Create a Glowing Neon Sign using the Appearance Palette – Screencast
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Create a Glowing Neon Sign using the Appearance Palette – Screencast

on Oct 15th 2010 with 9 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Illustrator CS3
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Estimated Completion Time: 2 hours

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This tutorial shows the potential the Appearance Palette in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be building an elaborate neon sign, utilizing the Appearance Palette to speed up the process and remove the need of drawing complex paths.

Here is a link to the written version of the tutorial Create a Glowing Neon Sign using the Appearance Palette and the video version is below.

Part 1

Part 2

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  • http://www.jacoblee.co.uk Jacob Lee

    I don’t mind having a screen-cast version of the tutorial as well as the originals but I think it should be made clearer who wrote these tutorials in the first place. Especially if Ryan is going to post these screen-casts up to his personal website as if they were his own.

    • http://www.jaredmacpherson.com Jared

      Thanks Jacob! I wouldn’t have minded making the video tutorial myself had I know there was a desire for one alongside the written one…

  • http://www.quintaldesigns.com Ryan Quintal
    Author

    Absolutely Jacob, while we include a link to the original tutorial, I had originally done a shout-out to Jared at the end of this tutorial. That however got the axe, when we needed to cut down time for the viewers.

    I only claim to be the person walking the user through what is already an existing tutorial, though I do make my own from time to time.

  • Karim

    you forgot to edit this video, kinda annoying! oO

  • Dwight

    I’ve made a few different versions of this sign.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/skibikecamera/Portfolio#

    • http://www.quintaldesigns.com Ryan Quintal
      Author

      The shift crew leader one is my favorite. Nice work brotha.

  • Mariah

    Fabulous tutorial! Come up with a great design thanks to this!

  • Qarlos

    Impressively practical and educative. Thanks a lot.

  • paul

    Excellent tutorial! very instructive and very helpful. Regarding the neon tubs (the last fine bright yellow shape) I found it more realistic leaving a gab between some of the path…Anyway excellent job! Thanks man.