Best Photoshop Tutorials » Text Effect

Create a Mystical Text Effect with Smoke and Ocean Texture

Pete — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:41:18 +0000

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create text thrashing about in the midst of an ocean storm! Why? Because it’s cool lookin’! And you can think of creative ways to use it – advertising, photo manipulating, whatever your imagination conjures up. This is an intermediate level tutorial so some steps can be a little tricky, but why not have a try!

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Dimensions of Time

Pete — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:56:58 +0000

Author: Corey Barker

Corey’s back to teach us yet more about the possibilities and cool tools in Photoshop CS5 Extended. He demonstrates how you can create multidimensional text from a single text layer – 3D text in 3D space! Here you’ll learn about the Depth of Field features and Mesh rotate tools – You gotta see this one!

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Inception Poster with Repousse in Photoshop CS5

Pete — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:28:46 +0000

Author: Fabio Sasso

After seeing the movie Inception, Fabio left the theater not only “completely blown away,” but inspired with a really cool idea for a Photoshop tutorial! He will show you how to create the effect of one of the Inception posters, the one with the word ‘Inception’ made of buildings on an aerial photo of a city. To create this effect he uses the new 3D tool in Photoshop CS5 called Repousse. Check it out!

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Gold Ornamental Text

Pete — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:16:03 +0000

Author: Kovachov

“Ornamental text can be created in several ways. Today we will demonstrate how to combine several stock images to create some nice gold ornamental typography. Let’s get started!”

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30 COOL 3D Text Effects

Pete — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:56:12 +0000

One of the coolest and most popular ways to use Photoshop is to create 3D text. Hence you see it everywhere – 3D Text Collections! Because there are soooo many, we picked some of our viewers’ favorites and put them together in a single reference!

3D Epic Text

3D Text Effect with Abstract Brush Decoration

Create Dynamic and Textured 3D Text with Perspective

Metal Textured Text

Colorful 3D Text

Transform 3D Text

Glass Effect Text

3D Corporate Logo Text

Colorful Light Burst Text

3D Type with Repoussé in Photoshop CS5 Extended

Funky Text

Smashed Glass Texture

Floral 3D Text

Retro-Space Typography

Create an exciting 3D composition using Xara 3D and Photoshop

Awesome Splashing Water Text Effect

3D Type Art using Photoshop CS5

3D Text Photo Manipulation

Dynamic Shattering Text

3D Jungle Text

Awesome Glowing Edge Text Effect

3D Text In CS5

3D Ice Text

3D Typography with Advanced Texturing and Lighting Effect

3D Burning Text

Falling Off the Wall Text Effect

More Fantastic Color to 3D Text

3D Graffiti Text

Master 3D type effects

Clash of the Titans

Glass Effect Text

Pete — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:14:11 +0000

Author: Designioustimes

“In this tutorial we will create a glass effect on editable text using only blending modes. We will also work with gray tones, so the text will grab its colors from the background and adjustment layers.”

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Make Illustrious Type Using Airbrushing Techniques

Pete — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:37:25 +0000

Author: Eric Vasquez

In this Illustrator/Photoshop tutorial, Eric will walk you through the process of creating some unique type by exploring various techniques such as airbrushing, using blending modes, creating ambient lighting with the Gradient Tool, and more. You’re sure to find useful tips, tricks, and shortcuts. Let’s get started!

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Multimedia Layout

Pete — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:16:08 +0000

Author: Carine Ma

Here’s someone with an imagination! Call it a web layout, or splash page, or whatever you like – the idea was enough to spark quite a variety of responses and conversation, and therefore MUST be worth checking out!

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Wallpaper for World Cup 2010

Pete — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:17:22 +0000

Author: Johnson Koh

‘This tutorial will show how to create an abstract glowing background using the various brushes and warp transformation tool. We will also learn how to define brush patterns to make scanlines effects on layer masks.’

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Elegant 3D Text Effect

Pete — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:03:26 +0000

Author: Narendra Keshkar

‘In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create an elegant 3D Text effect simply by using the shape tool, layer styles and paths.’

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Create Ultra-Shining Text Effect

Pete — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:40:25 +0000

Author: PSD Vault

In this tutorial, you will create this Ultra-Shining text effect with bokeh and abstract texture. Along the way, you will learn the methods used to create lighting effect, bokeh, image adjustments, plus a rather interesting way of creating those little flying/falling light particles (cool!). Let’s get started!

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Retro Folded Typography

Pete — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:19:42 +0000

Author: Tyler Denis

In this tutorial, Tyler shows us how to create retro-looking text that appears to be constructed using folded strips of paper. He starts by stepping away from the computer and using a real model as a reference for the project. Prepare yourself to heavily rely on Photoshop’s Lasso Tool, as well as some other basic tools and simple techniques.

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Design an Animated Banner

Pete — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:27:39 +0000

Author: Razvan

In this tutorial Razvan shows us how to create an animated banner. He explains how the Animation (Timeline) panel works (Photoshop Extended), using it to create great animations with little effort. This tutorial can be used if you want to promote your website on someothersite.com for example. Let’s get started!

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Text Within Spheres

Pete — Fri, 14 May 2010 06:15:54 +0000

Author: Carol

Here’s a cool but simple text effect – this tutorial uses a free set of patterned sphere brushes. With Photoshop’s filters and blending options a deep beveled gold text is captured inside spheres.

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Colorful Plexi Text

Pete — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:07:02 +0000

Author: Eren Göksel

“In this Awesome Photoshop tutorial, Eren shows us 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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Rusty Metal Text Effect

miche — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:29:17 +0000

Author: PSD Box

In this tutorial we learn the technique to make a very realistic rusty text effect in photoshop. The author decided to create this tutorial because he felt there was a lack of good tutorials about this particular effect.

The important part in this tutorial is not the texture itself but the 3D look, lighting and blending modes used to achieve the final effect.

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