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 Realistic Lace Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Realistic Lace Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Create a lace brush, modify its settings, and use it to create some lace text. Then style the text, and apply a couple of filters to create a nice...

    2. How to Create a Coffee-Stained Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Coffee-Stained Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      A quick way of creating a stain text effect, using some textures, brushes, and layer styles

    3. How to Create an Alphabet Blocks Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create an Alphabet Blocks Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

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

    4. How to Create a Realistic Creased Text Effect Using the Displace Filter

      How to Create a Realistic Creased Text Effect Using the Displace Filter

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use the Displace filter to apply text to a dynamic surface correctly, and make it conform to that surface to get a more realistic result.

    5. How to Create a Simple, Editable Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Simple, Editable Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following steps, you will learn how to create a simple and editable text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

    6. How to Create a Bubble-Wrap Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Bubble-Wrap Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Learn how to create a simple bubble-wrap text effect, using a pattern and a couple of layer styles.

    7. How to Create a Slimy, Alien Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Slimy, Alien Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a green, slimy text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

    8. How to Create a Fiery, Molten Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Fiery, Molten Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use a couple of layer styles and a texture to create a simple and quick bright fiery text effect.

    9. How to Create an Iridescent Snake-Textured Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create an Iridescent Snake-Textured Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use a bunch of textures and layer styles to create a one-layer snake-textured text effect.

    10. How to Create a Grass-Covered Spring Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Grass-Covered Spring Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Create a spring-inspired text effect, using some textures, brushes, layer styles, and filters.

    11. How to Create a Futuristic Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Futuristic Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use simple textures, patterns, and layer styles to create a futuristic, bright, metal text effect.

    12. What Are Photoshop Actions and How to Create Them?

      What Are Photoshop Actions and How to Create Them?

      Tutorial • Beginner

      What are Photoshop Actions? In this article, we'll go over the many benefits of this incredible Photoshop feature and the different ways you can use them to...

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