For this one I wanted to do a neon sign, Carlsbad has this famous statue of a surfer, called the kook, locals make fun of the statue because of the pose and he gets dressed (some call it vandalized) to support teams, or make some kind of political statement, etc. I wanted to include the kook in the neon sign.

The above shows my sketch, the color sketch and the line work in illustrator, after that, back to photoshop for some glowing effects. and voila!