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

Tutorial • Intermediate

How to Create a 'Stranger Things' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Tutorial • Beginner

30+ Cool Photoshop Text Effects, Actions & Styles for 2025

Tutorial • Beginner

How to Create a Realistic Neon Light Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Rose • 24 Dec 2023

How to Create a 'Stranger Things' Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Rose • 31 Mar 2023

30+ Cool Photoshop Text Effects, Actions & Styles for 2025

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Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life

Tutorial • Intermediate

The best book I've ever read on drawing is one called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. After reading it, I'm still pretty bad at drawing, but I did...

Collis Ta'eed • 6 Nov 2007
Text Effects

Icey Styles in Photoshop

Tutorial • Intermediate

In this tutorial, we're going to create an icey-cold effect using layer styles and that you can apply to different objects. Then we'll put it on a nice...

Collis Ta'eed • 14 Sep 2007
Text Effects

Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial, we're going to use some super layer effects and a bit of extra magic to make a lettering style that looks transparent and stunning. Because...

Collis Ta'eed • 14 Sep 2007
Text Effects

Plastic Jelly Styles

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial, we'll be using layer styles to make a plastic gel-type style that you can easily apply to text and shapes. You can download the PSD file...

Collis Ta'eed • 14 Sep 2007