Make your sign or drawing glow with animated light. This is an easy beginner project that brings you joy again and again. Add NeoPixel LEDs to the edge of a piece of acrylic and when you draw or write on the plastic with chalk paint markers, the lights will make your artwork glow like neon.
But that's only the beginning! Install WLED on a Mini Sparkle Motion controller and take your project to the next level with moving light animations. Choose from dozens of different color palette presets, and a ton of different animations. Fade between your favorite colors. Change the speed or intensity of the light show with a few clicks on your phone. This is one of the easiest ways to control programmable lights, with no coding required.
You'll Also Need
- A piece of 1/4" acrylic plastic (whatever size you like)
- Liquid Chalk Paint Markers
- Clear packing tape or Silicone Adhesive
No-solder Version
- A tiny flat-head screwdriver
- A pair of wire cutters / strippers
Yes-solder version
- Soldering iron & accessories
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