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. Create a Lace Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Create a Lace Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Follow this tutorial and you will learn how to create a beautiful lace text effect. You will use many effects and you will define many personalized Art and...

    2. Create a Bending 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Create a Bending 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a 3D Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator. In addition to using the 3D tools, you'll layer letter shapes...

    3. Create a Glassy Text Effect Filled With a Green, Acidic Substance

      Create a Glassy Text Effect Filled With a Green, Acidic Substance

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a glassy text effect filled with a green, acidic substance. You'll use shape creation tools, Opacity...

    4. How to Create Eroded Metal Text With Photoshop

      How to Create Eroded Metal Text With Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial I'll show you how to create an eroded metal text effect. Throughout this tutorial we'll make use of various drawing techniques, channels,...

    5. Create a Marker Text Effect in Illustrator

      Create a Marker Text Effect in Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial I will show you how to create a marker illustration. This tutorial involves intermediate vector shape building skills in...

    6. Quick Tip: How to Create a Fun 3D Plastic Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Fun 3D Plastic Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial you will learn how to create colorful 3D plastic letters using the 3D Extrude & Bevel effect and also an all purpose plastic look that...

    7. How to Illustrate a 3D Email Sign

      How to Illustrate a 3D Email Sign

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      This work is a common project together with Iaroslav Lazunov and Oleksandr Iegupov. This tutorial is for intermediate Illustrator users. We'll use...

    8. Create a Stitched Type Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Create a Stitched Type Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial you will learn how to create a stitched type effect. You will create simple geometric patterns, a pattern brush and use the appearance panel...

    9. Quick Tip: Create an Animal Print Text Effect with Adobe Illustrator Pattern Swatches

      Quick Tip: Create an Animal Print Text Effect with Adobe Illustrator Pattern Swatches

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create an easy animal print text effect using Adobe Illustrator's default jaguar and cheetah patterns. You...

    10. Quick Tip: How to Create Colorful Neon Text with Adobe Illustrator

      Quick Tip: How to Create Colorful Neon Text with Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following Quicktip you will learn how to create a colorful neon text effect. By first using a thick font and the Round Any Corner Script you will...

    11. Create Colorful, Layered Paper Type in Illustrator

      Create Colorful, Layered Paper Type in Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      A few times a each month we revisit some of our reader’s favorite posts from throughout the history of Vectortuts+. This tutorial by Diana Berg was first...

    12. Create a Jar Illustration and Splashy, Purple Text Effect

      Create a Jar Illustration and Splashy, Purple Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a jar illustration and splashy, purple text effect. We'll craft this with numerous, layered shapes and...

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