Design & Illustration TutorialsText Effects

If you want to learn how to create text effects, the tutorials on this page will help you. Whether you're using Photoshop, Illustrator or another application, you'll find a tutorial here to show you the steps involved in creating beautiful, striking text effects.

And if you want to take things to the next dimension, try our free course on making 3D text in Illustrator.

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Create and Then Shatter a Grid, while Making a Typographic Poster - Video
Let's get our own share of typography with this dark and grungy poster. No, this is not your typical design, as we'll be 'breaking the grid' in hope of...
Gavin Steele
6 Nov 2008
Text Effects
Super Cool Frilly Bits Typography
Last week we published our 10th Wallpaper of the Week. It was an awesome typography design from Ginger Monkey Design called Compassion. What I really liked...
Gavin Steele
16 Oct 2008
Text Effects
Dynamic Recessed Watercolor Typography Effect in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to mix vector elements and watercolor effects with text to create a stunning design. It’s a quick process that depends...
Gavin Steele
16 Oct 2008
Text Effects
Quick Gold Text in Photoshop - Screencast
Photoshop is great for embellishing display text with little effects. When you add layer styles into the equation, you have the added benefit of the styles...
Gavin Steele
9 Oct 2008
Text Effects
Plastic Text in Photoshop
Photoshop is great for embellishing display text with little effects. When you add layer styles into the equation, you have the added benefit of the styles...
Gavin Steele
6 Oct 2008
Text Effects
Create a Swirly Type Treatment
In this Illustrator tutorial I will show you how to create a swirly type treatment. With a free font, some brushes, and gradients you can easily create this...
Ryan Putnam
6 Oct 2008
Text Effects
Create a Vibrant 3D Pixel Type Treatment
In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a fun 3D pixel font type treatment. Using a free font, gradients, and Illustrator 3D filter, you will easily...
Ryan Putnam
29 Sep 2008
Text Effects
50 Creative Photoshop Text Effects
Learn how to soak your text in bubbles, splatter it with blood, turn it to glass, then to ice, melt it into water, grow it into grass, cut it from metal and...
Danny Outlaw
9 Sep 2008
Text Effects
Psdtuts+ New Contest! Design an AudioJungle Wallpaper!
Great job to everybody who participated in last month's contest. This month we are raising it up a notch. Collis has kicked in some great prizes from...
Sean Hodge
6 Jun 2008
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Create a Layered Glowing Text Effect
In this tutorial, we will create this effect using very basic Photoshop tools and layering effects. This tutorial is simple enough for a beginner to...
Kyle Pero
4 Jun 2008
Text Effects
6 Quick'n'Dirty Photoshop Text Effects From Scratch
Photoshop is great for embellishing display text with little effects. When you add layer styles into the equation, you have the added benefit of the styles...
Collis Ta'eed
29 May 2008
Text Effects
Design Soft Stylized 3D Type
The use of 3D type is an increasing trend in design today. Creating such type usually requires advanced 3D software. Yet, not all of us own such software,...
Arik
3 May 2008
Text Effects