How to create a neon light effect

[Krispy]

Hi! I'm new to GIMP and I'm trying to achieve this neon light effect as if neon light is shining on to someone in a dark room like in this movie poster I attached. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[rich2005]

There is no one way for this type of image.

You might select a foreground, add a background. Desaturate those (make shades of gray).

Add a gradient in a suitable mode.

Then all the text and other little embellishments are added separately.

The only real way is experiment with Gimp and gain experience using it.
quick example: https://i.imgur.com/wVAyCZw.jpg

[Krispy]

(09-07-2018, 06:04 PM)rich2005 Wrote: There is no one way for this type of image.

You might select a foreground, add a background. Desaturate those (make shades of gray).

Add a gradient in a suitable mode.

Then all the text and other little embellishments are added separately.

The only real way is experiment with Gimp and gain experience using it.  
quick example: https://i.imgur.com/wVAyCZw.jpg

I don't need the text I just wanted to take a simple picture of someone and add the neon lights.

[Ofnuts]

http://gimp-path-tools.sourceforge.net/d...#neon-path

Create text, Layer>Text to path and apply the script.