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 content:

    1. Create Convincing Text-Shaped Buildings in Photoshop

      Create Convincing Text-Shaped Buildings in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      Creating convincing buildings that appear like text in a cityscape can be a challenging task. In today's tutorial we will learn how to create building-shaped...

    2. Quick Tip: How to Create a Sparkly Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Sparkly Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following quick tip you will learn how to create a sparkly text effect in fifteen simple steps. It's a another tutorial focused on the Appearance...

    3. How To Create a Gold Text Effect in Photoshop

      How To Create a Gold Text Effect in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Beginner

      Layer styles are one of Photoshop's most powerful and fun features. You can create all sorts of plastic, glass, water, ice, or metal styles. In this tutorial...

    4. Quick Tip: How to Create an Abstract Wireframe Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create an Abstract Wireframe Text Effect

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this text effect tutorial we will demonstrate how to create an abstract wireframe text effect. Let's get started!

    5. How to Create a Trendy Retro Type Treatment

      How to Create a Trendy Retro Type Treatment

      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 Rype was first published...

    6. Create a Stitched Text Effect for an iPad Wallpaper

      Create a Stitched Text Effect for an iPad Wallpaper

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial we will show you how to create a custom stitched text effect for an iPad Wallpaper. Let's get started!

    7. Quick Tip: Create a Versatile Transparent Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Quick Tip: Create a Versatile Transparent Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this video Quick Tip, learn how to use a little-known feature of the Transparency panel to create a glowing, transparent text effect.

    8. Quick Tip: How to Create a Delicious Chocolate Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Delicious Chocolate Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      For all the chocolate lovers out there, here is how to create a delicious chocolate bar text effect in Illustrator. You will use the Blend Tool, effects like...

    9. Create Animal Textured Typography

      Create Animal Textured Typography

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In this tutorial we are going to create fun, realistic, animal textured, 3D typography in Photoshop using CS5's Repousse tool. Let's get started!

    10. How to Create a Glossy, Colorful Text Effect

      How to Create a Glossy, Colorful Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a glossy, colorful text design in Illustrator CS5. We'll use an interesting font choice, opacity...

    11. Create "Cool" Typography Using Paths in Photoshop

      Create "Cool" Typography Using Paths in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Advanced

      In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create some "cool" custom typography. Let's get started!

    12. Playing with Stationery Art Brushes and the Live Paint Bucket

      Playing with Stationery Art Brushes and the Live Paint Bucket

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In today's tutorial I'm going to show you how to create some line art style stationery art brushes. You'll then learn to combine them with the Live Paint...

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