Text Effects

Make your text glow, burn, or freeze! Here's how to make cool words. Spelling? You're on your own.

Tutorials featuring a :star: have a downloadable PDF.

60 topics in this forum

  1. Make 3D-Stone Text 1 2

    By yellowman,
    • 31 replies
    • 41,908 views

  2. Realistic Roughcast Metal 1 2

    By welshblue,
    • 48 replies
    • 25,129 views

  3. Clipwarp Shiny Text 1 2

    By barbieq25,
    • 38 replies
    • 34,255 views

  4. Polished Ceramics / Colored Glass Text Effect 1 2 3

    By csm725,
    • 72 replies
    • 77,787 views

  5. Using New Fonts For Paint.NET 1 2 3 4 7

    By HITMAN-X-,
    • 152 replies
    • 235,760 views

  6. Chrome Text with Reflections 1 2

    By lynxster4,
    • 35 replies
    • 5,745 views

  7. Porcelain Text with Variegated Coloring 1 2

    By lynxster4,
    • 25 replies
    • 4,502 views

  8. Glass Text with Filling 1 2 3

    By Ella,
    • 66 replies
    • 81,801 views

  9. Sand Text (how to write on sand) 1 2

    By yellowman,
    • 25 replies
    • 29,539 views

  10. Glossy Metallic Text 1 2 3

    By welshblue,
    • 62 replies
    • 32,831 views

  11. Animal Print Text

    By welshblue,
    • 15 replies
    • 662 views

  12. Plasticized Text - Steps Added for an Addt'l Result 1 2

    By lynxster4,
    • 39 replies
    • 1,734 views

  13. Chalk Text

    By lukemeish,
    • 17 replies
    • 27,776 views

  14. Candy Text

    By klaxxon,
    • 16 replies
    • 1,310 views

  15. Plasticine Text

    By ReMake,
    • 10 replies
    • 890 views

  16. 3D Rotating text and objects

    By yellowman,
    • 15 replies
    • 44,339 views

  17. Glass Text Tutorial 1 2

    By welshblue,
    • 27 replies
    • 4,374 views

  18. Cross Stitch Text & Canvas 1 2

    By welshblue,
    • 49 replies
    • 1,924 views

  19. Night Vision Text Effect 1 2 3 4

    By Frontcannon,
    • 97 replies
    • 67,217 views

  20. 3D Text Cut

    By Woodsy,
    • 1 reply
    • 802 views

  21. Bling Text

    By Pixey,
    • 13 replies
    • 10,355 views

  22. Metallic Marble Text

    By welshblue,
    • 18 replies
    • 3,138 views

  23. Glossy Web 2.0 Style Text 1 2 3

    By CyberSpace,
    • 69 replies
    • 53,784 views

  24. Synthetic Shading

    By pdnnoob,
    • 6 replies
    • 14,598 views

  25. Gold Metal 1 2

    By Sarkut,
    • 37 replies
    • 25,722 views