Typography Without Limits: 40 Fresh Adobe Illustrator Text Effects

Typography Without Limits: 40 Fresh Adobe Illustrator Text Effects

Wondering how to start working with Adobe Illustrator without getting overwhelmed by its endless possibilities? Then begin your acquaintance from tutorials that are aimed to fill the gaps of your knowledge. Nothing can be compared to this kind of educational material, especially when devoted graphic designers reveal their secrets and techniques. Of course, there are a considerable number of tutorials that cover everything from creating user interface templates to drawing character designs, and it is really difficult to make up your mind in which sphere to plunge in. However if you want to slowly but surely move in this direction, you should take your first steps with tutorials concerning text effects. These, at least as a rule, resort to simpler solutions based on basic tools and standard techniques. Besides, spending neither more nor less than an hour of your time you will be able to convert a plain lettering into something eccentric and innovative, having restyled the original typography completely. You can find tutorials that will help you obtain impressive results from a simple type by enlivening it with various mind-blowing yet easy-to-repeat effects. Ready? Let’s go…

Offset Path Effect

offset-path-effect

Website: abduzeedo.com
Created by: abduzeedo.

© abduzeedo

Abduzeedo Happy Holidays Art in Illustrator and Photoshop

happy-holidays-art

Website: abduzeedo.com
Created by: abduzeedo.

© abduzeedo

Super Easy Soft Shadows in Illustrator

text-effect-via-soft-shadows

Website: abduzeedo.com
Created by: abduzeedo.

© abduzeedo

Create Type Filled with Characters

type-filled-with-characters

Website: digitalartsonline.co.uk
Created by: Blood Sweat Vector.

© digitalartsonline

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop tutorial: Create Urban Type

urban-type

Website: digitalartsonline.co.uk
Created by: Bram Vanhaeren.

© digitalartsonline

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Add Stylish Ornaments to Type

type-with-stylish-ornament

Website: digitalartsonline.co.uk
Created by: Johann Chan.

© digitalartsonline

Quick Tip: Create a 3D Retro Text Effect with the Appearance Panel

retro-type

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Chris Carey.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Chalkboard Effect with the New Pen Tool in Illustrator

chalk-style-type

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© design.tutsplus

Working with Type on a Path in Illustrator

retro-badge

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Julie Felton.

© design.tutsplus

How to Create a Colorful, Sparkly Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

sparky-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create a 3D, Fruit-textured Text Effect

orange-inspired-type

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by:  Tomasz Lechocinski.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Fabulous Nail Polish Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

polish-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Danger! Danger! High Voltage! Create an Electric Text Effect in Illustrator

danger-style-type

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Use Brushes to Create a Watermelon Text Effect in Illustrator

watermelon-style-type

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Diana Toma.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Mustard Text Effect

mustard-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

How to Create a Paper Quill Holiday Greeting

paper-quill-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© design.tutsplus

How to Create an Anaglyphic Text Effect

anaglyphic-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Use a Pattern Brush to Create a Rope Text Effect

rope-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Christmas, Knitted Text Effect

knitted-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Detailed Tomato Text Effect

tomato-style-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Diana Toma.

© design.tutsplus

Use Pattern Brushes to Create a Shoe Lace Text Effect

laces-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Chemistry Tubes Text Effect

chemistry-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create an Alphabetti Spaghetti Text Effect

spaghetti-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Create 3D Letters Without the Use of 3D Tools

create 3d letters without the use of 3d tools in adobe illustrator

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Diana Toma.

© design.tutsplus

Create a Detailed Christmas Lights Text Effect

xmas-lights-text-effect

Website: design.tutsplus.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© design.tutsplus

Retro Text Effects with Illustrator’s Appearance Panel

bright-retro-effect

Website: spoongraphics.co.uk
Created by: spoongraphics.

© spoongraphics

How To Create Typography Illustrations the Easy Way

typography-illustration

Website: spoongraphics.co.uk
Created by: spoongraphics

© spoongraphics

How To Create a Comic Style Text Effect

comic-style-text-effect

Website: spoongraphics.co.uk
Created by: spoongraphics

© spoongraphics

Quick Tip: How to Make Retro Text with Illustrator Roughen Tool

retro-text

Website: medialoot.com
Created by: Jenn Coyle.

© medialoot

The Creation of Monika’s Stylism Demo Artwork

stylism-art-demo

Website: astutegraphics.com
Created by: Monika Gause.

© astutegraphics

3D Text Effect Using the Appearance Panel and Stylism

3D Text Effect Using the Appearance Panel and Stylism

Website: astutegraphics.com
Created by: Iaroslav.

© astutegraphics

Using Plant Textures to Create a Gritty Text Tee

text-tee

Website: gomedia.us
Created by: Steve Knerem.

© gomedia

All the Rage: 3D Style Retro Text Effect Tutorial

retro-type-2

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© vectips

Wow Your Upscale Crowd with this Simple D-I-Y Ribbon Font Text Effect

ribbon-text-effect

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© vectips

Turn any Font Into a Sketch Font

grunge-style-type

Website: vectips.com
Created by: vectips

© vectips

How to Create a Custom Water Font That Will Refresh Your Copy in Less than an Hour

water-text-effect

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© vectips

How to Create a Donut Font Style That Will Have Your Clients Drooling

donut-text-effect

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© vectips

How to Fire Up Your Designs Using This Awesome Vector Fire Text Effect

fire-text-effect

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Mary Winkler.

© vectips

How to Create a Gold Text Effect and Graphic Style in Illustrator

gold-text-effect

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Iaroslav Lazunov.

© vectips

Turn Drab Text Into an Amazing Design Using This Simple USB Vector Text Effect

turn-drab-text

Website: vectips.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© vectips

Create a Detailed Concrete Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator

concrete-text-effect

Website: vectorcove.com
Created by: Andrei Marius.

© vectorcove

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