Follow up our recent popular post on making movie posters, I would like to share a few nice tutorials on how to make text effects using Photoshop and Illustrator including making same text effects as we see in The Chronicles of Narnia, Star Wars, Bee Movie and Matrix. Most of theses tutorials are fairly new to us. And let’s enjoy!

The Chronicles of Narnia Logo

Trick highlight: pattern overlay, gradient overlay, stroke

Star Wars text effect

Trick highlight: gold layer+noise

‘Bee Movie’ Text Effect

Trick highlight:

1. Drop Shadow
2. Inner Shadow
3. Inner Glow
4. Bevel and Emboss
5. Bevel and Emboss — Contour
6. Gradient Overlay

Colors used were:

1. Inner Glow: #7f7f51.
2. Gradient Overlay: #f86503 and #fbe432.

Matrix text effect

Trick highlight: Palatino at 48 pixels+gaussian blur+ motion blur

Candy Coated Photoshop Tutorial

Trick highlight: “Creampuff” font+color overlay+ pattern overlay

Diamond text effect in photoshop

Trick highlight: Bevel and Emboss+inner glow+pattern overlay

How To Create A Gold Text Effect In Photoshop

Trick highlight: gradient overlay+drop shadow+stroke

How To Create a Realistic Golden “Bling” Text Effect

Trick highlight: blending option+outer glow

Create Realistic Stencil Graffiti

Trick highlight: Gaussian Blur+blending:overlay

Create a Simple, Professional Typographical Design

Trick highlight: blending:softlight

Scrabble Text

Trick highlight: wooden pattern+inner shadow

Bullet Holes on a Wanted Sign text effect

Trick highlight:

• Set the Fill of the layer to 90%. (If you’re not sure what Fill is, it’s right below Opacity. Opacity controls how transparent everything on the layer is, while Fill controls how transparent only the layer and not the layer styles are)
• Set the layer blending mode to Multiply

Patch on Clothe text effect

Trick highlight: Brush Tool (soft round brush, size of 3 px) and draw the stitches

Patriotic Text Effect Using Displacement Masks

Trick highlight: Clipping Mask+Bevel And Emboss

Illustrator Tutorial – 3D lighted text effect

Trick highlight: cutting out the lines that we don’t need+mesh

Shining and Glossy Text Effect in Photoshop

Trick highlight: Color Balance+Filter > Render > Fibers+soft brush with colour of your choice and simply paint over the layer.

Text Effect with Leaves and Stone Texture

Trick highlight: Gaussian Blur+texture+render cloud

Letterpress/Inset/Debossed Text

Trick highlight: inner shadow+ gradient overlay

Create a Bright Floral Text Effect

Trick highlight: gradient overlay+inner shadow