Text Effects Tutorial links

[Steve]

Everyone wants know how this or that is done so i'll post a selection of tutorials from other sites that show you how a lot of effects are created.

It's sometimes hard to figure out stuff yourself so these tutorials are a great help, but please be creative and add your own touch - that is what impresses people not just straight copies.

use these as a way to learn new techinques, then go improve on them

N.B. i do not offer any support for these tutorials. if you cannot follow the instructions please don't ask me help.


Adobe Photoshop
( 6.0 + unless stated but I expect most to work with 5 or prevous versions )


A cool outline effect
Pixel Cloud / kinda icy effect
Chrome / Gold
Stone
Rust
Fire
Glass
Metal
Another outline
Plastic
Antique Gold
Bevaling Text
Broken Text
Concrete Text
Cubic / Pixelated
Stroke / outline
Elevated Text
Eroded Text
Fire
Glass
Hot Text
Ice
Intergrate your text with the image - *this is good
Jagged Gold
Jagged Text
Linked Letters
Mercury
Metal Gradients / Metal
Molten Gold
Motion Text - With Sparkles
Neon
Outlines
Engraving
Chipped Text
Dripping Slime
Plastic *good
Rounding your text
Punched / Cut out *good
Reflecting Chrome
Rocky
Type on a pipe
Speed Type *good
Text ona curve
Wild Chrome
Wobbly Text

[frogman*PR*]

here are some of my links

www.photoshopcafe.com
www.teamphotoshop.com
www.3dcafe.com this one has alot of good stuff and all these links are very help ful as are the ones stevie posted

[Steve]

most are totally free, some sites have popups. i have used themeworld lots of times, *recommended*

http://www.themeworld.com/
http://www.larabiefonts.com/
http://www.fontsnthings.com/
http://www.fonts.com/
http://www.sil.org/computing/fonts/
http://www.philsfonts.com/
http://www.abstractfonts.com/fonts/
http://www.fontalicious.com/
http://www.fontsanon.com/
http://www.007fonts.com/
http://www.cool-fonts.com/
http://fonts.tom7.com/
http://www.coolarchive.com/

http://www.1001freefonts.com/ - thanks Frogman*PR*

[Northern Fox]

Are these tutorials Firewroks friendly, or do you think its worth me buying a New Grapgics proggy like PSP? Or can you reccommend a good Proggy? Cheers

[frogman*PR*]

well these wont do the same for fireworks , ull need tutorials specifically made for fireworks. Photoshop is a real good one .

[Northern Fox]

Right ok Thanks. I'll take a look at it now.

[neoik]

you say there for psp7??

[Steve]

Originally posted by StevieB
[B]Adobe Photoshop
( 6.0 + unless stated but I expect most to work with 5 or prevous versions )

[Matt]

[bobsm8]

found a good site for tutorials on most subjects.its easy to navigate and self explanitory try it out ya aint got nowt to lose have ya.....soz for the english gramma lol...

http://www.phong.com/tutorials/

[ArcticWolf]

I think Stevie is the only person I know - besides me - that can put more spam in one single post!

[bobsm8]

Stevie...great work on the Tuts m8y...have you any idea where i can get a TUT on "interlacing text" so i can make it "interweave" ie...2 words say capt and BOB so they look cBaOpBt but like moving behind each other and in front ...i have searched and searched and cant find one anywhere m8...please help if you can ....cheers m8

[Steve]

u want them to move?
or positioned in front and some behind?

im not sure what u mean m8.
u could try putiing each letter in it's own layer

[bobsm8]

ahhh thanx m8.....im not wanting em to move just look like one word is running through the other..ill see how your idea works if i can...thanx again bro

[bobsm8]

cheers stevie info helped me loads m8 thanx bro

[ter7997]

http://www.good-tutorials.com/new_25.php has alot good tutorials too i learned alot from here but some of them are like hard to follow but most of them are pretty easy to follow