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 3D Antique Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a 3D Antique Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use Photoshop's 3D Tools, with a couple of textures and filters, to create your own antique metal text effect.

    2. How to Create a Retro Chrome Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Retro Chrome Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use layer styles, some images, and a color adjustment layer, to create a 1950s chrome text effect.

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

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

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Play around with the material textures and settings, as well as the lighting, to create a shiny wrapped text effect.

    4. How to Create a Glittering Gold Thread Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Glittering Gold Thread Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Use a glitter pattern and one layer style to create a super easy glittering gold thread text effect.

    5. How to Create a Realistic Autumn Leaves Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Realistic Autumn Leaves Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use a couple of leaf images, textures, adjustment layers, and a lighting effect to create a bright autumn leaves text effect.

    6. How to Create a Colorful Pendant Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Colorful Pendant Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Use a bunch of layer styles, textures, and shapes, to create a bright, colorful pendant text effect.

    7. How to Create a Shiny Summer Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Shiny Summer Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this tutorial, I will explain how to create a shiny summer text effect using layer styles in Photoshop. Let's get started!

    8. How to Create a Colorful, Summery 3D Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Colorful, Summery 3D Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Create a colorful 3D text effect, and then add in a couple of brushes and stock images to create an interesting, summery text effect.

    9. Create a Copper Pipe Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Create a Copper Pipe Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed copper pipe text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to create the...

    10. How to Create a Twisted Balloon Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Twisted Balloon Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a set of detailed balloon pattern brushes and how to use them to create a neat text effect in Adobe...

    11. How to Create a Hot Concrete Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      How to Create a Hot Concrete Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create a hot concrete text effect using two layers to get a central vanishing point in Adobe Photoshop. Let's get started!

    12. How to Create a Cigarette Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      How to Create a Cigarette Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed cigarette pattern brush and how to use it to make a neat text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

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