How To Create Your Own Neon Avatar

Do you have your own avatar in your profile pictures? If so, I highly recommend giving this a try. This neon avatar will not only just look cool, but it also gives a professional vibe. And besides, it is very simple to do. So today we’re gonna see how to create a neon avatar.

Thanks to Marcin P for his useful guide and for simplifying this editing process. So, without further ado, let’s check out how to achieve this neon look on your photos.

1. Choose A Right Photo

Preferably, choose a photo with a dark background and with a contrast light. If your photo doesn’t have a dark background, you can edit that in, but it’s handy to have a photo with a dark background right of the bat.

2. Place It

In Photoshop, create a 540px x 540px project and make sure it fills well in a circle because later you’re going to use that as a profile picture which will be a circle.

3. Desaturate

After placing the photo, desaturate it. And use the curves to increase the contrast.

4. Add Gradient

Create a rectangle, which will be half of your photograph. And add gradient fill with opacity (refer to the image below). And set the blending mode to color.

5. Add The 2nd Gradient

Now, in the other half of the photo, add the 2nd gradient. Just like the previous step but add like its shown in the image below.

6. Fix The Light

To fix the light, create a new layer. And set the blending mode to color. Then use the soft brush at the opacity of 2% to fix the light.

7. Export The Image

Great job!! Now all you need to do is export the image, and then use it where ever you want 🙂

Will You Give A Try?

Will you try what you just learnt? Check out Marcin P for more such short and helpful tutorials.

Thank you!!

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