High quality text effects are a rare breed. Photoshop also isn’t the perfect tool for first-class lettering. This collection is intended to show you that nevertheless there are some really helpful and usable resources on this topic available on the internet. A current trend are 3D letters, often created in conjunction with software such as Cinema 4D.

We also found some more exotic examples like letters made of grass, tasty milky writing or characters of fire, water and air (if you count clouds). Of course, we didn’t forget the classics such as golden text or a glass effect.

Create a Layered Glowing Text Effect

Smooth Glass Type

Kaboom! Exploding Text

Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography

Create a 3D Text Scene Using Photoshop

Grunge Rubber Stamp

Colorful Light Burst Text

Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text

Cloudy Text

Awesome Milk Typography Effect in Photoshop

Candy Coated Photoshop Tutorial

Retro Text

Vanity License Plate

Master 3D Type Effects

Text In Stitches

Create a Spectacular Grass Text Effect in Photoshop

Create a Spectacular Style Text Effect

How to Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation

Create a Stunning Text on Wild Fire Effect

Colored Chrome Text Effect

Design a Golden Flame Text Effect in Photoshop

Transparent Glass Lettering in Photoshop

Paint Splodge Text

Laser-Cut Metal

Reflective Liquid Type

Furry Text Tutorial

Wrapped Text Effect

How to Create High Quality Metal 3D Text in Photoshop

Great Gooey Photoshop Text Tutorial

Wood Inlay Text

How to Quickly Create a Stylish Retro Text Effect

Easy Plastic Text with Layer Styles

Create Destructive Black and White Lettering with a Dramatic Splash Effect

Smoke Type in Photoshop in 10 Steps

Using Light and Shade to Bring Text to Life

Suspended Text Effect

Stunning 3D effects in 30 minutes

6 Quick’n’Dirty Photoshop Text Effects From Scratch

The Sugar Bag Effect

The new way to create 3D text