com/
The “Advanced Glow” is on the right, EXACTLY the same as yours but with their text.
Kind of charming though: They really like it, just like me!
( )jmreyes October 19th
Can someone please let me know the brush settings used?
( )I cant seem to get the nice curves and faded ends.
jmatt October 20th
wow! i like these tutorials! great! great! great!
( )Syed October 20th
Excellent tutorial. I would run out of words to express the beauty and simplicity of this tutorial. Stunning results, very clear instructions and minimal effort taken to get these real pro results.
( )Keep up the good work, you deserve more than what all of us have said so far.
Eli October 20th
Found a cheap knockoff of your tutorial, Collis:
http://photoshopfrenzy.com/?p=76
They submitted it to Good-Tutorials, but I rated it as Terrible/0 so I don’t think it will make it to the front page.
( )Mao October 21st
wow garcias por este tutorial me servira de mucho en mi vida laboral, un saludo desde colombia
( )Julio Acuña R. October 21st
I am really lost later steps 6 and 7……………….the “stroke path” it is not lighted ! on my PSC3…..I can not to use this tool………………..HELP ME PLEASE !!!!
Also I try with PS7………and I can not.
Julio.
( )powrslave October 22nd
Cool!
http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/6913/powrslaveavr247kk1.th.jpg
( )manish October 22nd
very good
( )Robert October 22nd
Great Tutorial! I didn’t know about the Simulate Pressure feature.. Thanks for sharing it. It is Supe cool…
( )Vance October 23rd
This is great and all…buuuuuut one problem.
( )I’m trying to get the stroke to work, and all it’s doing is making the blunt ends. I mean to say that it’s not tapering at all. So uh, yeah….help??!
Damien October 24th
Wooahhhh thanks for the PEN to BRUSH effect ! It really helps me since I’m looking for this effet for a while ! Now I’ll be able to do those beloved Abstract wallpaper ! YEEEPEEE ! ! !
( )Vance October 24th
Ok, fixed it
Another question though.
How did yuo get that lovely text of yours to kind of mesh with the rest of the lines? i noticed that on my version of this thingy, it didn’t let me do that. I’ve tried a couple things, but anything that would help me out is greatly appreciated. Tanks
( )virtualvinay October 24th
Thats cool dude,
Thanks for sharing this awesome tutorial. I was like searching for this kind of tutorial for months.
( )Adrianoff October 25th
Amazing!!!
( )James Armstrong October 26th
Amazingly good tutorial.
( )Foxinni October 26th
Very Cool!
( )jason October 27th
i was just stumbling around the internet and found this:
http://online.sccnn.com/desk2/1161/jy_004.jpg
i don’t which came first but it’s pretty odd nonetheless.
( )Sheryl October 27th
Love your tutorials! But I’m having trouble with this one. I’m sorry, but I can’t get past step 4. When I go to Filter > Sketch > Chrome, my sketch option is grayed out. Unless I have a bitmap image, I can’t get Sketch enabled. Can you tell me what I’m doing wrong? TIA
( )China8119 October 27th
wow~!!! very very nice!!!
( )Mark October 27th
Nice tutorial! I was looking for these effects!
( )Dung Nguyen October 28th
It’s so great, thanks so much
( )KilloMaster October 29th
Here is what I made with it : http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/4691/killoshinecopymo6.jpg
Nice job
( )rayden October 30th
AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE.
( )Erica October 31st
Woow, awesome effects and tutorial! Keep up the good work!
¤ KilloMaster; your Glow-effects are so cool!
( )Christian October 31st
wow, excellent tutorial! thanks.
christian
( )from outback australia
wwww.6701.sunpixs.com
mike luciani November 1st
great stuff. any reason why i cant access my filter gallery or the “sketch” option in the filter box? i have Ps CS2… weird!!
Thanks
( )Ronit November 1st
nice tutorial. thanks
( )pai November 2nd
amazing!
( )cindy November 2nd
i’ve done your tutorial before and really enjoyed it. i tried to do the swish lines for another piece i’m working on but i’m not getting the same effect as i did before. any clue why that might be happening?
( )Smumdax November 3rd
Liked the tutorial very mucho…. thanks for taking the time.
( )Here’s the result of following (almost!)… Kinda looks like some disney thing…
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/382/glowinlk0.jpg
owen November 3rd
Wow! pretty cool!
( )Lionrob November 3rd
Hi!
( )I’m Roberto, administrator of Tutorialing (italian forum about photoshop’s tutorials).
Compliments for this tutorial is awesome.
Well, Can I translate this tutorial in italian for my forum (link in nickname)?
Obviously the translation will contain link back to your site and your copyright!
It’ll a simple translation only.
I hope to receive a positive response
Have a nice day!
Roberto
MPJM November 3rd
i’ve done your tutorial before and really enjoyed it. i tried to do the swish lines for another piece i’m working on but i’m not getting the same effect as i did before. any clue why that might be happening?
( )ahmed murtaza November 4th
badass… nice work man
( )Nori November 4th
Filter effects are grayed out -> you might check your color mode and make sure to have it on RGB. Goto “Image” menu, then mode. When prompted to flatten all layers, click “don’t flatten.”
( )LubomirG. November 5th
Very nice tutorial but i cant make the curve like you. It doesn`t have nice sharp edges.It looks like a simple curve.Can you tell me where is my mistake please write one e-mail.Thank you
( )Cebido November 5th
Astig!….nice…..More!
( )mamjed November 6th
When I did the strokes it wouldn’t taper for me. WHY????
( )DiOn November 6th
Outstanding…………..!!!! Very Impressive…!!!
( )jessica November 7th
awesome… thanks a lot
( )LoRe November 8th
Good job!… thanks you =)
( )Nazeem November 8th
wow what a good tutorial. i like it.
thanks for this tutorial,.
( )FayeD November 8th
Thanks alot, I really like this.
I created a sig with the effect:
http://img490.imageshack.us/img490/8466/fayedfsig6ho9.png
Thanks again,
( )~FayeD
Jouke November 9th
Nice effect, badly explained.
( )Kukuh November 9th
Elegant, and glowwwwwing…………
( )love it ^~^
Alaina Antone November 10th
this is so cool
( )Stephanie November 10th
GREAT!!!!
( )thankx a lot!!!!
very nice tut….!!!!!
Shahbaz November 11th
yh nice tutorial buh soz 2 b a noob buh how did u make on step 8 how to did u make it fade at de endz wen i stroke de path it comes out as a solid path and urz is much more of a fade plz reply
( )rile November 11th
coolllllllll, keren abissssss
( )aryu November 11th
arigatou gozaimashita!! .. Thx very much…
( )brandon November 11th
i get stuck at step 7, i right click but the option “stroke path” is grey and i vant select it.
( )Sean November 12th
Great tut, love the outcome !
( )Icer Icer November 13th
Realy cool i had some problems with the pen but then i got it realy nice results it came out nice
( )Joseph November 13th
Yeah i cant get the tails/fades on my lines at the end, it doesnt seem to work for me, help please?
( )Jennifer November 13th
You made my night.
( )Jennifer November 13th
My creation:
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/1985/sweetqn3.png
Tweaked it a little. Thanks much!
( )vladkij November 13th
I have been trying to get the tapered ends but it wont work. I followed everything you said to. Can anyone help with that part?
( )7ussam November 13th
thank you you have
( )been very helpful
Dominik S.{Domi26} November 13th
Realy nice tutorial..!
If i had cash on Paypal u would have a coffee of me :p
here my 2 outcomes:
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4236/glow1lm0.png
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1299/glow3mh9.png
Go on making good stuff like these..!
( )Yorsol! November 15th
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( )loay November 15th
it’s marvelous
( )amazing
thank you for this amazing tut.
Robert J Salazar Jr November 15th
Thank you so much. Knowledge is power and hopefully somebody will create some nice usable templates with these
( )mangesh November 15th
excellent
( )jennifer mcerlean November 15th
hiya i really want to learn this technique for my college work.. but i cant quite get the hand of how to use the pen tool and i can not make the s shape.. if some one could help me how to.. or know any good tutorials on how to get that shape i would so appreciate it.. thanks.. jennifer
( )komal November 15th
xcellent fx….thanx
( )night~angle November 17th
Awesome tut man. I like your style, clearing the basics yet having areas to explore.
here is something I got…
http://i5.tinypic.com/6ol3ic2.jpg
( )Moyez Khan November 18th
It’s simple and great…..
( )thanks bud…
Fernanda November 19th
Please, i cant make the stroke path…when i select the option, just spots appears in my work =/
( )somebody could help me?
Buddy Nandika November 19th
It’s a very professional tutorial. I know it’s not for the basic user, but everybody can do it, if they practice…practice and practice…
( )Good works
Blaze November 19th
Very….very…..VERY!!! nice tutorial!!! I enjoyed the whole thing. It took a while but it was worth it. By taking tutorials you learn a lot and can improve your graphic skills in photo shop. I appreciate you taking the time and effort into making this WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL tutorial!
( )Diamonds & Girls November 20th
@#353 Fernanda
( )Make sure you have the correct brush selected prior to applying a stroke to your path.
ashu November 20th
thnx for tuto…………….i like so much
( )tricker November 20th
great work…………… keep rocking.
( )Chaitanya November 20th
Wohaa!!
It looks stunning!!!
( )Will look superb with a nice curvy calligraphy font!
ezsky November 20th
thanks,so cool. i like this.
( )Élis L. November 21st
Very nice!…… thanks!….. Gracias, es justo lo que necesitaba y estaba buscando!………
( )Sean November 21st
I can’t get the swish to work. I do everything right, but it just ends up putting dots where I put the differnet points. Anyone got any help? Pelease?
( )Madhavi Yob November 22nd
EXCELLENT ! Loved it, thanx a lot
( )Delly November 24th
It’s really nice and by no doubt, its very useful.
( )saru November 24th
w00t! Last Post! Yeey…
( )fatman November 26th
GREATNESS
this tut helped so much
thanks man
( )Seiji Manoan Seo November 26th
It’s all
I like this image
Very good*
Tnx
( )sai November 26th
simply awesome, i am really glad that i found this site !! all professionals are here !!
( )Harish Reddy V November 26th
The overall effect, very nice. Very simple and effective. Though I wouldn’t say it is “Hard†to figure out how to do this effect, The only part I strongly dislike is that background Nice work though
( )wow its nice ya!!!
exinco November 27th
wow this is cool man, i like you work, fantastic
( )Topper007 November 28th
Simply amazing !!!
( )siva November 28th
Sir,
Very great, i like very much. i kiss your hands.
( )omnichelle November 29th
This is a great tutorial and I’ve learned so much just in the first few steps!
I know this is about to be a real dummy question, but I can’t find the Pen tool!! I’m using Photoshop Elements 4.0. Does this program not have the pen tool? I have a pencil and brush, but no pen! Any advice is much, much appreciated.
( )Bucky November 29th
thank you dude, great job!
( )Niko December 2nd
Hello great tutorials thank you but I can’t download the PSD file to see the parameters of layers styles I’m trying for a long time and I can’t download it again. bye
( )Guy Who Needs Help December 2nd
what program is thst photoshop cs, cs2, or cs3
( )Dont Read This December 2nd
this
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z100/weeman_photobucket/newsig2.png
ohh yaa
( )haley December 2nd
I cant get the stroke path to work… anyone who can help me.. PLEASE email me at haley_nashea@yahoo.com
( )thanxx
AMadi December 3rd
what can i said, this is amazing and excellent work
( )Shawn December 3rd
please help!! i really want to do this, it looks really amazing!!! but im stuck at the pen part! i try to make a “S” but it keeps cutting threw my layers! please help! thank you
( )Rajnikant December 4th
Wow Its really a Cool effect..
Thanks,
( )Juan December 4th
How come at step 4 the Sketch option is disabled?
( )What am I doing wrong?
Jai August 12th
Same for me
( )javier December 4th
good tut!
( )Mr. Willy7 December 5th
HEY MAN!!! Incrible tutorial eh!!! Es el primero que hago y en un idioma extranjero!!! Esta genial…abrazos!!
( )junny December 5th
maybe i’m the dumbest person on this website…but i can’t hit “stroke path” with or without an extra layer , i really think i’m missing something verry important . Can please somebody help me out?
)
( )Rajnikant December 6th
Cool Effect….!
( )Studio 2 December 7th
This is a very simple, but effective tutorial and produces excellent results if followed correctly. I have linked to you on my forum.
( )mouna December 8th
i like it waw
( )john connor December 8th
hey! why do I have the sketch filter off?
( )john connor December 8th
great! I finally did it!
great thanks!
( )JD December 9th
You have NO idea how much this helped! I can’t thank you enough.
( )Lovely tutorial, one of the most useful I’ve ever come across.
Firmalar December 10th
Very Clear ..
Thank you
( )Zach December 10th
So on stage 5 the pen tool, when ever i click pen tool,a nd do it, it feels the whole thing up with black.. how do i just make it so it doesnt fill in?
( )shubhra December 11th
its amazing, thanks a lot!
( )Ali K December 12th
thx for great sharing ..i love it …
trying something it is below that link
http://swordali.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
hope see more like this sharing …this cool effect…
and hope to share with us some ps brush…
All my best estambul
( )regan December 12th
really nice… i was wonder how to do this kinna stuff..thanx…
( )Noody December 12th
I love these designs
We have worked quite like him and became very beautiful (;
Thank you very much
I am Waiting you for their new designs
( )Pieter December 12th
Really great tutorial ! Thanks
( )andy stewart December 12th
this tutorial ha sfinaly brought my love of photoshop back to life!!! cheers for sharing!!
check out the results: http://andystewart-design.com/index.php?/project/the-union—new-flyers-/
( )Victor December 13th
In step 4 it doesn’t let me use the sketch filter …why?
the image looks awesome by the way! very good!
( )Soup December 13th
Excelent tut mate!!. 5 Stars.
For those who got stucked in the “stroke path”, step 7-8, (like me), i tried using the “warp” tool (edit>transform>warp)after stroking and deleting the path, to get the ends of the curve more soft. Just warp the left and right corners of the box till you get the edges like you want.
Anyway, if someone knows a better way to do this part, i’d like to know it, because i did all the “pen/brush/pen” steps and my line allways results with the same width.
( )Nitasch December 14th
Junny,
I was banging my head on the keyboard trying to figure out the “stroke path” also…. turns out, the layer i had it in was not the top layer. Don’t ask my how I got it messed up, but I did. Make sure the layer you use the pen tool is the top most layer, and try it again just as stated, it works perfectly.
Thank you so much for this tutorial / Idea, I have already put a great add logo together!!
( )Cybre December 15th
That was awesome! What a fun tutorial, thanks! =)
( )gaurav ruhella December 15th
I also liked it
( )Talang December 18th
Great tutorial. But I have a problem to do this, After I make step 5 I get some black shadow and it mess up the whole thing, need some help.
( )Juan Cochina La Paz,Mexico December 18th
I have done this before, and liked it so much I wrote it down in my ‘hints’ book. It’s a stunning effect. I do many planetary drawings and I used some of your effects in them. Great stuff.
The most respectful thing I saw on this site was no stupid or boastful comments. I get so tired of reading things like ‘U Suck, that was shit, man’ from the low end jerk with the same name or the ‘I kin do a bunch better’ from the braggarts. Congrats to all who left comments too. You are a mature and interesting group.
( )Emma Lee December 18th
arg… i got lost after step 4 with the overlay -_-
( )but thanks!
Mustafa December 18th
nice lesson good thanxs
my sign:
i waiting you):
take care
( )Fredde December 19th
awesome tutorial!
( )RonaiR December 19th
Dude…Gr8 work indeed…the fine touches as the shading and the outer glow makes it mesmerizing!!! Wat a talent….looking out for more fun stuff…
Tanx 4 sharing!!!!
( )Matematik Özel Ders December 20th
great, thx for sharing
( )leslie December 20th
thanks f0r sharinG.i luv yah.=]
( )Triple-H December 22nd
thanx for this awesome tutorial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i always thought about photoshop as a program with no much abilities
your tutorial openned my eyes to the real 2d world
deserve 10 / 10
Final touches most awesome
thank u for sharing
thanx
( )senthil December 24th
Great tutorial, nice effect. the colour is Rich.thanks for sharing.
( )Lara December 24th
Hi! I can’t do the step 7, the stroke path is not available.. why?
Lara
( )Lara December 24th
Please show me some screenshots showing how you do that. thank’s =)
( )Mohammed December 25th
Great stuff. to be honest the colored background deserves to be in a separate tutorial. wonderful.
( )Michael December 27th
Thanks, I’ve been looking for a tutorial like this for ages.
( )Kristin December 28th
I am a noob at this so forgive me but um, on step five, I get lost. After doing the chrome affect. What do I do next to achieve that look before using the pen? Very sorry. Again, I’m a noob. Eh heh.
( )cathy December 29th
If you end up with dots when you stroke path, instead of a nice line:
when setting up your brush, open Windows>Brushes and ensure Spacing is ticked and set to 1%
( )manuel December 29th
thank you so much. Thanks to you I have added another visual “weapon” to my Photoshop armory.
You rule dude.
( )Mangesh December 29th
amazing there is no words to tell.
( )sha December 29th
wow nice tutorial i applied it on one of my work and here’s what i’ve got….
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a357/choijiwoojodi/jennlyn8.jpg
( )Fredrik December 30th
ah, sorry guys. I nailed it
( )kung January 3rd
Thanks so much for the tutorial, such a great one. But there is one point I get stuck. It’s the “smokie” layer. I definitely follow along the steps, but mine does not seem like smoke, but like the liquid surface. I use CS2 version. How can I manage on this?
( )carolina January 3rd
does this works for photoshop 7? because i can’t do the step 7!
( )Cheney January 3rd
thank you.i’ve never seen it!
( )Farhod January 4th
wow, never seen such a beautiful tutorials. i wonder how can one do that. please teach me too.
( )stickman January 5th
awesome tutorial, had always wanted to get this exact effect but never found a tutorial so informative.cheers for taking the time to do it.
( )Markus January 6th
I had a lot of fun with this!
Cheers!
( )Mort January 6th
Its beautiful! Tanks!
( )Alberto January 7th
very nice
( )Martin January 8th
Thanks for the tutorial.
To the people who are having trouble with the filters: it’s because some filters only work in RGB mode. Switch from CMYK and you should be golden.
( )Braintrove.com January 9th
Great stuff! Thanks!
( )veronica January 9th
hey….thanks 4 the tutorial…..it has been great…… good look
( )James January 10th
reminds me of the house md, tv show introduction
( )sora January 10th
wow…. very nice tutorial.thx
( )hell-world January 14th
Owww Nice Effect and tutorial !!
Tx… 4 you…
( )Jon Web Design January 14th
awesome glow effects
( )a2za January 14th
Hey Check my work!
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/9549/glowcopygq3.png
( )Kareem January 15th
Hey, Im Just Wondering, I’m Having Trouble Getting The Tapered Edges, I Did Everything It Says But It Doesn’t Come Out Tapered, Can You Help Please?
( )Pradip January 16th
Its amazing…….. n ultimateeeeeeee
( )Christ January 17th
Woo~~~~ That’s cool!
( )mehmet January 17th
you have to right click on the line which will open you the menu you can make stroke path.. i hope this will help you good luck to you with step 7, which drive me crazy with a different problem
( )jack January 17th
i’ve done your tutorial before and really enjoyed it. i tried to do the swish lines for another piece i’m working on but i’m not getting the same effect as i did before. any clue why that might be happening?
( )Mei January 18th
Kareem – make sure the Simulate Pressure box is ticked (step 7).
Collis – once again you hit the jackpot. Great tutorial!
( )noob04 January 18th
At step 8 i have this:
http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/7894/shitvr7.png
It doesn’t Come Out Tapered but i ticket the simulate pressure……I don’t know where’s the problem?
And another guy has problems with this here you can see:
( )http://www.ekhoury.com/2008/01/08/abstract-shine-animation-with-photoshop-and-imageready/
(at comment 12)
:S
designerjt January 18th
the particles are a bit too much.
( )heta January 19th
I m thrilled by the this thing…. i am the beginner to the photoshop and i just do it as my hobby… and i m really greatful to u for this tutorial… thanks alot for the tutorial…
( )Sgt. Fish January 19th
Heh, I don’t know if you guys realized this or no about it, or even care, but the “WikiUPLOAD” image in the top left corner is this exact same image but with different font:
( )http://www.jumbofilehost.com/Telescopic_Nature_of_Evolution_Waking_Life_Excerpt.html
Elie El Khoury January 20th
hey noob04, I updated the tutorial and got a solution for your problem:
( )http://www.ekhoury.com/2008/01/08/abstract-shine-animation-with-photoshop-and-imageready/
Jordan January 20th
Great tutorial!
I think this guy liked it a lot, too!
http://www.jumbofilehost.com/
Straight rip off!
( )Nodster January 22nd
Hi there, as a newbie to photoshop i’m having a bit of trouble following this tutorial. The effect looks great but if only i could get past stage 3!
I’ve tried everything i know to get the filter gallery to be able to use the cloud filter. When i click new layer and select it (either by using the rectangular marque tool / filling it with color), the cloud filter is grey’d out.
Could somebody point me to the error in my technique pls.
thanks
( )W January 22nd
Ok….no Stroke Path option once I have the pen tool selected, and new layer created.
( )brianna January 22nd
This is awesome! Thanks! the best glow effect tutorial I’ve come across!
( )akinser January 23rd
I don’t know if it has been mentioned before, but I had the same problem with the simulate pressure not working. I found that going to the drop down menu in the brushes and selecting ‘reset brushes’ worked pretty well. hope that helps some people.
( )vicky January 23rd
i cannot seem to get past the chrome filtering stage, the sketch filter is unabled on the clouds layer. am i doing somthing wrong???
( )Jake January 23rd
Very nice!
( )Rachel January 24th
Step 7:
Now switch back to the PEN tool. You must switch tools in order to do this next bit.
Then right click and select “Stroke Path”. You will get a little dialog box appear as in the screenshot. Choose “Brush” and make sure there is a tick next to “Simulate Pressure”. This is important as it will give your curve tapered ends which will make it rock!
Next right click again and select “Delete Path”.
Having problems with this. when i right click i cant click on the stroke path button, its gray.
( )handsome January 24th
realy nice
( )great designer
Nodster January 24th
OK found my problem with the cloud filter not working. The color mode was set to 16bit, changed this to 8bit and it enabled the filter gallery.
hope this helps others who come across the same problem.
( )Jai August 12th
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss … thank you!
( )Phillip January 25th
@cathy – You da bomb! Thanks!
( )Dave January 25th
it is really one of the best out there, and it helped me alot
( )thanks alot and keep up the good work!
sepulchrate January 27th
brilliant.
( )Kri January 28th
That was AWSOME!!!! I love it !!!
( )rolly_darkhand January 28th
great one..,i could not harldy think how this people do such things.
( )Greg January 29th
I’ve found the font: GeometricSlab712BT LightA on a few sites from google, all available for _purchase_
I don’t think you can rip the font from the psd, so if anyone finds this font for free, give me a shout: greglewis67@gmail.com
Love the tutorial, very versatile. The effect is amazing, and it forced me to learn how to use paths properly. Thanks for this.
( )guigui January 29th
Awesome !!! thx a lot !!
( )the link to file to download is broken could you fix it!!? it will be very nice !!
Obstgemuese January 30th
I love this one. great tutorial.
( )Nikos January 30th
I dont know what to say… Thats the best tutorial webpage I have seen ever. Congratulations…
( )Joseph January 31st
thanks a lot
( )denuim January 31st
great! very nice but your tutorial is like for advance users only how about for beginners.you did not actually tell the step by step. just a comment! once again great job MATE!
( )Anonymous February 1st
Nice tutorial its a pretty impressive effect. The only problem I have is that your tutorial doesn’t go into much depth when it comes to specifics and you want us to download the .psd file to figure it out but the link is broken making it hard to follow.
( )Arup sen February 2nd
Yahhh …
( )very wonderfull and helpful also.
Slackers February 2nd
broken link with the psd file, thanks in advanced, thanks for this tuto looks amazing, cant wait for put those kida effects into my work, thanks again!
( )Tony February 2nd
I love it.
( )Will use it for a customer.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
douthinkimcrazay February 5th
awesome work!! i just cant get the glow to work i can do the pen and the stroke but when i fix the layers with the drop shadow and all that it just comes out all dull and not glowing like in the picture is cuz im using cs2 and not cs3 jus wondering! cuz i would really love to make them glow!!
( )tebu February 5th
thanks a lot it was really useful.
( )please teach us more………
Rohit Pratap Singh February 6th
Very great tutorial buddy, you are taking all the graphic designers to the right way. You are enhancing the skills of all graphic designers.
( )Me too a graphic designer and I found this tutorial really cool.
THANKS
ROHIT
+91-9818716836
Rohit Pratap Singh February 6th
really cool
( )Vanish_l2 February 6th
I tried this=)
Too Cool!!!!!!!!!!
thanks friend!!!
( )garcinga February 7th
hi, i like very much your tuts… i rss you and digg your work… visit my blog and live feedback…
good works…. (”,)
( )ramu February 8th
Wonderful tutorial more tutorials form your web site
thanks this tutorial
( )Mark February 8th
Hey, I really enjoyed this tutorial! I am forever fascinated by the evolution of this glowing lines concept, people have done some great stuff with it. Here’s what I made following your clear steps. http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/8049/glowtutii2.jpg
( )The only part that confounded me for a second was the pen tool, which defaults to shapes instead of paths in CS3
ali February 8th
excellent! easy, straight forawrd, great results!
thanks!
( )Mario February 13th
Great tutorial!
I have a small problem tho… i can’t seem to get that “simulate pressure” effect on my curves; I’m using PS CS3… do you maybe have any idea what could be the problem?
Thnx!
( )Rob February 13th
Thanks for the tutorial, I was always trying for this effect but always had the blending modes wrong.
here is what i used it on. Gives the logo more character.
http://par4pro.com/maruman/
( )thomas February 13th
you might want to cut down theamount of comments on every age it slows down my comp alot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
( )Criztaztrophe February 14th
I am using Paint Shop Pro 7 … And Im not really that good, hince Im looking at all these tutorials and this one I REALLY LIKE… but I cant find Color dodge …. Please help. Thanks alot.
( )Hanne February 17th
Great! Thank you! xx
( )Sam February 19th
Fan-freakin-tastic.
I’ve experiemented and discovered a few of these techniques on my own, but seeing a step by step process here is really nice and gave me some new ideas.
Kudos!
( )kenneth February 20th
Wow, the PSD is actually free! That’s awesome… I would’ve even paid for it ($10ish)… really neat stuff!
Keep up the good stuff!
( )Mo February 20th
wow amazing.
thank you so much for sharing! Learned about coloring, and creating those awesome lines with the pen tool.
Once again, Thanks!
( )thekosherguy February 21st
Dude this is freakin dope!
( )Its’ awesome!
ryan February 21st
Yeah the whole “simulate pressure” does not work on my copy of photoshop at all. I get standard lines for some reason. Pretty much kills this entire tutorial. Running CS3.
( )a dude February 22nd
oh man your the best for lettin us downlaod the psd for free
( )Giya February 26th
I also had some difficulty getting the brush effects to work properly. If you can’t get it to work try clearing all of your brush settings and then turning on brush dynamics. That’s it!
Here’s my attempt plus some chromakey action.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2005/2285991575_6764a17cb1.jpg
( )ozz February 26th
thanks A LOT !!
( )Melissa February 27th
Im running CS3 as well and when I create a new layer for the glow effect my lines stay Grey( or what ever colour I have selected).
Also when I click “simulate pressure” it basically looks the same through out the line ( doesnt seem like it works)
Wish I could get this to work, becuase this effect is amazing!
( )NEW_DSNR February 27th
COU COU … Je suis trés content…
i really like this …. thanks my friend…
keep going…
( )Mark Abucayon February 29th
Two thumbs up!- great job and very creative.
( )Saad March 1st
Well its a Preety Nice Work a Real Some Firing Blowing Effect But Unfortunately i Cant Give it Real Look Like it Seems My Pen tool Curves not So Good .but i really Happy to do this Tutorials .^__^. nice Work….
( )Terry March 2nd
cool stuff guys. remember people, you have to switch back to the pen tool, right+click (win) and then select stroke path.
love this stuff…
( )Josh March 4th
Thats some great tips! Good work!
( )Bruce March 4th
Fantastic tutorial – easy to follow and one where the results actually turn out like they look on the example!
( )NeroLupo March 4th
YOU ARE THE MAN!! This guide is just AMAZING!!! Now i learned how to do glows for my works, and i will always THANK YOU!!!! BRAVO (yeah, I’m Italian)
Ciao!!!
( )Scott GM March 6th
Great tutorial for modern and stylish design. i’ve often used a similar glow effect when creating headers or signatures websites . I often use CS3 at college but i had trouble getting the tapered ends of the glow when i was using CS2 at home but the problem was soon sorted after i changed the brush tip shape to “Shape Dynamics” , which can be found under , Window > Brushes .
hope this helps anyone having trouble with the Tapered ends of the glow stroke.
“ScottGM”
( )Zombie Kangaroo March 9th
pretty awesome tutorial, best glow effects one ive seen yet.
the only thing i did differently wen i tried it is instead of going blue to white when ur applying the extra colors, i did blue to transparent so it wouldnt dull the red
great tut tho, keep’m up
( )djolebest March 10th
here is my outcome I know it not really good but im a begginer so…
http://img02.picoodle.com/img/img02/4/3/9/f_gloweffectm_57fe105.jpg
ps:very nice tutorial dude
and thanks for sharing
( )hugo March 11th
great tutorial! very lots of thanks, I did a corporative’s wallpaper sample for my job.
http://img402.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nationtrafficglowcj7.jpg
( )HamBoneZ March 11th
Nice tutorial! I did it automn when the tutorial was made but I kinda los my entry so far and I finally got it back.
My entry is like if I was a DJ and a made a Mixed album ( nothing true in this )
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/5323/maquetteenpanoramiquezi5.jpg
- BoneZ
( )shayan March 13th
so pro .. its so cooool !!!!!!
( )PSNX March 14th
I followed this as you said but i cant go any further than “step 7″
( )i made the pen line
created a new layer
set the brush
went back to the pen layer
right clicked
and it would allow the option for “stroke path”
Bill March 15th
EXCELLENT!
Thanks!
( )IkRAM March 17th
i cant do the end bit with the colors mine goes black and whitr
( )Clarisse March 18th
I too have been having problems with the step 7… =( The botton remains Grey
( )g-o March 20th
Thanks PSDTUTs for sharing this great tutorial. I’ve been looking for this tutorial so bad. Thanks again and God bless.
( )Bob March 21st
after step 7 it doenst let me pick Stroke Path…..Why?
( )Seppe March 22nd
wow. I did it
Thank you very much for this tutorial!!
( )Seppe March 22nd
btw : Those who has a problem with step 7, please try and refer to this link : http://en.allexperts.com/q/Adobe-Photoshop-1028/Pen-Tool-Stimulate-Pressure.htm
( )Chozunn March 23rd
Its not letting me click “stroke Path”
( )sheshtaway March 24th
wooooooooooooooooooow
( )sbs March 24th
I did it. Thank you. Regards..
( )teknolojik icatlar March 24th
wonderful..
( )thanks…
Masood March 25th
I love this tutorial. It is Awesome!!!!!!!!!
( )Thank You…..
Javinavas March 27th
I can’t make this thing works!!! it’s letting me select STROKE PATH but nothing happen!!!
I followed next steps:
1) create curve
2) create new layer and select brush tool
3) rigth click, select STROKE PATH and select simulate pressure.
and then step 8 is totally nothing!!!!!
please help!!! javi.anp@hotmail.com my msn!!!!
( )harish March 27th
excellent tutorial man…thaankq
( )Kakumei March 29th
Haha! This is my 2nd attempt at doing these glow effects.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i99/hitomikanzaki88/NubGlowFX.jpg
I really really think the glow effect looks awesome! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial!
( )laala March 30th
hey, i really like the result what you have and i’d like to do it too, but i can’t understand how did you do those lines or smth, [ those glowing ] ?! :S
( )zdzz March 31st
hi, I cant seem to do the stoke path bit when I right click its blank. Thanks
( )Mr. Plekedix March 31st
Hebat… banged imajinasinya… sangat menginspirasi saya.
DOUBLE TWO THUMBS UP
( )Springston April 1st
Great Job
Keep workin’
( )bee April 1st
Wow, really cool effekt – just tried it out and it simply looks great. Thank you!
( )michael April 3rd
WOW. That’s great.
Thank you very much…
( )MasterT April 3rd
A week looking for the right effect/tutorial. Found it in yours Cheers.
( )Aleksandar Ruzicic April 3rd
Simply amazing!
tnx for sharing!
( )newbie April 4th
dam_n this tutorial is the bomb, THANKS ALOT MATE. but for some reason i DO NOT get those whishy ends on PART 8. i made the tick on simulate pressure but it doesn´t give me this nice touch.
( )Steven April 5th
great tutorial! Very helpful!
( )trademark registration April 6th
It’s really quite beautiful. Great work! =)
( )Krayg :) April 9th
this is a SICK tutorial mate
you really know how to please me
i feel as if i have been touched by an angel with this tutorial
thanx for the pleasure of that
( )Henri April 10th
nice tutorial thx for that
( )Henri April 10th
dunno if anybody here already sad that, but in step 7-8 when you use the pen tool you have to select this option [look at the screenshot:9] http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7477/neubitmap5kq3.png ! after i tried that it worked;)
greetz, hope i could help, Henr!
( )Mark April 14th
well pointed out by henri, I had problems with this thanks.
( )Arun April 15th
Wow Great Coll You Have Done A Great Job
( )Wyzrd April 16th
Thanks for this tutorial it was really good and clear. It also taught me more about the pen tool because I’ve never really messed with it before.
( )Hart April 16th
Woah nice tutorial…BUT! i cant do it cause when i put the mark on the Simulate Preassure on my photoshop following this tutorial it wont make the ends like that…i get the same result as if i didnt mark the Simulate Preassure. Any taughts on that?
( )Native_Son April 19th
I’ve been trying to capture this effect for a while but fell way short of your design and spent crazy hours tweaking my poor results. The colored gradients are a remarkable accent. Well, I guess that’s why I’m here… GREAT TUT!!!
( )PrinceOfTears April 21st
thanks for this tutorials
really Great
( )hope u can give us more and more like this great one
Tanie Projektowanie April 21st
Looks easy, I will try do this. thx
( )walidad April 23rd
it’s too awesome bro.i have been looking for this tutorial.thank
( )Carlo Veltri April 24th
BELLOOOOOO…. It’s a very good tutoria!
( )S@k@lIk