Make a Reusable Neon Glow Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Learn to create an easily reusable, color-changing NEON Graphic Style in Adobe Illustrator. In this tutorial, I show you how to use the Appearance Panel and a Global Swatch to build this eye-catching neon effect in Illustrator. Download the Starter File to follow along! Free Starter File: Lips Starter ?dl=0 Original Brick Background Photo by Andres Siimon on Unsplash: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Preview of Layers to Create the Neon Effect 00:44 - Using the Starter File 01:01 - Using and Creating Global Color Swatches 01:29 - Creating the Neon Tube Effect with the Appearance Panel 03:41 - Creating the Shadow Layer and Effects 04:40 - Creating the Pink Neon Glow Effect Layers 06:30 - Troubleshooting Hard Edges on the Glow Effect 07:03 - Changing the Color of the Neon Glow Effect 07:34 - Saving Graphic Styles for Re-Use Thank you so much for watching! If you have any questions or ideas for tutorials you’d like to see next please leave a comment below. Cheers! Kat #learnillustrator #adobeillustrator #illustratortutorial #neoneffect
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