Using my knowledge of painting sunsets, I created this digital image on the powerful Sketchbook app. Sky texturing was done with an airbrush tool, while the sun and orbs were done with stamp tool which can be highly customized.
Sunset with orbs, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
Exploring the stamp tool, I learned that you can change the shape from a wide range of stock shapes, or even make a custom shape. Working through the options, I stamped out a windy swirl of shapes within my initials mixed in.
Shapes in the wind, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
Starting with a a near black background I applied neon patterns, overlaid with speckles, and textured with spatters and blurry background pops of light. Even my initials are done in neon!
Proto ectoplasm, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
Flexing the neon brush tool some more, here is a goofy image in primary colours. I airbrushed tints in the background to give the appearance of glow, and shape-stamped some highlight sparkles here and there.
Neon goof, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
A simpler image with neon brush strokes, its an eye with pink lashes in a blue frame. Some airbrush effect gave added glow.
Eyelash neon, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
Exploring other options I found a way to insert images into the artwork. So here I inserted the previous image, tilted it, and surrounded in fluorescent shapes with a light whirl.
Eyelash light whirl, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
Finally, a series of swirls done with a shape-stamp brush that can be dragged along, creating a chain of shapes. Some black elements around the edge and a black orb in the center completed a tye-dyed vortex effect.
Gumdrop vortex, Sketchbook, digital 1600 x 2000
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