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 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...

    2. 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...

    3. Quick Tip: How to Create a Piped Frosting Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Piped Frosting Text Effect

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following tutorial you will learn to create a paste text effect. Using the Gradient, Pathfinder and Blur tools you will make a text effect that can be...

    4. Quick Tip: How to Create a Gummy Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Gummy Text Effect

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following tutorial you will learn to create a gummy text effect. Perfect for illustrative designs, you will create a cute and fun lettering effect...

    5. Quick Tip: How to Create a Hand Drawn Style Text Effect

      Quick Tip: How to Create a Hand Drawn Style Text Effect

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to use different brushes and effects to create a hand drawn text effect. Perfect for illustrative designs, you...

    6. How to Create a Colorful 3D Text Effect

      How to Create a Colorful 3D Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a colorful three-dimensional text effect. We'll use several Illustrator effects, built in patterns, a...

    7. Quick Tip: How to Create an X-Ray Print

      Quick Tip: How to Create an X-Ray Print

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this tutorial you will learn to create a stylish X-ray print in just a few easy steps. It's perfect for stylized typography or even an element for an...

    8. Create Typography That’s Going Down the Drain

      Create Typography That’s Going Down the Drain

      Tutorial • Advanced

      Today I'm going to show you how to create another typographic treatment from scratch using pipes and hoses for letters. In this tutorial you will learn how...

    9. Create a Variety of 3D Lettering Effects for Poster Design

      Create a Variety of 3D Lettering Effects for Poster Design

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In this tutorial I will showcase three different approaches for creating simple 3D lettering effects in the context of poster design. Onward and upward we go!

    10. Quick Tip: Create a Chrome 4x4 Vehicle Emblem

      Quick Tip: Create a Chrome 4x4 Vehicle Emblem

      Tutorial • Beginner

      In today’s quick tip tutorial we will demonstrate how to create a chrome 4x4 vehicle emblem using editable text and layer styles. Let’s get started!

    11. Create a Green Viscous Text Effect

      Create a Green Viscous Text Effect

      Tutorial • Intermediate

      In the following tutorial expand an existing font, use illustrator's 3D tools to add dimension, and then add a green viscous text effect. If you want to add...

    12. Draw a Woodcut-Inspired Typographic Illustration in Photoshop

      Draw a Woodcut-Inspired Typographic Illustration in Photoshop

      Tutorial • Advanced

      A popular method of drawing screen-printable illustrations is one inspired by woodcut illustration. While this method is usually made of black-only printing,...

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