Tutorial #2a - neon highlights on background and text

Part one explains how to make the 3-d background and how to get a basic neon glow.
Part two will explain how to create the text you can see when the video starts.
Useful keyboard shortcuts:

ctrl + n--------------open a new canvas
ctrl + shift + n-----create new layer
ctrl + j--------------duplicate layer
d--------------------reset fore- and background colors
alt + backspace----fill with foreground color
ctrl + backspace---fill with background color
ctrl + f-------------reapply last filter used
ctrl + alt + f-------reopen last filter window used
ctrl + L-------------levels
ctrl + m------------curves
ctrl + e--------merge (selected) layers
ctrl + shift + e-----merge all visible layers
alt---(in a window, e.g. curves) reset
alt---(e.g. in filter/liquefy window) reverse
alt---(marquee tool) keep crosshair centered

for my written tutorials, feel free to visit http://community.livejournal.com/wtf_tuts