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Creating Text Effects with Photoshop
These free online tutorials show you how to create a variety of popular text effects in Photoshop. Techniques include beveled, embossed, textured, outlined, chrome, fire, metallic, neon, glowing, dripping, plastic, 3d, and many more. Not just for type, these techniques are useful for learning how to create special effects for all kinds of objects and will give you insight on many of Photoshop's filters and commands.
Using Photoshop to Put an Image Inside Text
Learn how to put an image inside text with Photoshop using a clipping mask.
Rubber Stamp Effect Photoshop Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to apply a stamp effect to text or an image with Photoshop. In this case, we will mimic a rubber stamp, but this...
Wrap Text Effect in Photoshop - Video
Wrapping text in creative ways adds a fun and playful quality to a picture. Learn how to wrap text around an object using three different effects in Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop Sand Effect - Video Tutorial
[Video Tutorial] Use Adobe Photoshop to create text with a sand-like texture, using the same displacement effect design pros use to blend text or objects seamlessly into picture backgrounds.
Adobe Photoshop Text Reflection - Video Tutorial
[Video Tutorial] Create a text reflection effect in Adobe Photoshop and make text contents pop from their background.
See-Thru Text
Learn how to create glass-like see-through text in Photoshop 5.5.
Watermark Text
Protect your photos and images by adding a translucent copyright watermark over them to identify them as your own work. This technique does not require you to render the layer, so your text remains editable.
Antique Gold Text
Create a distressed gold text effect as you work with filters, alpha channels, and layer effects.
Aqua Gel Text
An elaborate technique for creating 'aqua' style gel text. Lengthy, but it looks real sharp.
Chipped Type
Use the crystallize filter to create a chipped, ragged type effect. This site is not compatible with Netscape 4.
Curved Type Reflections
"When a question was asked concerning curved type reflected off a surface, Al Ward wrapped his brain around the concept and found a simple answer. See how it's done..." from creativepro.com.
Design Sketch Lines
Create text with sketch lines.
Distorting Text
"In this excerpt from "Photoshop Studio Skills: For Photoshop 7 and Photoshop CS," you learn how to make beautiful folding text using the Displace Filter and the "Blend If" function in Layer Styles."
Embossed, Transparent Text
Create embossed transparent text that allows your background image to show though.
ePlastic
Create a plastic texture for text or objects using lighting effects and screen blend mode. This site is not compatible with Netscape 4.
Fool's Gold
Create gold textured text using Photoshop 6.0.
Gel Text with Outline
A variation on the gel text effect. This one has an outline and a shiny appearance.
Gel Text
Create a translucent 'gel' text effect using no filters or layer styles. There's a lot of steps, but it's written for beginners.
Inset Text
How to create inset divider bars or text. Version unspecified.
Jeweled Gold Text
A neat effect of text encrusted with jewels. Uses channels, lighting effects, drop shadows, layer effects, and more. Great effect for dingbat fonts and other objects, too.
Linking Letters for a Monogram
Create dimensional letters that are intertwined. Uses alpha channels, lighting effects, layers, and more.
Neon Text
Create glowing neon text in Photoshop 5.5.
Postcard Text 1
I call this 'Postcard Text' because of those ubiquitous postcards with the location spelled out in pictures. It makes for a cool effect which can be useful for many applications.
Postcard Text 2 (Clipping Group)
Use a layer clipping group to make 'postcard' text, text with pictures inside each letter.
Postcard Text 3 (Paste Into)
Paste into is another way to fill type with pictures.
Rough Edge Outlines
Learn how to select the outside edges of your text to apply a rough edge effect. Good selection tips here in addition to the text effect. Part two shows you a few techniques using custom brushes.
Text Effects in Photoshop 5
Using selection techniques, layer effects, and lighting effects to create interesting text effects in Photoshop 5.