Retro Text Effect Tutorials

Wondering how to add drop shadow to text in Illustrator? Here you'll learn how to create long shadow text in Illustrator and more tips!

In the following steps you will learn how to create a warm, retro text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

Use Photoshop's 3D tools and settings to create an abstract 3D displaced text effect, with a touch of a Retro/Memphis Style feel.

Want to give your type an edgy, Mad Max makeover? This super-quick glitch effect only takes 10 minutes to put together, and it makes a good substitute for...

In the following steps, you will learn how to create a retro chrome text effect in Adobe Illustrator.

Wondering how to add effects to text? In this tutorial, we'll use layer styles and grunge textures to create a grungy halftone retro text effect in Photoshop.

Are you in love with the 'Saved by the Bell' logo from the 90s sitcom? Find out how to add effects to text in Photoshop to recreate it!

This tutorial will show you how to use smart objects and layer styles to create a retro, glowing 3D text in Photoshop. Let's get started!

Have ten minutes to spare? This eye-catching effect gives any text an instant dose of nostalgic color and style.

This quick and quirky text effect is the perfect way to channel the Memphis Style, the 1980s design movement whose signature is geometric shapes and bold color.

This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop features to create a one-layer-only, retro text effect. Let's get started!

Use layer styles, smart objects, and some other basic elements to create a simple, retro looking, 3D text effect.

Use layer styles, some images, and a color adjustment layer, to create a 1950s chrome text effect.

Love holograms? Wondering how to add effects to text in Photoshop? This tutorial will show you how to create a hologram text effect in Photoshop.

Creating 3D text effect does not always require using the 3D tools. This tutorial will show you a simple way of using the shape attributes in Adobe Photoshop...

Use Photoshop's layer styles and filters, along with actions, textures, and patterns, to create a retro 80s-inspired silver text effect.

Have 15 minutes to spare? This super-quick and high-impact effect gives any text an instant dose of vintage movie magic.

Creating a Star Wars text effect is easier than you think! Follow the steps in this tutorial to put together your own powerful Star Wars Photoshop text.

While Photoshop is great for text effects, you can also create them with the Effects panel in Adobe InDesign. Here we’ll create a vintage type effect.

In this tutorial I'd like to show you some quick, simple effects you can add to normal text to give it retro feel using just the Appearance panel in Adobe...

In this neon text Photoshop tutorial, you'll learn how to make a neon sign in Photoshop for your text using layer styles and glow effects.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a text effect using gradient fills and layer styles in Adobe Photoshop.