• Adobe After Effects

  neon sign text

  Posted by Quentin Block on September 24, 2005 at 10:01 pm

  Hi-
  I’m trying to create a lit neon sign look for text in AE, with a fairly convincing appearance…
  Is this something I need to model in 3D, or is there an AE solution?
  Also, do you recommend any fonts that will help to achieve this look?
  Thanks for any advice

  Kenny Mims replied 20 years, 7 months ago 4 Members · 3 Replies
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  Joe Chao

  September 25, 2005 at 6:46 am

  Have you tried the trapcode 3Dstroke?here is some example tutouial of it:
  https://www.trapcode.com/download.html
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  Peder Norrby

  September 25, 2005 at 1:00 pm

  here is an AE project file:
  https://www.trapcode-people.net/filedetails.php?fileid=43

  Peder Norrby / Trapcode
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  Kenny Mims

  September 26, 2005 at 2:41 am

  It might help to have a neon font for lettering, but this works on anything.

  Look closely at some real neon and you’ll see that the reflections are usually a little different hue.

  Use several blurs (glows) and offset the hue a little bit for a more realistic effect.

  Also, lay the lettering over some convencing backgrounds.

  A little practice and you can’t tell it from the real thing.

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