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How To Use AI to Easily Create Neon Sign Effects in Adobe Firefly

There are plenty of ways to make neon signs with glow effects in Photoshop, but creating ultra-realistic neon signs usually involves advanced 3D modelling or having a genuine neon sign made in real life. However, the advances in AI technology now make it easy to generate highly realistic neon signs, complete with the intricate details of mounting hardware, cables, texture of the glass tubes, and an illumination with much more depth and vibrancy than a basic Photoshop Outer Glow effect. Follow along with this tutorial to learn how to transform your basic lettering into a realistic neon sign, with the help of the new AI tools in Adobe Firefly.

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Nail the Vintage Look with This New Bundle of Design Resources

The key to creating authentic looking vintage designs is using the right assets, but genuine vintage tools and resources can be difficult to find! Thankfully this bundle has you covered with a variety of resources that are derived from various authentic sources, so you can inject a piece of history right into your design work for the most realistic results. The Vintage Lover’s Artistic Collection gives you access to a complete toolbox of vintage resources. You’ll find high quality textures, old papers, fonts and illustrations scanned from antique source materials. With a $368 discount reducing the price to just $29 you won’t find better library of vintage tools.

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Grainy Xerox Grunge Effect Photoshop Tutorial

This grungy grainy style of image is often called the Xerox effect because of its similarity to old photocopied images. The image is given a high-contrast black-and-white appearance with shading generated by large grainy noise textures. Follow along with this tutorial to discover which combination of filters achieves the look and how you can customise the final appearance with my free duotone gradient presets.

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Download All These Fonts for Just $29

How do you fancy getting your hands on a hand-picked selection of fantastic fonts to take your design projects to the next level? Design Cuts have put together another deal packed full of top quality fonts and squashed the price down by 91%, so much so that there isn’t much left on the price tag! This is a great opportunity to acquire $316 worth of fonts in a variety of styles for just $29.

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Make Your Designs Shine With This New Summer Themed Bundle

Prepare for any design project that you might face this summer with a huge upgrade to your resources library. This new Creative’s Shining Summery Collection contains a variety of tools that help you create cheeful styles and effects. Improve your illustrations with detailed brushes; add stunning text to your designs with expertly crafted fonts; and easily add watercolour effects to your work with ready-made assets. This bundle includes timeless tools you can rely upon to create hot artwork all year round, but the limited-time discount will expire in just over a week!

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10 Font Styles Every Graphic Designer Should Know

Typography is a core component of Graphic Design so it’s an important subject for every designer to learn. Typefaces are divided into classifications based on the era or characteristics of their design. Being able to identify a typeface style can help you make educated design decisions and choose the best font for your work depending on its use. In today’s video I’ll give a brief overview of the main typeface classifications of serif and sans serif fonts that have emerged throughout the history of movable type.