Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials

For arranging and designing letters, there are numbers of ways that are only limited by an individual’s imagination. Visually attractive and creative typography not only draws the attention but also leaves a strong impression on anyone who sees it. The purpose of text effect is an exceptionally essential aspect of designing regardless of what you are designing; a logo or a banner.

Fine-looking text effects forever attract onlookers’ attention and convey the message in a better way. In this post, we are having some extraordinarily valuable Photoshop text effect tutorials that will direct you on how to create visually fascinating and tempting text effects by means of Photoshop. We hope you like this assortment. So, it is the time to see for you how easy these tutorials are to follow. Enjoy!

Design a Skin-Textured Typography Scene

In this tutorial, artist will show you how to create a 3D-looking textured text effect in Photoshop without the need for any 3D tools or applications. All we need to be able to create our text effect is a good idea of perspective so that we can modify light distribution with the help of color correction tools (Burn Tool and Dodge Tool).

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Create a Realistic Emboss/Deboss Text Effect in Photoshop

In the following tutorial, It will show you how to use a simple Photoshop technique to create embossed and debossed effects that look so much like the real thing, nobody will be able to tell the difference.

How to Create an Abstract Wireframe Text Effect

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

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Lighting Shutter Text Effect Tutorial

In this tutorial artist will teaches you how to create this beautiful slow shutter text effect.

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Create a Stitched Text Effect for an iPad Wallpaper

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

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How to Create Eroded Metal Text

In this tutorial artist 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. Let’s get started!

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Create Convincing Text-Shaped Buildings

Creating convincing buildings that appear like text in a cityscape can be a challenging task. In this tutorial we will learn how to create building-shaped typography in Photoshop using photos that you have taken yourself. Let’s get started!

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Create an Editable On Screen Text Effect using Smart Objects

In this Awesome Photoshop tutorial, artist is going to show you how to create an editable screen shot text effect. You can easily edit the text, you don’t need to repeat all steps from scratch, just double click the text layer and change it. This tutorial also has some good applications of Smart Objects. Have fun.

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Create a Stunning Liquid Text Effect

In this tutorial, we will look at how to use liquid photostocks to create a gorgeous and stunning liquid text effect in Photoshop. By using some clever techniques, we can warp liquids into a variety of shapes to meet our needs. In this case, you’ll learn how to create letters from liquids, and then add in some extra effects for a dynamic composition.

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Create Colorful Ornamental

In this article we’ll be looking at how to use shapes (similar in style to those from our recent surreal tutorials) to create an ornamental text effect in Photoshop. You’ll see how to wield the pen tool to create shapes, and how to paint as well as burn the shapes to create a 3D illusion.

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Use Google Sketchup and Photoshop to Create 3D Typography

Photoshop is a powerful application on its own merits. Its power, however, can be significantly increased by using it in tandem with another application like Illustrator, Cinema 4D, or in this case, Google Sketchup. In this tutorial, we will create some cool 3D text using this free architectural application.

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Create a CMYK 3D Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Photoshop and 3D Studio Max (though any 3D program will work) to create a unique 3D PS text effect using fundamental shapes.

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The Making of Climb

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create 3D text within Photoshop, along with a nice stylish background, and then apply textures and bring out some awesome details in your work.

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Create A Dynamic Shattering Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a high quality, dynamic shattering effect for text. You’ll first be guided through the 3D creation of the text, and then the process of shattering it, then you’ll learn how to use the power of Photoshop to create a brilliant and unique result.

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Create A Beautiful 3D Text Composition

In this tutorial, Joe Moore will teach you step by step how to render beautiful and visually sharp 3d text in 3D Studio Max, render it using Mental Ray, and then combine it with additional visual elements to create an atmospheric, nature inspired 3D text composition using Photoshop.

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How to Create Cool Water Effect Typography

In this tutorial artist will show you how to create cool water typography effect in Photoshop playing with stock photos, blend modes and filters. We will also use some water splash brushes and smooth gradients to give a splish-splash feel to our design.

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Graffiti with Photoshop

In this detailed tutorial you will learn how to create a graffiti text on a wall with photoshop.

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Learn to Create Collage Typography

In this tutorial you will learn how to Create Collage Typography.

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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, nor know how to use it. In this tutorial, artist will teach you the basics of creating polished 3D type using Illustrator and Photoshop. Let’s get to work.

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Awesome Milk Typography Effect

In this tutorial you will learn how to create awesome Milk Typography Effect in Photoshop.

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Papercraft Text Effect

In this tutorial you will learn how to create Papercraft Text Effect, Hope you like this effect and if you come up with the same effect using a different font,

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Bubble Text

In this Text Effect tutorial, we’ll create an easy to use layer style that will quickly transform ordinary text into bubble styled font, perfect for use in underwater scenes.

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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. The inspiration for this one comes from an image by Aleks Maksimow which you can check out here. The techniques here are pretty simple so give it a go.

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Wooden Text Effect

In this tutorial you will learn how to give Wooden Text Effect in Photoshop.

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Create Cool Typography Using Paths

In this tutorial we will demonstrate how to create some “cool” custom typography. Let’s get started!

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Create Liquid Filled Glass

Layer styles are a powerful tool in Photoshop that allow you to quickly create effects that you can then apply to additional objects. In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to use layer styles to create a liquid filled text effect in Photoshop. Let’s get started!

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Snow on Text

This tutorial teaches you how to create nice looking snow effect on your text, you can use the effect on christmas themed graphics.

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Gutsy Text

This tutorial will show you how to create text that look like its formed by carefully shaped and layed out guts and intestines.

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Light Burst Text

In this tutorial, artist will show you how to make a text effect with a light burst coming through from behind.

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Text on Ice Cave Wall

In this tutorial, artist will show you how to make text on a ice cave wall. The end result is a realistic rocky wall of an ice cave. .

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Create an Atmospheric Under-Water Text Effect

In this tutorial we will learn how to create an Atmospheric Under-Water Text Effect.

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Vintage Typography Tutorial using Ornamental Styles

In this tutorial, we have a great vintage typography tutorial for you to follow along with. You’ll see how to use a scanned image as the basis for ornamental text, and then how to work with stock images and Photoshop to create a vintage typography artwork.

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Lost in Space Typography

In this tutorial artist will show you how to create an easy and super quick text effect in Photoshop. We will play with Brushes, Blend Modes, basic filters like Blur and Liquify, and also text.

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Create a Festive Ornamental Christmas Text Effect

In this tutorial You’ll learn how to create 3D Studio Max 3D text, and then how to import it into Photoshop to create a holiday text effect. You’ll see how to decorate your text with holiday themed items, and how to bring the composition together.

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Create an Awesome Funky

In this tutorial, you’ll learn step by step, with a plethora of details and screenshots, how to create an awesome funky text effect.

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Create Beautifully Lit Jellyfish Typography

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create beautifully Lit Jellyfish Typography.

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Create Creepy, Branch Based Typography

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create Creepy, Branch Based Typography.

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Creating Good Enough to Eat Typography

This detailed tutorial is on creating Good Enough to Eat Typography

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Create a Daft Punk Inspired Text Effect

In this tutorial we’re going to learn how to recreate the text effect used on Daft Punk’s album ‘Discovery’. It’s a great piece of art, and this tutorial is written as a tribute to a truly great band, as well as an impressive piece of art.

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Create An Underwater Typography Scene

In this Design Tutorial we are going to be creating a custom typography piece. We will be using custom brushes, light effects, and more to achieve the end result. The techniques we will cover can be applied to any type, so let’s fire up Photoshop and get started!

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Design a Halloween Pumpkin Patch Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to design a Halloween Pumpkin Patch Text Effect.

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Create Unique Sports-Themed Lettering

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create unique sports-Themed lettering.

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Futuristic Glowing Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a Futuristic Glowing Text Effect

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Create a Unique Burning Text Effect

As Halloween approaches we bring you a hell-like burning text effect! Enjoy the tutorial!

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Colorful Plexi Text Effect

In this Awesome photoshop tutorial, artist is going to show you how to create a cool looking colorful Plexi text effect. Throughout this tutorial we’ll create letters separately, getting some help from the Actions. Have Fun.

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How to: Music Equalizer Text Effect

In this Photoshop tutorial we will make a music equalizer and then we will apply the equalizer effect on a text using some awesome techniques.

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Create Smokey Typography

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create Smokey Typography in 12 Steps.

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Create Stone Text Inside Water Using The Filter Gallery

In this Awesome Photoshop tutorial, artist is going to show you how to create a cool Stone Text Inside Water. But you can also use these techniques to create pretty cool textures. Have fun.

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Create a Distressed Vector Typographic Poster Design

Follow this step by step walkthrough of my recent design process for the ‘Spectrum’ poster. Starting with custom made type in Illustrator, we’ll move our vector graphics into Photoshop for some serious distressing with Photoshop brushes, blending modes and more!

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Cool Text Effect with the Puppet Warp Tool

In this tutorial artist will show you how to create a text effect using a photo of a rope and the Puppet Warp tool. This tutorial will only work with the CS5 version and I believe it won’t take you too much time.

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How to create a retro-style

In this tutorial artist will explain how to easily create a 3d text and merge it into a retro-style scene. We will use Illustrator for the text, Cinema4D to make this text 3D and Photoshop for all others remaining steps.

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About Author
Lief is one of the creative designers at Design Article Writers, he love to play with tools commonly useful for designers and media lovers. You’ll find him playing with Photoshop, logos in his free time. Ping if you’re looking for custom logo design.

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