Free text effects Photoshop & Illustrator tutorials

Take your text to the next level! Follow these tutorials and learn to add unique effects to your typography, from neon glows to complex 3D text effects.
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  • How to Create a Realistic Neon Light Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Realistic Neon Light Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Rose
  • How to Create a 'Stranger Things' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a 'Stranger Things' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

    Rose
  • 30+ Cool Photoshop Text Effects, Actions & Styles for 2025

    30+ Cool Photoshop Text Effects, Actions & Styles for 2025

    Melody Nieves

    • All Text Effects tutorials:

    1. Quick Tip: How to Fill Text With an Image in Adobe InDesign

      Quick Tip: How to Fill Text With an Image in Adobe InDesign

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Placing an image inside a single character can give your layouts a super-professional, design-forward look. And it’s really simple to achieve! In this Quick...

    2. How to Create a Multi-Layered Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Multi-Layered Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps, you will learn how to create a fully editable, multi-layered text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

    3. How to Create a Neon Flame Text Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Neon Flame Text Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn how to create a cool neon flame text effect action in Adobe Photoshop that can be customized with any color.

    4. How to Create a Sketch Text Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Sketch Text Effect Action in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn how to create a realistic sketch text effect action in Photoshop that works with any font that you want.

    5. How to Create an Isometric Layered Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create an Isometric Layered Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create an isometric layered text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

    6. How to Create an inFamous Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create an inFamous Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this tutorial you will learn how to create an electric text effect inspired by the game inFamous. You'll use Impact to create an inFamous font effect.

    7. How to Create a Retro, Colorful, Halftone Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Retro, Colorful, Halftone Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use Photoshop's layer styles, filters, and actions, with a couple of adjustment layers and texture overlays, to create a bright and colorful retro halftone...

    8. How to Create a Comic-Book Ink Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Comic-Book Ink Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      This tutorial will show you how to create a cool-looking comic book ink text effect using Photoshop's layer styles, filters, and automatically applied custom...

    9. How to Create a Wax Seal Text Effect in Adobe InDesign

      How to Create a Wax Seal Text Effect in Adobe InDesign

      Tutorial • Beginner

      This cool text effect gives logos or other type an old-fashioned twist. It’s quick to put together in Adobe InDesign, and you can easily adapt the effect to...

    10. How to Create an 80s-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create an 80s-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a text effect using gradient fills and layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.

    11. How to Create a German Flag-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a German Flag-Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a fully editable text effect inspired by the colors of the German flag in Adobe Illustrator.

    12. How to Create a 3D Folded Steps Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a 3D Folded Steps Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use Photoshop's shape settings, 3D tools, and adjustment layers to create a 3D folded steps text effect.

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