Awesomely Brilliant Adobe Illustrator Text Effects Tutorials

Adobe Illustrator has long been used for equipping the mundane with powerful effects. Adobe Illustrator is also used widely to give awesome effects to plain text making it extra ordinary from plain ordinary. Text effects are used in all kinds of designs which is why they have become extremely famous. Every design can be made to look more amazing by using creative and unique text effects and each design can have its own exclusive text effect that blends in harmoniously with the themes of the entire design. Text effects make the text stand out from the design’s other elements, spot lighting the provided information. Designing beautiful text effects was never easier than now when there are so many tutorials available to guide you to create your very own perfect text effect.

Today we have had the best text effects skillfully handpicked to bring you the latest and most flawless text styling tutorials to inspire you in creating most wonderful text effects to glamorize your designs.

Create a Mustard Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

You will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create your mustard bottle using a bunch of linear gradients, some meshes, simple blending techniques and several effects.
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Create a Tasty Pretzel Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

Follow this tutorial and learn how to create a fun pretzel inspired text effect in Adobe Illustrator. We will begin with the text then we’ll add some dimension to it with the help of the Bas Relief effect, a simple trick which allows you to add highlights and shading in one step.
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Create a Chalkboard Effect with the New Pen Tool in Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a chalkboar effect with the new pen tool in illustrator.
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How to Create a Stylish Black and Gold 3D Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a stylish black and gold 3D text effect using vector shapes, 3D meshes and materials. Let’s get started!
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How to Create a Smeared Ketchup Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will use a combination of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create a realistic-looking ketchup text effect.
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How to Create a Lego Inspired Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a realistic-looking 3D text effect without utilizing any 3D software. I’ll specifically be using Adobe Photoshop but you should be able to do it in your favorite 3D software of choice.
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Create a Fabulous Nail Polish Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to create the nail polish bottle cap using basic blending and vector shape building techniques along with some complex linear gradient and the Live Corners feature.
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3D Style Retro Text Effect Tutorial

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create dimensional text inspired by vintage packaging designs and logotypes. Pour a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s create some text with the help of Illustrator effects, the Blend Tool, and textures fit for the branding of a coffee house.
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How to Create Custom Dirt Typography

In this tutorial, I wanted to share the workflow I have developed to create custom typography using a combination of real-world materials, photography, and Photoshop. Let’s get started!
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Use Brushes to Create a Watermelon Text Effect in Illustrator

Follow this tutorial and learn how to create an all vector watermelon text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
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Use a Pattern Brush to Create a Rope Text Effect in Illustrator

In the following steps you will learn how to create a pretty simple rope pattern brush and how to use it to create a nice text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
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Create an Easy Glitter Glue Inspired, Text Effect in Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop filters can be used to create many amazing textures. this tutorial will show you how to create a glitter texture, then use it with a couple of Layer Styles to create a glitter glue inspired text effect.
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How to Create a Delicious Jelly Bean Text Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a delicious jelly bean text effect in Adobe Photoshop using a simple custom brush, a stroke, and some layer styles. Let’s get started!
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Create a Mustard Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

You will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create your mustard bottle using a bunch of linear gradients, some meshes, simple blending techniques and several effects.
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3D Text Effect Using The Appearance Panel and Stylism

In today’s tutorial we will learn how to use the Appearance panel and Stylism plug-in for creating a complex 3D text effect. You will learn how to use Stylism to add effects and target fills or strokes.
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How to create a Quick Embossed Text Effect

In the following Adobe Illustrator tutorial you will learn to create a quick embossed dynamic text effect using only the Appearance Panel in order to save it as a Graphic Style!
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Sparkling Gold Text Effect

In this tutorial we are going to learn how to apply a gold lining around some black text as well as learn how to make some sparkling light effects.
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How To Create a Comic Style Text Effect in Illustrator

In today’s Illustrator tutorial we’re going to create a comic book inspired text effect your favourite superhero would be proud of. Learn how to create a basic 3D effect using the Blend tool and produce cool halftone patterns to give the design that retro screen printed appearance.
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Create inner shadows for editable text in Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to create inner shadows for editable text in illustrator.
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How to Fire Up Your Designs Using This Awesome Vector Fire Text Effect

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create custom vector fire. We’ll use custom art brushes, and will alter shapes with the Blend Tool and manipulate the look of your strokes and objects with Blending Modes in order to create a text treatment that is on FIRE.
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Wow Your Upscale Crowd with This Simple D-I-Y Ribbon Font Text Effect

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to take a “plain Jane” font and transform it into folded ribbons to create a stunning ribbon font text effect, perfect for your upscale designs. Combining use of the Shape Builder Tool and Appearance panel, you’ll have this project tied up in no time.
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How to Create a Gold Text Effect and Graphic Style in Illustrator

In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a complex gold graphic style which includes a reflection, dropping shadows and highlights. These all can be created with the help of the most powerful tool available in Adobe Illustrator–the Appearance panel.
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Turn Drab Text Into an Amazing Design Using This Simple USB Vector Text Effect

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to create a wire pattern brush and how to use it to create a nice USB vector text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
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Vector Blury Abstract Text Effect

There are a number of amazing tutorials out there that teach you how to create some really awesome futuristic light wispy effects.
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Create an Electric Text Effect in Illustrator

In the following steps you will learn how to create an electricity text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create a pretty simple pattern brush and a bunch of thin art brushes.
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Create a Chemistry Tubes Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In the following steps you will learn how to create a chemistry tubes text effect in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a grid and how to create a simply piece of text.
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Create an Awesome Chrome Typography Piece in Illustrator

In this tutorial you will learn how to create an awesome chrome typography piece in illustrator.
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Meltdown Text Effect

Create a super cool meltdown text effect for a typeface in this premium illustrator tutorial. Have fun with your imagination and artistic skills. Learn how to create glows and liquid drip effect for text in this tutorial.
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Add Stylish Ornaments To Type

In this tutorial will show you the basics of adding ornament to type in conjunction with Illustrator techniques such as Live trace and the Pathfinder panel.
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How to Create a Dripping Blood Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

In the following steps you will learn how to create a bloody text effect in Adobe Illustrator.
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