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. How to Create a 'Hellraiser' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a 'Hellraiser' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Create a text effect inspired by the Pinhead character from the Hellraiser movie, using textures, shapes, layer styles, and a couple of other tools and tricks.

    2. How to Create Vector Floral Typography in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create Vector Floral Typography in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Follow this inspirational tutorial and learn to create an elegant floral typography composition in Adobe Illustrator! We’ll be working with text, creating...

    3. How to Create a Romantic Rose Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Romantic Rose Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use a bunch of floral illustration images, with a couple of layer masks, textures, and adjustment layers, to create a fresh, floral text effect

    4. How to Create a Road Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Road Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a road text effect in Adobe Illustrator using a simple pattern brush.

    5. How to Create a Football Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Football Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial, you'lll learn how to create a football text effect and a football field background in Adobe Illustrator.

    6. How to Create a Realistic Biscuit Style With Only One Shape in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Realistic Biscuit Style With Only One Shape in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Follow this tutorial and learn how to create a realistic biscuit text effect with the help of the Appearance panel in Adobe Illustrator.

    7. Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Create a Text Portrait

      Photoshop in 60 Seconds: How to Create a Text Portrait

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this quick video, Melody Nieves will show you how to create an easy text portrait using Layer Masks and the Brush Tool in Adobe Photoshop.

    8. How to Create a 3D Floaties Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a 3D Floaties Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use Photoshop's 3D tools and material settings, along with a couple of images, filters and adjustment layers, to create a retro, summery, floatie-inspired...

    9. How to Combine Photography & Type for a Dramatic Effect

      How to Combine Photography & Type for a Dramatic Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial we look at how you can integrate typography with photos to create an impressive 3D effect. You’ll see this sort of effect on advertising and...

    10. How to Create a Fluffy, Feathery Ugly Duckling Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Fluffy, Feathery Ugly Duckling Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use some textures, brushes, and adjustment layers to create an Ugly Duckling inspired, fluffy, feathery text effect.

    11. How to Create a Nature-Inspired Peter Pan Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Nature-Inspired Peter Pan Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use some textures and images, along with layer styles and adjustment layers, to create a fantasy themed, Peter Pan inspired text effect

    12. How to Create Gingerbread and Candy Inspired Graphic Styles in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create Gingerbread and Candy Inspired Graphic Styles in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Follow the trail of breadcrumbs to creating some delicious and fun graphic styles inspired by the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel". In...

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