Create Glowing Neon Text with GIMP

In today’s tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to create glowing neon text using GIMP.
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  • @ronniekoomba922
    @ronniekoomba9224 жыл бұрын

    GIMP was overwhelming until I found your tutorials. I actually enjoy making random things now!

  • @skelebro9999

    @skelebro9999

    3 жыл бұрын

    relatable 😂

  • @JM-zu2pd
    @JM-zu2pd5 жыл бұрын

    I used two logos by Nick tutorials to make a tshirt for my work :-)

  • @matiasgoinheix366
    @matiasgoinheix3665 жыл бұрын

    This tutorial is one of my favorites. Pure design awesomeness. I always thought they would use a plugin or a script or whatever, this felt old school. I'll try it out! Thanks for this, man.

  • @warfist-mv8mh
    @warfist-mv8mh3 жыл бұрын

    I love how powerful GIMP is but it's very intimidating. Thanks for making everything the experience enjoyable for us Nick!

  • @avnoir.
    @avnoir.5 жыл бұрын

    I cannot stress enough how much your tutorials helped me in the past! Just wanted to thank you for your videos

  • @MusicaSenpai
    @MusicaSenpai5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Nick! I really appreciate all the GIMP videos you have made, I've gone from hardly being capable of even using paint to making semi-professional type of designs. Thank you again!

  • @pastelfromgreece9603

    @pastelfromgreece9603

    2 жыл бұрын

    same! I've been using GIMP a lot these days and I'm even getting some people asking me to make logos and stuff. I can do all of it because of Nick.

  • @gamertherapyconsoleyoursel5804
    @gamertherapyconsoleyoursel58044 жыл бұрын

    Came here for neon text instruction, due to an offhand comment by Nick I learned that you can customize the letter spacing of any font in GIMP. And here I've been doing each letter manually when I don't like the default spacing. 10/10

  • @jade_1620
    @jade_16205 жыл бұрын

    Hi Nick, I just wanted to say that your videos have taught me just about everything I know about Gimp and Inkscape, I thank you so much for that :)

  • @ottaviohenriqque
    @ottaviohenriqque5 жыл бұрын

    Ate que enfim aprendi a fazer um texto somente com o com o contorno... Ótimo tutorial! 👏👏👏

  • @Alkumist
    @Alkumist4 жыл бұрын

    this is one of the best tutorials i have ever seen for Gimp. thank you so much.

  • @evansbaked5124
    @evansbaked51244 жыл бұрын

    love all the tutorials, they help me so much an your instructions are very clear an easy to follow. thank you !!

  • @BlossomBlaster3
    @BlossomBlaster34 жыл бұрын

    Most tutorials I watched like this said Gimp in the tittle and then used Photoshop. This was very fun and this 100% Percent works (IF YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING STEP-BY-STEP AND DON'T MISS ANYTHING)

  • @AtomkeySinclair
    @AtomkeySinclair5 жыл бұрын

    Nick that was excellent - thanks for your time as always.

  • @maryb8231
    @maryb82314 жыл бұрын

    Man you are awesome! Thank you so much for your tutorials!!! I am using your design genius to design my own shirts! Thanks a bunch!

  • @rajdhanki3815
    @rajdhanki38155 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Tutorials I love inkscape and gimp after your lessons and leave the ai far and your teaching style is awesome.. Looking forward for logo animation for Branding and Identity Tutorial

  • @swschilke
    @swschilke5 жыл бұрын

    You must have read my mind! 🤔 I just wondered how I can do this 👍 Great ‼️

  • @Noseycone
    @Noseycone5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much !! This is exactly what I needed with making my own KZread banner/ thumbnails ! I tried to do so much on my own but couldn’t get anywhere thanks !

  • @Frantrek23
    @Frantrek232 жыл бұрын

    Love your tutorials! They've helped me so much all this time!! Thank you for this series!!

  • @cesarrincon9033
    @cesarrincon90335 жыл бұрын

    I love your tutorial. Thank you so much. Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia.

  • @ryans_life
    @ryans_life4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome and fun tutorial Nick. Cheers

  • @nollpa2696
    @nollpa26965 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nick, I tried to make the neon a little brighter; so before messing with the BG I Edit > Copy Visible, Paste into a new layer and set the Mode to Addition. I am sure there is a better way. But I still like yours better.

  • @drewmichaels
    @drewmichaels3 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Thank you for the tutorial! I loved it, and my one turned out amazing!

  • @XJRULO
    @XJRULO Жыл бұрын

    SUPERB as always Nick!!!

  • @machine85
    @machine853 жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Ive been looking for something just like this!

  • @thehighguarduk4820
    @thehighguarduk48204 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video really helpful and well demonstrated, thanks very much.

  • @KuruGDI
    @KuruGDI5 жыл бұрын

    I got here by the GIMP channel on twitter. This was really worth the time :D

  • @saraha1544
    @saraha15443 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, that was really useful , thank you for teaching us how to.

  • @vhonpartosa
    @vhonpartosa5 жыл бұрын

    thanks with your tutorials bro, I learn a lot

  • @yasam9311
    @yasam93114 жыл бұрын

    I tried this and worked out wonderfully.

  • @SuperWolfkin
    @SuperWolfkin Жыл бұрын

    holy wow this is genius. blending modes. I've read them but I only understand about 6-8 of them. This was a fantastic showcase of their power.

  • @pico1991
    @pico19912 жыл бұрын

    Wow, this was ultra awesome. Thanks for making the tutorial.

  • @PCcardboard1354
    @PCcardboard13543 жыл бұрын

    Thank you sooo! much nick, this is the best gimp tutorials on KZread.

  • @kongolongala
    @kongolongala Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! You have no idea how much this helps😁

  • @C.K.Turner
    @C.K.Turner Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU! exactly what I was looking for and very helpful

  • @xxsami_suexx374
    @xxsami_suexx3744 жыл бұрын

    so helpful!! thank you! you made it so easy to understand

  • @iangeoghagan
    @iangeoghagan5 жыл бұрын

    Dude you are so good. Thank you for the tutorial.

  • @dipdippotatochip7312
    @dipdippotatochip73123 жыл бұрын

    Love your tutorials man! helped me a lot

  • @LightSpeed-zg2ed
    @LightSpeed-zg2ed Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this tutorial , much love bro

  • @avc7137
    @avc71373 жыл бұрын

    You are a legend man :3. Ty for amazing tutorials.

  • @deconstructionist44
    @deconstructionist445 жыл бұрын

    wow, i love your tutorials, it helped me alot :D

  • @Dabby_OG
    @Dabby_OG3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome tutorial! Perfect for the aesthetic of my Twitch and Patreon, thank you!!

  • @Chinmayeesvlogs
    @Chinmayeesvlogs4 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Perfectly explained

  • @AnAutoEnthusiastsLife
    @AnAutoEnthusiastsLife4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I made a Thumbnail for a video with your video as my assistant. THANK YOU! I'm sure I'll be back to go over it again.

  • @MartinPerezOK
    @MartinPerezOK2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial!! +1 on my list 👍👍👍

  • @robertobaldizon8206
    @robertobaldizon82064 жыл бұрын

    Great tutorial Sir. Thank you very much.

  • @pansunda4348
    @pansunda43484 жыл бұрын

    Thanks dude. Your video was the only video which helped me, all the other videos were kind of old or they didn't explain it. Thanks 👍

  • @skelebro9999
    @skelebro99993 жыл бұрын

    the most mind blowing tutorial I've seen YET

  • @CTRL_SMarcos
    @CTRL_SMarcos5 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you so much.

  • @avi47ore35
    @avi47ore352 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man. I am a total beginner in gimpm but with your help i could create some dope logos :D

  • @ZoZo87642
    @ZoZo876424 жыл бұрын

    thanks for the tutorials helps a lot

  • @irwanroslid
    @irwanroslid4 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Thank you very much.

  • @freneticnick6006
    @freneticnick60065 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all your work. :)

  • @buckmajor
    @buckmajor Жыл бұрын

    Cool! I am late to the party and recently started using GIMP. Subbed!

  • @Lizard_of_Linux_Lane
    @Lizard_of_Linux_Lane5 ай бұрын

    This channel is a well of information, thank you.

  • @DargonTheLegend
    @DargonTheLegend4 жыл бұрын

    Superbly done

  • @arianullah6257
    @arianullah62575 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial.

  • @vendettaskills4914
    @vendettaskills49143 жыл бұрын

    nick very good work thx!

  • @ramiromydjramix8362
    @ramiromydjramix83623 жыл бұрын

    wow!!! thank you very much. great talent. thank you

  • @mattiasbjorkstedt9527
    @mattiasbjorkstedt95274 жыл бұрын

    Sleek work! Good job!

  • @e1nste1in
    @e1nste1in5 жыл бұрын

    Great Tutorial👌

  • @luciflu
    @luciflu5 жыл бұрын

    I love your tutorial

  • @speedspeedrunner3673
    @speedspeedrunner36734 жыл бұрын

    BEST KZreadR ALL OF TIME!!!

  • @GeimerMenas
    @GeimerMenas2 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful THANK YOU

  • @krix8192
    @krix81924 жыл бұрын

    Wow. A really good movie. Respect

  • @TakticalTic
    @TakticalTic3 жыл бұрын

    I made logos over and over until i knew it by memory! :D Thanks!

  • @maxdeniel
    @maxdeniel Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to teaching us the right way to do it. I would loke to know how you create the neon effect over the edges of an object or image as well. thanks again.

  • @jobello
    @jobello Жыл бұрын

    uff... amazing tutorial.

  • @arpu8866
    @arpu88663 жыл бұрын

    Amazing man.... thank you !!!!!!

  • @givivector
    @givivector5 жыл бұрын

    Very nice tutorial

  • @sabriunal_
    @sabriunal_5 жыл бұрын

    It worked very well.

  • @morismorisson8362
    @morismorisson83623 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this Video ;D

  • @waynebunch9167
    @waynebunch91672 жыл бұрын

    Man, there's tutorials are great

  • @AngelSnowflakes
    @AngelSnowflakes2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @dmitrykalashnikov6510
    @dmitrykalashnikov65105 жыл бұрын

    Good lesson! keep going

  • @sourabhsirothia2862
    @sourabhsirothia28623 жыл бұрын

    Amazing thankyou

  • @leoadem6208
    @leoadem62085 жыл бұрын

    YOU THE BEST EVEEER!!!!!

  • @oxymore13
    @oxymore134 жыл бұрын

    Gg mate, imma make my Serum skin with that, it helped a lot !

  • @kencomonong9782
    @kencomonong97825 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

  • @SliwkaProductions
    @SliwkaProductions5 жыл бұрын

    Great ! Thank you 👊

  • @userofficialhead5429
    @userofficialhead54295 жыл бұрын

    *nice one nick*

  • @ktsuarnaya9353
    @ktsuarnaya93534 жыл бұрын

    Very awesome

  • @NezBs
    @NezBs4 жыл бұрын

    9 months later and using this. thank you so much

  • @aymenguehimiche7333
    @aymenguehimiche7333 Жыл бұрын

    Man you should know that you are a legend

  • @kamusumbe
    @kamusumbe4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, I did.

  • @rayzer1981
    @rayzer19814 жыл бұрын

    made it in a slightly different method but i like how you used 2 blurs at different opacitys.

  • @christianschmid1440
    @christianschmid1440 Жыл бұрын

    I am not an artst person at all but this helped me creating a somwhat fancy font. Thanks :)

  • @mjddev
    @mjddev4 жыл бұрын

    Quick question, how would you do this with a pre-made logo, I get to the stroke selection part and it just doesn't work. :/

  • @PaulBrunache
    @PaulBrunache5 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥 Thx

  • @rodneibarbosahoracio9397
    @rodneibarbosahoracio93974 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man! The video was very helpful, but i wanted to know if it's possible to save it to a png file. Thanks again! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @vvlur9425
    @vvlur94255 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @StopMotionStories
    @StopMotionStories4 жыл бұрын

    cool tutorial

  • @lazenbytim
    @lazenbytim4 жыл бұрын

    Love your tutorials. I was wondering however could you now and again just explain what say, a layer mask actually and some of the other tech terms. Thanks

  • @ArturJBCosta
    @ArturJBCosta5 жыл бұрын

    Nice, thumbs UP!

  • @SuperSpaceKing
    @SuperSpaceKing3 жыл бұрын

    Great Software

  • @MechanicalProgress
    @MechanicalProgress2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks that's help me extremely :-)

  • @jmm1233
    @jmm12334 жыл бұрын

    G'Mic plugin suite has a good blur for neon colour light glow called Focus Camera Blur , it better than Gaussian almost like lens flare

  • @bobthepengunknight5088
    @bobthepengunknight50882 жыл бұрын

    tysm

  • @LordTakahashi
    @LordTakahashi4 жыл бұрын

    @Nick I love the neon, but i have a question. Is there a way to separate the neon effect from the black background? I noticed it's really dependent on the background and removing the background takes away the color resulting in only the white remaining. I just want the words, or at times i want a border with the effect. But i don't want it bleeding into my image. I've tried using a different background, but this just bleeds into the entire image. Using a Black background does only do the outline, but then im forced to use the black background. I've seen others ask this, but it was never actually answered from what i can find.

  • @badbarney
    @badbarney5 жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @papaykthedog
    @papaykthedog4 жыл бұрын

    Hey nick i love this one!!! Can you maybe please please dona tutorial for do the same but for cam overlays for twitch ? Or how to make a neon on a square i hope you understand what i mean