How to make DIY Neon Art Sign with glowing EL WIRE

hi! :-)
This video is about making an easy and fully customised neon art light sign for home decoration. Its easy when using neon wire, also known as El wire. I had this stuff laying around in my workshop so i decided to make a cool neon light wall sign with it.
What kind of neon art would you make with it?? The balloon dog is a very nice artwork to transform into a sign board and i wanted it to look great switched off and switched on. therefore i first coloured the outline of the dog and later on traced the drawing with the el wire.
Ingredients:
neon wire / el wire. i used 0,9mm wire + powersource
foam board. the foam board i used was 8mm thick
water color paper 300 grams. Works great with the markers
simple tools like: circle drawer, scissors, pens, markers, skewer, sticky tape.
Step 1. Think of a design you like to trace with the neon wire and draw your design. Check if the corners are not too sharp because the neon wire can't make super sharp corners. Make sure your neon wire is long enough for your design and test if it works corectly. Color your design as you wish. I personally think it's much nicer, because your sign looks good even when the neon is switched off :)
Step 2. Cut out your design and stick onto cardboard or foamboard/posterboard. I used foamboard because it has a clean look and is easy to cut. Now cut out your design with or without offset. I was thinking about applying a rim to the outside of the neon sign but decided to skip that during the process.
Step 3. use your needle to pierce in an angle trough the foamboard where you want to begin wiring. insert the neon from the bottom and pull it all the way through until you reached the connector. pierce holes for the wire to go from the surface to the bottom and back, to make loops that close off each balloon ( in this case) Do this for the total design.
Step 4. Now it is time to use a glue gun but not in the usual way. That would become super messy so use a skewer to grab a little bit of hotglue and smear it under the wire where you started with. keep the wire as straight as possible to make sure it looks like fluid lines when the neon is on. continue all the way to install your wire.
Step 5. install a hanging hook to the back of your design and connect the wire to your power supply.
Your done! :)
Time to shine!

[@notnecesarahly]

This is incredible! Wow I’m shocked at your detailing and how well this turned out!

[@diydesigner5766]

Sarah Alnemer Thanks a millie!! :-) EL wire is fun stuff to work with :-)

[@diydesigner5766]

Sarah Alnemer are you planning to make Something of elwire soon? :-)

[@notnecesarahly]

I'd like to! I'd have to order some online, but I was searching youtube videos for some inspiration and I love how yours looks :)

[@diydesigner5766]

Sarah Alnemer Ah okay! :-) just a slight note, but the power supply of EL wire makes a bit of a buzzing sound, so If it's a lighting piece for your livingroom, think about wrapping this power supply with Something to stop the noise :-)

[@scottdaniels3777]

@@diydesigner5766 When el wire buzzes a little means it ain't gonna last long.. Its not calibrated to the supply...

[@roffie]

Awesome video, thank you!! What I love about your use of poster board is that one could still use your method and make it somewhat "hollow". I originally wanted to mount one on several wooden dowels, but this method is so much simpler. Thank you!!

[@carolynelowen]

The fact that this does not have more views baffles me

[@diydesigner5766]

thank you! :) at least you could find/discover the video! ;-)

[@aia1190]

most of the diy neon signs ive seen so far have been really messy but your turned out really clean and neat! amazing method

[@diydesigner5766]

Ai A Thank you!! I know, Its quite fidly to get the wire glued onto something without influencing the glow but this worked out the best (imo). Other glue took ages 😂

[@hichicken8676]

I know this was made 3 years ago but THANK YOU I really wanted to make my dad a neon logo for his birthday and was about to give up till I saw your video can’t wait to make it!

[@sw3etpoison]

Did you make it? How did he like it? 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Moaaaaaabunniestay]

This is so incredibly cool.

[@evavandewijdeven813]

inspiring thanks!

[@blkdiamond7227]

Really good thank you for sharing

[@alallen2767]

thank you!

[@diydesigner5766]

Welcome!

[@nothintoreadhere6168]

Real lovely! Just a question, do you do commission work or are these videos just for fun? It Turned out gorgeous by the way

[@diydesigner5766]

thanks and nice to hear! I do this just for fun :-)

[@nothintoreadhere6168]

@@diydesigner5766 happy to hear that you're enjoying yourself, keep up the great content dude!

[@izabelduran3599]

Is there a way I can contact you? I really just want you to make me one and I’ll pay you I really love this and cannot find anything else like it:)

[@sylviakowalski9553]

I’m shook of how sleek this is 😍 Where did you find this thin neon cable? All I can find is these thick short neon cables.

[@diydesigner5766]

thank you! i got something like this: www.glowspecialist.nl/nl/el-wire-draad-2-meter-met-3-volt-inverter.html?id=23457499&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-OeBBhDiARIsADyBcE4Stg7pWPnl6_FDWf_9kCOcVNEu8qfitEhLxHFLHDyy25hyn3onOEEaApSfEALw_wcB Hopefully it helps you :-)

[@dipayandas13]

From where can i get the foamboard??

[@lingyiliao5959]

I want to know where you bought the 0.9mm neon wire, can you send me a link?

[@Bndkt_]

Try searching Aliexpress for 'EL Wire'

[@chuckerfaceit]

Love it.

[@diydesigner5766]

Thank you Charles!! :)

[@ossie_5562]

can u send give me the link to the wire u bought please

[@diydesigner5766]

here you go! :) www.kitelight.nl/el-wire/

[@mspinkandyellow]

When the video first started I thought Right Thru By Chingy was gonna play Lmaoooo

[@diydesigner5766]

hahaha! that would have been much cooler! :P but Chingy would sue me i guess :P

[@hatesBarney4life]

Do you sell your art?! I would absolutely buy this

[@breannab2327]

What’s the name of the markers and pens did you use?

[@justine8462]

posca

[@sohphocused]

so freeking dopeeee..omg can I just pay u 2 make me 1 lol..no seriously tho

[@diydesigner5766]

Haha Thank you very much sohphocused! hehe i wish i could but little short in time tho :P What would you wanted to have made??

[@sohphocused]

@@diydesigner5766 I actually Love the jeff koon 1 that u did or a wu tang logo...ur balloon dog..omg i love it

[@diydesigner5766]

@@sohphocused Wu Tang logo would have been cool idea too! :)))

[@sohphocused]

+DIY Designer yeah i can do this but i think once its time 2 string it up im gonna get confused lol..the wu tang logo seems easy..ill try it one day soon lol

[@tonytwistuk]

Could you sell me the graphic?

[@britt840]

Can you do a Chanel logo one i want to try to make one but idk how or where to start 😔

[@diydesigner5766]

srry don't have anymore el-wire :-(

[@Queteimporta_1439]

Does anybody know what foam boarded are called to put light?

[@diydesigner5766]

i bought foamcoreboard at an art&crafts store :))

[@Queteimporta_1439]

DIY Designer thanks

[@jailynlopez532]

Hello! Would you be willing to make a sign like this for me?? But with lettering ?

[@jailynlopez532]

Just the design? I would be able to do the neon myself

[@diydesigner5766]

Hi Jailyn! I would love to, but unfortunately no time for customs :(((

[@김혜-e9e]

I'm SHoCK

[@adelinaalister8504]

Классно!

[@diydesigner5766]

Lina Lina Thank you! :-)

[@scottdaniels3777]

Honestly stop trying to sell that stuff as real neon. it doesn't last 2mins and is a low level light source. I mean it looks good in a photo but thats been faked to look like real neon. Real glass neon looks a million dollars next to this el wire shite.. The only good thing this product has it the fact that it travels well in comparison to a glass neon. dissapointed by the actual amount of lumens this product produces... and so will you if you buy one thinking it is a real neon sign..

[@diydesigner5766]

i don't think i'm selling el-wire as real neon. I ordered it ages ago and wanted to do something with it. This is the result of that project and there is no promotion for el-wire at all so i don't see your problem? Off course real neon is much nicer but also very expensive and impossible to diy. The light level is not fake as you can see in the video. I can't edit that stuff. The thing is, only in total darkness, the light output is very nice. as you can see, in my picture it is also total darkness. so no false promo or whatever