The Coolest Text Effects on the Planet

I'm not gonna write any tutorial today. Instead I have a compilation of the best text effect tutorials on the web for all you text crazes out there. Some of them are a little bit complicated, a little bit advanced but really worth your time once you got the final effect. Follow the link to go to the tutorial page and enjoy trying new effects on your text..

And if this isn't enough, check out our collection of Text Effect Actions with the possibility to get the effect you want in one click of a button in Photoshop..that will sure makes your life easier..


Metallic 3D Effect
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Put Small Text on your Type
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Glowing Neon Text
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Stylish Shining Text
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Create Colorful Lines Retro Text
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Hot and Fire Text
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3D Exploding Text
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Funky 3D Text Effect
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Cool Western Text Effect
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Add Transparent Text on your Image
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Neon Grunge Text Effect
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Text on the Wood, Wooden Text Effect
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Glowing and Glassy Text Effect
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Rubber Stamp Text Effect
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Cool Need For Speed Text Effect
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Spiderman Movie Metallic Text Effect
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Cool Shiny Text Effect, Glow in the dark
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Blood Drip Text Effect, Bloody Text
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Pixelated Text Effect with 3D Text
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Glossy Plastic Text Effect
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3D Text Effect with Unique Perpective
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Photoshop Actions - 20 Cool Text Effects atn Files

Looking for some unique and cool text effects? Not in the mood to read those long and confusing tutorials? Get them in actions instead. Download these Photoshop Actions and get the text effect you want instantly. Never heard of Photoshop action before?...Well, it's about time you learn more about Photoshop Actions

Notes:
1. These actions are created in Photoshop CS2. Therefore, I'm not sure how compatible they are with other version of Photoshop. If you own other version of Photoshop and willing to try these actions and leave some feedback here, it would be a huge help to everyone in the universe =)
2. You can choose any font you want for these text effects. The fonts I used in the preview pictures are just examples of some suitable fonts for the effects.

How to use these Actions:
1. Load the action (.atn file) into Photoshop. How? See THIS POST and scroll down to Part F.
2. Open a new document or the document where you want the text to be.
3. Play the Action and just follow the instructions included in the actions.

Download All 20 Text Effects in a zip file

Preview


Download Bling Bling Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Gold Text Effect Photoshop Action



Download Motion Blur Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Silver Chrome Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Alien Movie Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Gradient 3D Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Billboard Neon Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Pure Gold Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Glossy Metal Text Effect Photoshop Action



Download Glossy Chrome Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Glowing Glass Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download 3D Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Cartoon Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Glowing Neon Light Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Burning Fire Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Glowing Gel Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Bee Movie Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Colorful Neon Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Cold Snow Ice Text Effect Photoshop Action


Download Silver Metal Text Effect Photoshop Action

Download All 20 Text Effects in a zip file

Bling Bling Text Effect

You're a fan of hip-hop? rap maybe? Me..not so much. But that bling bling thang hanging around their necks are pretty cool. And if you can't afford the real one, let's make a digital bling then. This tutorial will help you achieve the bling text effect in Photoshop. It's pretty realistic..just look at the samples below. So, you're ready to pimp your text with some metallic shiny blink?

Don't feel like using too much brain power right now? Don't worry, there's a PSD file at the end of this tutorial. It's all about making your life easy breezy =)


Bling Text 1 - Font used: Old Script


Bling Text 2 - Font used: Middle Saxony Texts


Bling Text 3 - Font used: Deutsche Zierschrift


Bling Text 4 - Font used: Creampuff


Bling Text 5 - Font used: Blackjack


Bling Text 6 - Font used: All Star


1. Let's get started y'all. Open a new document in Photoshop. File > New and set the size of your canvas and click OK.

2. This bling effect looks nice on dark background, especially black. So, go to Layer > New Fill Layer > Solid Color. Choose black as your color and click OK.

3. Choose the Type Tool from your Toolbox or alternatively, you can click T. On your canvas, type the text you want.

4. The effect will look nicer on larger text. So choose the text you want and increase the size. Mine is set to 200 pt..and I chose a font called Deftone Stylus.







5. GO to the layer palette. Select the Text layer and right click on it to bring out the option for that layer...and choose Blending Option.



6. You'll see a Layer Style window. Click on the words 'Inner Glow' to select it and simultaneously bring out the settings for Inner Glow. Apply the settings shown below.



7. Then, click on 'Bevel and Emboss' and apply the settings shown below.



8. Next, click on 'Gradient Overlay' to choose that layer style and use the settings shown below:



9. Now, click on 'Pattern Overlay' and apply the settings shown below:
Adjust the scale of the pattern until you find a perfect size for your text. Whatever looks nice on the text, that should be your scale setting.



10. Then, click on 'Stroke' to choose that layer style and bring out the setting for it. Use the settings shown below. To set the Gradient color, click on the color bar to bring out the Gradient Editor window.



11. You'll see a long bar. Make sure you have 4 squares below the bar. If you don't, click below the bar where you want a new square to be. The distance between those 4 squares should be quite similar to the picture below.



12. Click on the 1st square. You'll see the color chosen for that square. Click on the Color to bring out the Color Picker window and set the color for that square.





13. To set the color for 2nd square, repeat step 12 above. On the Color Picker window, set the color code to: eee8ee

14. Repeat step 12 for the 3rd square, and the color code is: 847d11
And for the 4th square, set the color code to: f4e78c

After you're done setting the colors to all four squares, click OK on the Gradient Editor window..and OK on the Layer Style window. And you're pretty much done!

15. Okay, maybe one last step. To intensify the bling effect, choose a starry brush or shining brush and just brush on the text..where you think is appropriate. And now you're done!



If you have any question, let me know..otherwise, like my professor used to say, 'I assume you know everything and there'll be a quiz tomorrow'

And as promised..the PSD File for Download: BLING TEXT EFFECT PSD