Text Effects Tutorials — 07 November 2009
60+ Awesome Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

Typography took very seriously by modern time designers as it shows your skills in font selection and latter placement. When it comes to Typography, there is no limitation of creativity in terms of presentation, instructions and most importantly final results. Photoshop’s text and layer tools can be used to create some really awesome effects.

There are thousands of Photoshop tutorials out there. In this selection, I’ve put together a list of 60+ Awesome Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials which might help you to get inspire and learn some tips. Enjoy!

1. Super Easy Neon Style

This tutorial is going to show you how to create a nice light effect in Photoshop. We will use Layer Styles and Blend Modes to simulate a neon text effect.

neon

2. Create a Transparent Text Effect with Fresh Grass Texture and Custom Brushset

This tutorial is going to show you the steps to create this trasparent text effect, mixing with fresh grass texture and cloud brush set. You can use the text effect in a wide range of occasions – such as website header background, part of a natural themed design.

trans-natural-typo-flatten2

3. Create an Excellent Icy Text

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an ice effect completely from scratch using special Photoshop brushes.

ice

4. Create a Stunning Text on Wild Fire Effect

This tutorial is going to show you how to create some real fire images, mix with filters and blending methods.

fire

5. Creating Very Cool Folded Typo

In this tutorial we’ll learn how to create a very cool folding effect to apply on your typography using some simple steps in Photoshop.

folded1

6. Patriotic Text Using Displacement Masks

In this Photoshop tutorial, it will show you how to achieve a neat little text effect with an image overlay while learning the basics of using displacement masks.

hero

7. How to Create Eroded Metal Text

In this tutorial, it will show you how to create an eroded metal text effect. Throughout this tutorial we’ll make use of various drawing techniques, channels, and patterns.

metal

8. Wet Window Text Effect

In this Photoshop tutorial, we will create a nice liquid text effect using a free texture found online, a radial gradient, a blending mode change and a few simple layer styles.

wet-text

9. How to Quickly Create a Stylish Retro Text Effect

In this tutorial we will be designing a cool retro text effect, which is growing more and more popular in today’s design.

stylish_retro

10. Create a Spectacular Style Text Effect

In this tutorial, it is going to demonstrate you to create a spectacular style text effect. Usually, 3d text with a little design is nice for Illustration. You can create your styled text by changing colors or adding your elements in.

spectacular-style

11. Create an Ancient Typography with Dry Soil Texture and Floral Brushset

In this tutorial, it will show you the steps I took to create this cool, ancient-style typography using dry soil texture and floral brushset in Photoshop.

floral-text

12. Text In Stitches

In this tutorial it will show you how to convert text to a path and how to stitch that path using a custom brush set.

stitches

13. Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect

In this tutorial we’ll create a rather cool-looking grass-text effect using a photo of grass, the Pen Tool and a bit of patience.

grass1

14. Colorful Glow Text Effects

In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to create a glowing text effects form a scratch.

colorful1

15. Design an Awesome Geometric Shaped Typography with Grungy Background

This tutorial is going to show the processes involved in designing and creating this really cool, geometric shaped typography with grungy background in Photoshop.

glossy-geo-typo-flatten

16. Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life

In this tutorial we are going to take some very basic principles of light and shade to make a rather impressive-looking text effect.

shade

17. Amazing Video-Game Text Style

This tutorial will show you how to create a text effect in Photoshop based on the DVNO clip. We will play basically with some basic filters like Gaussian Blur, also with Blend Modes to the light effects.

live-life

18. Great Gooey Photoshop Text Tutorial

In this tutorial, it will show you how to create a great looking, 3-Dimensional, gooey looking text. This technique does require minimal drawing skills but is definitely suitable for beginners.

gooeyl

19. Colored Chrome Text Effect

In this tutorial we will go a step further and create a colored chrome text effect.

color-chrome

20. Colorful Glowing Text Effect

This tutorial is going to show you how to create a simple colorful glowing text effect in Photoshop.

glowing

21. Super Easy and Cool Flower Text Effect

In this tutorial it will show you how to create a very simple but at the same time really cool flower text effect in Photoshop using some stock photos and brushes.

flower

22. Brick Text Photoshop Tutorial

In this tutorial we are going to take our text and turn it into an inlay in an old brick wall. To start off, lets create a brick-colored background.

brick-text

23. Create a Layered Glowing Text Effect

In this tutorial, we will create this effect using very basic Photoshop tools and layering effects.

overlay

24. Recreate the ‘Bee Movie’ Text Effect

In this quick Photoshop tutorial we’ll be recreating the ‘Bee movie’ text effect.

bee-movie-text

25. Scanline Text

This tutorial will teach you how to create a style named ‘Scanline Text’ which is basically text which glows like bright scanlines, with a smart reflection as well.

scanline1

26. Hell of Tutorial

In this tutorial, it will show you how to create a 3D text with fire coming from the inside of the document like a hole.

helloftutorial

27. Dynamic Recessed Watercolor Typography

In this tutorial, it will show you how to mix vector elements and watercolor effects with text to create a stunning design.

watercolor1

28. Slow Shutter Effect

This tutorial is going to teaches you how to create this beautiful slow shutter text effect.

shutter

29. Create Smoke Text

In this tutorial, we’ll be mixing type and a smoke image to create a really nice abstract wallpaper.

smoke-text

30. Colorful Light Burst Text

In this tutorial, we’re going to see how to engulf text in an explosion of light and color by using a couple of filters that are not used very often in everyday Photoshop work.

light-burst1

31. Pimp your Text

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to make a simple layer-style for your pimpin’ text in Photoshop.

bling

32. Stylish Floral Typography

This tutorial will teach you how to create a very appealing and slightly abstract text effect that looks like the text is made from plants and flowers.

floral1

33. Easy Plastic Text with Layer Styles

In this tutorial, we’re going to learn how to use Photoshop’s Layer Styles to easily make text look as if it’s made out of plastic.

plastic

34. Create a Deep Grunge Text Effect

In this tutorial we will make a deep grunge and cracked Text effect. We will also come across how to use textures for creating certain inspiring results in less than 10 steps.

deep

35. Spray Paint Text

This tutorial will teach you how to make this spray paint style text effect which really stands out and would make a great wallpaper.

spray-paint

36. Grungy Rusted Carbon Fiber Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will be creating a grungy rusted carbon fiber text effect. We will also be creating the accompanying rusted metal background effect seen in the preview.

metal-text-effect

37. How to Create a Copper Photoshop Text Effect

This is a strong and eye-catching text effect, though relatively simple to create. We’ll be using Bevel and Emboss Styles, Pattern Overlays, and combining different techniques to mock-up the text into a related background.

copper

38. Create A Fragmented Tiles Text Effect

In this Photoshop text effects tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create a “fragmented tiles” effect using Photoshop’s Tiles filter.

digital

39. Design a Golden Flame Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will show you the process involved in creating this golden flame text effect with soft smoke texture in Photoshop.

golden-firery

40. Electrifying Text

In this tutorial we will be using the Wind and Ripple filters along with some tricky rotation to create some truely electrifying text.

electric

41. A Slick Supernatural Text Effect

In this tutorial we’ll be creating a smoky night effect on text to give it an eerie supernatural sort of feel.

slick

42. Reflective Liquid type Photoshop Tutorial

This tutorials is about creating metal type abound online, as do variations on simple liquid effects.

liquid

43. Design a Super Sleek Text Effect with Water Drop Texture

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create the Super Sleek, eye-catching text effect with Water Drop Texture.

water-drop1

44. Vanity License Plate

In this Photoshop tutorial it show you how to create a custom vanity license plate using a few basic Photoshop tools a piece of reference material and some creative layer stylings.

plate

45. Transparent Glass Lettering

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.

trans-glass

46. Create a Unique Burning Text Effect

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a superb, unique burning text effect, whereby areas of flaming text actually peel off to expose an under layer.

hot

47. Design a Snowy Rock Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will show the processes to design this fantastic text effect – Rock Standing on Colorful Ground. The inspiration of this design came from a snowy mountain photo, and a similar text effect like this would look interesting.

snowy-rock

48. Paint Splodge Text

This tutorial will show you how to simply create a paint splodge looking text using blending options and the pen tool it will take only around 5 minutes to complete.

paint

49. Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text

This tutorial takes text effects one step further and makes it look as though your text is truly falling from the sky in a ball of flames.

meteor

50. Worn and Torn Text

In this Photoshop text effects tutorial, we’re going to learn how to create a “worn and torn” effect with our text.

fear

51. Stunning 3D effects in 30 minutes

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a stunning 3D effects within 30 minutes using in Photoshop.

cold-ice1

52. Combine 2 text layer styles

It will show you how to create a nice text effect by combining 2 different colors of text layer. It’s a simple tutorial with a nice effect.

talk

53. Design a Chilling and Icy Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will show you the steps to design this chilling and icy text effect in Photoshop.

chilling-icy

54. How To Create A Gold Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will show you how to create a gold text effect. Sometimes just changing some values can create a totally different effect. If you change the gradient color to variations of grey you will have silver instead of gold.

gold

55. Design a God of War III Inspired Cracked Text Effect

This tutorial will going to show you the process involved in designing a God of War III inspired cracked text effect in Photoshop.

god-of-war

56.Extremely Colorful 3D Text Effect

In this tutorial, it is going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, you should be able to explore even more new ways of creating typefaces as well as other types of ideas.

nasty

57. Wood Inlay Text

In this Photoshop tutorial it will show you how to create a wood inlay effect using wood textures, layer masks and a few creative selection techniques.

wood

58. How to Create a Gorgeous Glassy Text Effect

This text effect tutorial will be created using a series of shapes with different transparency and color effects.

grassy

59. Design a Soft and Fluffy Text Effect

This tutorial is going to show you the processes of how to design a soft and fluffy text effect in Photoshop without using any third party images.

fluffy-text

60. Christmas Wrapped Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to wrap up your text like a set of Christmas presents.

xmas

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(13) Readers Comments

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  2. You’re welcome!

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  7. Hey there’s written: 60+ tutorials
    But here’s only 60!

  8. Nice work, great tutorials. Hopefully be able to put these to good use.

  9. Can´t wait to start trying these text effects, thanks for share!!

  10. awesome!

  11. Nice list of text effect tutorials

  12. Thanks! More to come ….

  13. Hey, I’d love it if you could add my effects to the list :)

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