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]

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

[@skelebro9999]

relatable 😂

[@JM-zu2pd]

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

[@matiasgoinheix366]

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]

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

[@avnoir.]

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

[@gamertherapyconsoleyoursel5804]

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

[@MusicaSenpai]

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]

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.

[@Alkumist]

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

[@BlossomBlaster3]

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)

[@jade_1620]

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]

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

[@evansbaked5124]

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

[@nollpa2696]

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.

[@SuperWolfkin]

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.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

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

[@XJRULO]

SUPERB as always Nick!!!

[@Frantrek23]

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

[@PCcardboard1354]

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

[@KuruGDI]

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

[@skelebro9999]

the most mind blowing tutorial I've seen YET

[@ryans_life]

Awesome and fun tutorial Nick. Cheers

[@yasam9311]

I tried this and worked out wonderfully.

[@swschilke]

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

[@vhonpartosa]

thanks with your tutorials bro, I learn a lot

[@dipdippotatochip7312]

Love your tutorials man! helped me a lot

[@maryb8231]

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!

[@iangeoghagan]

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

[@machine85]

Amazing. Ive been looking for something just like this!

[@Noseycone]

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

[@pico1991]

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

[@speedspeedrunner3673]

BEST KZbinR ALL OF TIME!!!

[@xxsami_suexx374]

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

[@drewmichaels]

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

[@kongolongala]

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

[@avc7137]

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

[@Chinmayeesvlogs]

Great video! Perfectly explained

[@cesarrincon9033]

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

[@deconstructionist44]

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

[@saraha1544]

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

[@LightSpeed-zg2ed]

Thanks for this tutorial , much love bro

[@rajdhanki3815]

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

[@C.K.Turner]

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

[@thehighguarduk4820]

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

[@DargonTheLegend]

Superbly done

[@ZoZo87642]

thanks for the tutorials helps a lot

[@Dabby_OG]

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

[@MartinPerezOK]

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

[@freneticnick6006]

Thank you for all your work. :)

[@avi47ore35]

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

[@robertobaldizon8206]

Great tutorial Sir. Thank you very much.

[@NezBs]

9 months later and using this. thank you so much

[@arianullah6257]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@pansunda4348]

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 👍

[@luciflu]

I love your tutorial

[@mattiasbjorkstedt9527]

Sleek work! Good job!

[@AnAutoEnthusiastsLife]

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.

[@CTRL_SMarcos]

Great video, thank you so much.

[@e1nste1in]

Great Tutorial👌

[@irwanroslid]

This is great! Thank you very much.

[@bobthepengunknight5088]

tysm

[@leoadem6208]

YOU THE BEST EVEEER!!!!!

[@givivector]

Very nice tutorial

[@sabriunal_]

It worked very well.

[@AngelSnowflakes]

Thank you so much!

[@waynebunch9167]

Man, there's tutorials are great

[@TakticalTic]

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

[@kencomonong9782]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[@vendettaskills4914]

nick very good work thx!

[@buckmajor]

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

[@Lizard_of_Linux_Lane]

This channel is a well of information, thank you.

[@kamusumbe]

Thanks, I did.

[@sourabhsirothia2862]

Amazing thankyou

[@krix8192]

Wow. A really good movie. Respect

[@arpu8866]

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

[@christianschmid1440]

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

[@aymenguehimiche7333]

Man you should know that you are a legend

[@SliwkaProductions]

Great ! Thank you 👊

[@dmitrykalashnikov6510]

Good lesson! keep going

[@vvlur9425]

Thank you so much

[@GeimerMenas]

Very helpful THANK YOU

[@userofficialhead5429]

*nice one nick*

[@jobello]

uff... amazing tutorial.

[@ktsuarnaya9353]

Very awesome

[@maxdeniel]

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.

[@PaulBrunache]

🔥🔥 Thx

[@ramiromydjramix8362]

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

[@logotutorial011]

thank you

[@SyllixMusic]

Can you use this effect on an image instead of a black background? Could the background be all transparent?

[@morismorisson8362]

Thank you for this Video ;D

[@badbarney]

Amazing

[@SuperSpaceKing]

Great Software

[@Calldis]

thx

[@ArturJBCosta]

Nice, thumbs UP!

[@LordTakahashi]

@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.

[@rayzer1981]

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

[@sergeihtml570]

Great, more toturial.

[@StopMotionStories]

cool tutorial

[@mjddev]

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. :/

[@oxymore13]

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

[@Mr.Bellamy]

Your tutors are amazing. 🇷🇺