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: Make Grunge Type with Live Trace and the Pathfinder

      Quick Tip: Make Grunge Type with Live Trace and the Pathfinder

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Starting with a photo, learn how to create vector texture with Live Trace, then apply it to text for a grunge type effect.

    2. Getting Carried Away with Balloon Lettering

      Getting Carried Away with Balloon Lettering

      Tutorial • Beginner

      If there are balloons near by, you've probably had or will be having some fun. I love balloons! So in this tutorial I will cover the process of creating some...

    3. Create Astonishing Nightclub Themed 3D Typography

      Create Astonishing Nightclub Themed 3D Typography

      Tutorial • Advanced

      3D graphics are often created using several applications. Today, we will use Photoshop, Illustrator, and Cinema 4D to create a stunning nightclub themed 3D...

    4. Quick Tip: Create an Extruded Glossy 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

      Quick Tip: Create an Extruded Glossy 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      People love 3D effects. They also love the look of shiny, glossy, graphics as well. Today, we will combine those two popular styles and create an extruded 3D...

    5. Quick Tip: Add a Frosted Background to Photo Captions

      Quick Tip: Add a Frosted Background to Photo Captions

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this Quick Tip tutorial, we will demonstrate how to improve a text caption by creating a frosted glass-like text bar that can improve the look of your...

    6. Give a Medieval Game Logo a Rough Stone Look

      Give a Medieval Game Logo a Rough Stone Look

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Designers are often asked to take a pre-existing one or two-color logo and give it dimension. In today’s tutorial we will take a black and white logo and...

    7. Quick Tip: Create Sparkling, Animated Text in Photoshop

      Quick Tip: Create Sparkling, Animated Text in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In today’s quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a sparkling text animation in Photoshop with just a few easy steps. Let’s get started!

    8. Quick Tip: Create Metallic Text on a Concrete Background

      Quick Tip: Create Metallic Text on a Concrete Background

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In today's quick tip tutorial I will demonstrate how to create some cool metallic text on a slick concrete background. This can be done in just a few steps...

    9. How to Create an Incredible Typographic Illustration - Part 2

      How to Create an Incredible Typographic Illustration - Part 2

      Tutorial • Advanced

      Today we're back with the second part of our 3D typography illustration tutorial; this time we're going to take all the pieces of the puzzle and finalize...

    10. How to Create an Incredible Typographic Illustration - Part 1

      How to Create an Incredible Typographic Illustration - Part 1

      Tutorial • Advanced

      All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. In this two-part tutorial, we're going to learn how to bring a simple proverb into a complex typographic...

    11. How to Create Typeface Characters

      How to Create Typeface Characters

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      I started a character design project that merges typefaces into unique monsters, cute animals, and various other font inspired character creations. The...

    12. How to Design a Print-Ready Flier with Photoshop and Illustrator

      How to Design a Print-Ready Flier with Photoshop and Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial we are going to create 3D text and integrate it in a natural environment. We will not use any 3D programs, so all you need is Adobe...

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