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150+ Best Free Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials
150+ Best Free Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials

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Photoshop is a powerful tool for creating all sorts of imagery but it does have its limitations.
While Photoshop does have some fantastic tools for creating normal and 3D text,
there are other applications that are often better suited for the job.
Some truly amazing and inspiring examples of great typography and effects.
Here You will find some. Enjoy!


Octopus Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Little difference can turn something to be dramatic. Text can be used as expression and also can be an artwork. This is going to show you to design some octopus style text effect. You may use this idea to develop whatever you like to be your text artwork.

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Glam Gold Text Effect + Free PSD Download

Classic, simple and elegant text effects dont go out of style. This tutorial will show you a very easy way to create a fully editable, glam gold text effect using layer styles, and create a nice shadow using a couple of blur filters.

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Fire and Rust Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

The Flame Generator filter in Adobe Photoshop CC is a new feature thats designed to render realistic flames on user-defined paths. This tutorial will show you how to style and texture a rusty text, then add some flames using the filter, along with some other smoke and sparks textures to create a vibrant flaming text effect.

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Metal Chrome Retro Style Free Photoshop Text Effect

1 Free Vintage Metal style
This is an exclusive free photoshop layer style!
Only on Photoshoplayerstyle.com!
Give your text or object a Metal Chrome look with this free photoshop style!

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Free Mobile Game Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Famous mobile game logo style,download free and enjoy!

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Free Mobile Game Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect


Debossed Mockup Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Photoshop debossing text effect in psd smart object format; just type your text and save to get the effect applied.

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Debossed Mockup Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect


3D Letters on a Shelf Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop CCs Shape Attributes and 3D capabilities to create a simple, yet sophisticated 3D letters on a shelf text effect. The focus is on creating the shapes, working with the materials, and modifying the lighting in order to get the soft, kind of vintage looking final result.

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Simple, Elegant Textured Metal Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Create a simple metal text effect using layer styles, then, make that text look more interesting by adding a simple texture overlay to it.

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Simple 3D Snow Writing Free Text Effect

This is a very quick and simple tutorial that will show you how to create a 3D, soft, snowy text effect. Youll get to use a texture, a couple of layer effects, and a modified brush with some handy techniques to achieve the final effect. Lets get started.

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Candy Corn Inspired Free Photoshop Text Effect

This is a simple fun tutorial that will show you how to use Layer Styles to create an awesome, delicious, candy corn inspired text effect.

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Candy Corn Inspired Free Photoshop Text Effects


Stay Golden With This Shiny Metallic Text Art Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial, you will draw your own script font (or work off an existing one) and render it into a completed shiny, golden design. Create dimension in the design by doubling up on the texts line art, set up thinly stroked paths on one side, and use golden gradients to create gilded lettering fit to print.

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Stay Golden With This Shiny Metallic Text Art Effect in Adobe Illustrator


Epic Metal Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect Tutorial

Learn how to make epic text effect, by simple steps.
You will learn, how to make beautiful background to your typography by brushes and stock images.
This tutorial will teach you, how to play with layer styles in awesome way.
You will start from creating background.
You will know how to load brush and how to use Cloud filter in Photoshop.
Then, you will see how to make epic typography, which can be used in games, covers or flyers in simple steps.
At the end, you will learn how to make glow on things.
Youll need Photoshop CS5.5 or newer to follow this tutorial.

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Vintage Retro 2 Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

6x Free Vintage text style
This is an exclusive free photoshop layer style!

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Vintage Retro Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

5x Free Vintage text style
This is an exclusive free photoshop layer style!

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Fresh Glossy Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This tutorial will show you a simple way to create a cool, fresh, glossy text effect using layer styles and a couple of images.

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Glossy Chevron Photoshop Layer Styles

This is a set of layer styles, the .asl file will only work in Photoshop.

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Glossy Chevron Photoshop Layer Styles


Dramatic Fire Free PSD Photoshop Text Effect

In this tutorial, it will show you the steps to make nice fire text in Photoshop. We will render a 3D text in Photoshop and combine flame and crack textures with our text. We will use a number of Photoshop techniques such as image adjustments, layer blending modes, various tools and filters.

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Dramatic Fire Free PSD Photoshop Text Effect


The Walking Dead Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Layering textures and brushes can give detail and depth to simple designs, making them look more interesting. This tutorial will show you how to do that, with the help of some blur filters and simple layer styles, in order to create a nice grungy text effect in Adobe Photoshop.

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The Walking Dead Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect


Cinematic 3D Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Create a stunning effect for your logos or text and give them a new dimension with this Photoshop cinematic text effect created by Designercow. The PSD file includes smart objects that will allow you to easily apply the effect.

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Retro Gold Leather Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

A simple way of using the shape attributes in Adobe Photoshop CC, along with a couple of layer styles, to create a retro, leather-like, 3D text effect pretty easily and quickly.

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Retro Gold Leather Free Photoshop PSD Text Effects


Inksplash Free Photoshop PSD Text Effects

5 One-Click Adobe Illustrator graphic styles to turn any font into beautiful old vintage newspaper style. All the textures and strokes are 100% organic vector files traced from an old newspaper. The main file comes with simple instructions to make it easy to use and edit. Recommended font size 60pt.

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Hostel Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This text effect was quite a challenge for me. I wanted to create an editable effect that you usually see on the banners of motels or hostels. This works only with very thin fonts like Roboto which you can download for free of course.
I spent quite a lot of time working on this text effect and I am quite satisfied with the result although there is still a lot of room for improvement. Some textures were taken from photos-public-domain.com and some are my own. Enjoy!

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Hostel Free Photoshop PSD Text Effects


Cardboard Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This cardboard text effect works best with thick fonts and personally I recommend Squada One which can be downloaded for free from Google Fonts. I wanted to create a text effect that make the words look like they are made out of paper/cardboard and feel quite bulky at the same time.
The cardboard textures used were taken from photos-public-domain.com and you can find quite a lot of free resources around that place. Also, dont forget to share and check our text effects category for similar freebies or the textures section for other cool materials.

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Retro Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Use this fun retro text effect to transform a plain type into a beautiful, distinctive one that will match your vintage design projects.
Get the desired result just by typing your text inside the smart object.
The credit for this resource goes to Zeppelin Graphics.

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Shiny Glass Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Glass effects are among the popular effects that never go out of style ;). This tutorial will explain how to create a layered, classy, and elegant glass text effect using Photoshops Layer Styles only.

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3D Layered Blocks Text Effect in Photoshop CC 2014

This tutorial will show you how to play around with Photoshops Shape and 3D options and settings, to create a simple clean 3D text effect pretty easily and quickly.

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3D Layered Blocks Text Effect in Photoshop CC 2014


Grungy Marble Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to create cutout text from a shape, then style it to give it a grungy, marble-like look using layer styles and a couple of textures.

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Grungy Marble Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect Tutorial


Retro Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Create distinctive vintage typography with this retro PSD text effect. Use the smart layer to apply the bold 3D effect to any text or shape with ease.

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Natural Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Want a text effect that inspires green power and takes you back in the middle of the nature? Then weve got this one for you. The effect works best with thick fonts and we recommend using the Lemon font by Eduardo Tunni (you can find the link inside the zip file). The PSD file is easy to modify by simply editing one smart object layer and the rest will follow up. Best used for headlines and not within paragraphs, but thats up to you.

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BAY Free Illustrator AI Text Effect

This is an automated Illustrator Text Effect
Just download the AI, install the font (if you want to use the same font Ive used) and write.

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Grass and Dirt Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This tutorial will explain a very simple and quick way to create a vivid grass and dirt text effect, with the help of Layer Masks, adjustment layers, and some basic Layer Effects.

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Grass and Dirt Free Photoshop PSD Text Effects


Inflated Text Using 3D in Photoshop CC

Lets have a little fun with 3D. Cmon, just try it! In this exercise, well create some inflated text using the 3D features in Photoshop. With the enhanced surface properties, you can create a reflective metallic look in a matter of minutes. (Note: For this technique, youll need either Photoshop CS6 Extended or CC.)

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Simple Masking Tape Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This tutorial will show you a super easy way to create a masking tape inspired text effect using basic Layer Styles and an Eraser Brush.

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Simple Masking Tape Free Photoshop PSD Text Effects


Simple Bronze Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Using Layer Styles is one of the easy ways to create great text effects. This tutorial will show you how to use two Layer Styles to create a simple, yet sophisticated, bronze text effect in a couple of minutes.

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Cherry Blossoms Free PSD Photoshop Text Effect

Cherry blossoms, or Sakura, are one of Springs most beautiful signs. Their fresh-looking pinkish-hued flowers are always a sight to behold. This tutorial will show you how to create a simple cherry blossoms inspired text effect using Shapes, Brushes, and Layer Styles.

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Soccer-Themed Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a soccer-themed text effect, using basic Layer Styles, brushes, and a couple of textures. Lets get started!

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Elegant Glossy Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshops Layer Styles and some simple Brush settings to create an elegant, slick text effect.

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12 Various 3D Retro & Vintage Photoshop PSD Text Effects Pack (Premium)

Create your own spectacular Retro or Vintage text effect in the quickest way!
With this 12 Various 3D Retro & Vintage Text Effects Pack you can easily change the text thanks to the Photoshops smart object feature. Just a few click and you have a wonderful Text effect as you can see in the screenshots.

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Elegant Glossy Free Photoshop Text Effect

This tutorial will show you how to use Photoshops Layer Styles and some simple Brush settings to create an elegant, slick text effect.

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Sparkling Glass-Textured Free Photoshop PSD Text Effect

Photoshops Filters can be used to create nice textures easily and quickly. This tutorial will show you how to create a simple glass texture, then use it with a couple of Layer Styles to create a sparkling shiny text effect.

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Painted on Wood Free PSD Photoshop Text Effect

Working with textures can add more depth, life, and uniqueness to almost any design. Its always fun to use different textures with the many different elements to create more realistic and vivid outcomes.

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Painted on Wood Free PSD Photoshop Text Effect


Simple Studded Free Photoshop Text Effect

This is a quick tutorial that will show you how to create a studded text effect, by creating and modifying a simple brush, creating some work paths, and applying a couple of Layer Effects. You can then use the techniques to add the amazing studs to whatever you like!

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