Hey all, I'm having trouble recreating some image edits I made a couple weeks ago.
Here is an original image:
I was able to create the effect in the image below using Duplicate Layer > Filter > Filter Gallery > Neon Glow > Glow Size: 4 > Glow Brightness: 18 Glow Color: #ff5a00 > Top Layer Mode: Overlay
After trying to recreate this I get images that look like this:
Anyone know what's going on? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
I'm guessing that you had other adjustment layer(s) further up the stack, and probably some masking. Does that sound feasible?
Does it help to reduce opacity of your filter layer? Have you tried Soft Light blend mode?
It's feasible but I also tried that as well. The only adjustments that I would have made would be in RGB Curves but I even tried that and it doesn't produce the same results.
I have also tried changing the opacity but that of course just makes it lighter and doesn't create that dark look. I'll try Soft Light specifically again but I know I tried different blending modes too.
I've got pretty close. Do exactly what you said with all the same settings. Then invert the top layer (Ctrl i — Cmd i)
Unless something has changed recently, I remember that Filter Gallery's Neon Glow is a random filter. You can repeat the exact same process multiple times on the same image and end up with different results each time.
Nancy
Trevor
When I invert I get a green looking filter (which makes sense since inverting orange would get you a greenish right?)
Thanks for all the help so far about this, it's super confusing!