80 amazing modern Photoshop text effect tutorials

June 5th, 2017
Photoshop

Typography is an essential element in any design project, whether it’s print or digital design. It can significantly influence the perception of the design and its effectiveness. One of the most useful tools for manipulating text in design is Photoshop, which provides designers with the ability to create striking and realistic effects that can leave a lasting impression on their design projects. The possibilities of how text can be used and manipulated in Photoshop are endless, and one can be mind-blown by the hundreds of variations and possibilities that exist.

In this article, we have rounded up 80 of the best text effect tutorials for producing amazing text effects using Photoshop. These tutorials cover a broad range of skills, from beginner to advanced, that any designer can benefit from. Regularly practicing design tutorials is hands down the best way to become a better designer and master your craft.

We would love to hear your thoughts on this article in the comments section below. Additionally, if you know of any text effect tutorials that we may have missed, please feel free to contribute them so that others can benefit from them as well.

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1. Design a Skin-Textured Typography Scene in Photoshop

n this tutorial, I’ll 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). The techniques and concepts you’ll learn here can be used to apply any kind of texture (not just skin texture) to any text for simulating depth and lighting precision.

2. Design a Skin-Textured Typography Scene in Photoshop

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!

3. Create Electrified Metal Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you the steps to Create Electrified Metal Text Effect in Photoshop. We will cover a number of selection techniques, as well as how we can use the right texture to form unique text effect

4. Design Magical Fire Energy Text Effect in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Design this Magical Fire Energy Text Effect in Photoshop. This is a beginner tutorial and I will show how easy it is to create a great looking text effect in Photoshop in just a few steps. We will come across some paintings, layer blending, and image adjustments.

5. Create a Valentine’s Day-Inspired 3D Text Effect Using Filter Forge and Photoshop

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. In this tutorial, we will combine Filter Forge and Photoshop to create a wood textured 3D text effect with a simple red glass heart.

6. Simple Bokeh Text Effect

This tutorial is inspired by this technique, and will show you a super easy way to create a dazzling beautiful bokeh text effect, using a simple brush and a layer effect.

7. The dark knight rises text effect

So in this tutorial you will create a stencil and spray effect using basic filters and some brushes. The technique is very simple and I am sure you will use it in your future projects.

8. Create a Light Bulb Inspired Text Effect in Photoshop

Layer styles are a powerful and time saving feature that can help you apply amazing effects to your designs. In this tutorial we will use layer styles to create a light bulb inspired text effect in Photoshop.

9. How to Create a Grass-Covered Spring Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Spring is in the air! And in celebration of that, we’re going to create a spring-inspired text effect, similar to the text effects that can be purchased on Envato Market, using some textures, brushes, layer styles, and filters.

10. How to Create a Futuristic Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this quick tip, we are going to create a simple Layer Style text effect, similar to the text effects that can be purchased on Envato Market. So you’ll be just using a texture, a pattern, and a couple of layer styles to create a bright, futuristic-themed text effect.

11. Create a Summer Inspired 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a summer inspired 3D text effect. In the process, you will learn how to use Photoshop’s 3D features to create the basic text shape and then combine it with various images in order to achieve a desired result.

12. Design a Dawn of War Style Concrete Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, It will show you the steps I took to Design a Dawn of War Style Concrete Text Effect in Photoshop. I try to break this tutorial down into some fine details and hopefully will give beginners some ideas of how to apply textures to font, plus masking and image adjustments.

13. Create Typography Using Simple Geometric Shapes in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, It will show you how to Create Typography Using Simple Geometric Shapes in Photoshop. This is a simple and fun tutorial, aim to get you familiar with the Shape Tool in Photoshop.

14. Create an Illuminated Text Effect in Photoshop

llumination effects are a fun way to make your typography more interesting. In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a text effect that is illuminated with tracks of small lights using several Photoshop tools including vector shapes, brushes, Layer Styles, and Adjustment Layers.

15. How to Create a Shiny 3D Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

3D text effects can be created in many different ways, but Photoshop’s 3D tools and settings are a fun way to do it. This tutorial will show you how to play around with the material textures and settings, as well as the lighting, to create a shiny wrapped text effect.

16. Luxury Text Style for Valentine Party Flyer Photoshop Tutorial

In this tutorial it will show you how to create a Valentine Day Love Theme Party Flyer in Photoshop. For a love theme flyer you have to use symbols like red roses, white doves, champagne, chocolate, red ribbons, hearts, diamonds and other luxury objects.

17. Create Mysterious “Energy Flow” Rock Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, It will show you the steps I took to create this Mysterious “Energy Flow” rock text effect in Photoshop. We will use a rock texture, river flow stock image, and cloud brushes to achieve this effect. The rock texture will form the foundation of the text, whereas the river stock will be used to create the “Energy Flow” around the text.

18. Tron Legacy Tutorial

19. Create urban type

This masterclass is about giving your typography illustration a fresh touch and experimenting with traditional and digital media, mixing patterns and textures to give your work an extra personal spark. For this tutorial you will need basic Illustrator and Photoshop skills, as well as some watercolour paint.

20. Create a 3D Typographic Illustration

Modern artists often use more than one application to create their work. This often means working outside of Photoshop much of the time. In this tutorial, João Oliveira will create a 3D typographic illustration using Cinema 4D to build the 3D and Photoshop for the post-production.

21. How to Create a Rusted Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use some real-life rust textures and the 3D tools in Photoshop to create some wonderfully flaky, crispy, crunchy rusted text without the fear of even getting cut!

22. How to Create a 3D Antique Metal Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

There are many different metal layer styles out there to choose from, but today’s tutorial is all about antique metal. It will show you how to use Photoshop’s 3D Tools, with a couple of textures and filters, to create your own 3D antique metal text effect, and add it to a nice background image.

23. Creating Retro Folded Typography Using Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to create retro-looking text that seems like it’s constructed using folded strips of paper. We’re going to step away from the computer a little bit and use a real model as a reference for our project. Prepare yourself to heavily rely on Photoshop’s Lasso Tool, as well as some other basic tools and simple techniques.

24. How to Create a Retro Chrome Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Chrome text effects are used quite a lot in different design projects. This tutorial will show you how to use a couple of layer styles and texture images to create a very easy, 1950s-inspired, chrome text effect.

25. How to Create a Folded Paper Text Effect in Photoshop

When you follow a new tutorial, you’re not just learning the steps it takes to recreate that particular design. You’re also learning techniques that you can add to your repertoire and use to create totally unique work of your own.

26. 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.

27. How to Create a Glittering Gold Thread Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Glittering text effects are such a lovely addition to almost any design! This tutorial will show you an easy way to create a glittering gold thread text effect, using a simple glitter texture and one layer style.

28. Scrabble Tiles Text Effect

This tutorial will show you how to create your own scrabble tiles set from scratch, so that you can use them anytime with any background you like. It’s really simple and fun, so let’s get started.

29. How to Create an Easy Gold Glitter Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop