TUTORIAL: a fireworks text for New Year's Eve

That's the last post in 2012, so let's generate one more effect to celebrate the new year. This text is made of green fireworks.

This effect can be made by opening this free light text maker and setting it as explained:
- Text: Happy 2013;
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Helena.

Making as I told, you get a result like this one (enlarge by clicking the text effect):

Extra tips:
- the tests I made indicated that thin font faces are better in this case. Anyway, choose carefully to not decrease readability too much;
- prefer to set a ludic font face to get a nice celebration mood;
- create many amazing fireworks text effects by taking advantage of these professional free online light text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a New Year's Eve 3D text

Let's go ahead and also make a text to celebrate the New Year's Eve. It's a 3D text with a nice fireworks decoration.

To make this effect, surf to this psychedelic 3D text creator and fill its items like below:
- 3D text style: sixth item (default);
- Text: New Year !;
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 6;
- Background color: FFFF80;
- Font name: Hawaiian Punk.

Doing like taught, you produce this beautiful graphic text (enlarge by clicking the image):

Extra tips:
- let the shadow elements with the default values. They are very good for most cases;
- if you don't like the yellow background, I suggest you try a silver (bight gray) color. It's very suitable for our intention;
- always choose a thick font face, or the light decoration can be hard to see;
- this text effect can also be generated with transparent background;
- create many amazing three-dimensional texts with light inspirations by using this set of professional psychedelic 3D text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a super lighted Christmas text

It's our second and last Christmas text effect for this year. This one has very strong and eye catching red lights.

You can create this one by surfing to this online light text generator and configuring it like that:
- Text: Christmas;
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Janda Elegant Handwriting.

Following the instructions, that's the effect you get (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I prefer this effect with thin font faces, because they produce a more visible inner light reflection (this effect is subtle, but it's important);
- don't choose very regular font faces, because they don't give a "Christmas mood". Cursive fonts usually generate nice results;
- create a lot of beautiful graphics by using this professional set of online light text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a 3D Christmas text effect

Christmas is coming. Let's celebrate creating a nice text effect for this occasion. This effect has traditional Christmas colors (red and green) and very beautiful brightness and lights.

To create this effect, open this professional 3D text maker and set its values this way:
- 3D text style: sixth item (default);
- Text: Christmas;
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: C00000;
- Font name: Niobium.

Making as I tell, you get a final image like this (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- you don't need to touch the shadow options. Let them with the default values;
- the red background helps to generate a Christmas look;
- this effect usually gets better with thick font faces;
- this text effect can also be generated with transparent background;
- create many amazing eye catching texts by using this set of online psychedelic 3D text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: creating a jewelry text effect

Let's create a text with a "jewelry appearance". It looks like made of worked gold.

If you want to make it, you need to go to this online golden text maker and put these parameter values:
- Text: Jewelry (type as you want);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: C0C000;
- Font name: Ballpark.

Making like that, you get this result (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- this back color is just to improve the "golden look". Other colors could give other nice results;
- if you intend to test other fonts, try to select one with some glamour. Too simple or geometric fonts usually don't remind jewelry;
- create several amazing golden texts by taking advantage of this big list of top metallic text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a hulk text effect

Today I tell you how to get a text that pays a tribute to that giant, strong and green comic book character known as "The Incredible Hulk" or simply "Hulk".

Generate the text by opening this free text maker and setting it as just explained:
- Text: THE HULK (type what you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: JFRockSolid.

So you get this final image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have chosen a font face to give us a nice look like if the text was cracked;
- maybe you would like to test a green background. Anyway, avoid too dark colors, because it could turn the shadow invisible, so it would decrease the 3D look;
- create a lot of imaginative text effects by using these top online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a futuristic text effect

Let us create a nice futuristic text effect. It's pretty like a high-tech text that has an inherent technology we don't know yet.

You can create this image by surfing to this online text generator and configuring it like told below:
- Text: Futuristic (set as desired);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: E0C0FF;
- Font name: ChromeYellow.

Making as explained, you receive this result (enlarge by clicking the image):

Extra tips:
- to make this one I have used an interesting psychedelic metallic text effect;
- if you intend to test other fonts, I suggest you choose a regular (very geometric) font face. Usually using a slightly thick font is a good idea;
- generate many uncommon text effects by trying these free online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a lightning bolt text effect

This tutorial is about creating a nice text surrounded and illuminated by lightning bolts.

To generate it by yourself, just open this online light text effect and put these values there:
- Text: lightning (set your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Nosferatu.

If you follow these steps, you get this image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have used a sharp font face because I think it fits this effect, but I encourage you to try several font variations;
- if you prefer a colorful electric text, you can change the result we got by using the "Colorization" tool of this Online Image Editor;
- the diffuse illumination of letters is an important element to make this effect more realistic. Thin font faces usually generate a brighter atmosphere;
- create countless beautiful text effects by using this set of free light text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: making a jelly text effect

Let's make other food text effect. It's a text made of a soft green jelly.

To create this one, go to this free online text effect and set it this way:
- Text: GREEN JELLY (type as desired);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 004080;
- Font name: SF Gushing Meadow SC.

Making as explained, it's the image you create (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the chosen font is responsible for the melting look. For this kind of effect, very irregular font faces are the best ones;
- I have made several tests and I think the final image gets better when using a dark background color (but not too dark);
- create many interesting text effects by trying this huge list of free text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a holed mercury text effect

Today I tell you how to get a holed text made of mercury (or even melted chrome). Hope you enjoy this metallic text effect.

You can make it by opening this free metallic text effect and putting these values in its interface:
- Text: mercury (set as you wish);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FFFFA0;
- Font name: Rotondo.

After executing the software, it's the received result (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- in fact, I have used a silver text generator to create this effect;
- to get a holed text, I have chosen an appropriate font face. A font change can make you lose the holes and maybe the mercury appearance;
- there is no very special reason for the yellow background. My intention was to emphasize the metallic text. Try your own color composition;
- generate professional metallic texts by using this free set of online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a broken glass text effect

This time, let's make a text formed from shard, after a glass plate has fallen to the ground and has broken. It's really beautiful and realistic.

To create it by yourself, go to this free online glass text effect, so set its parameters like that:
- Text: GLASS (type as desired);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Gravel.

Making this way, you get this realistic text effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- you don't need to use white background, but use a bright or pastel one, preferentially a color you can view in text itself;
- the chosen font face gave us this very broken look, but you can try other font styles;
- generate a lot of beautiful text effects by using these free online text effects. It's easy and fast.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a Halloween text effect

Halloween is coming, so let's create a nice text effect to celebrate. I hope you like it.

You just need to open this free online text creator and put these values in its interface:
- Text: HALLOWEEN;
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 400000;
- Font name: Guttural.

Following these instructions, you get a very nice image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the smart move here was using a black glass material to create an unusual gloomy mood;
- the dark red background helps to make the result a little scary, but I'm sure there are many nice possible combinations;
- generate a lot of beautiful text effects by using these free online text effects. No design skills needed.

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TUTORIAL: a chocolate bar text effect

It's about creating a text made of chocolate. In fact, imagine you have several chocolate bars and you take off proper squares, so you get the letters format.

It's easy to make if you open this free online text maker and set it like this:
- Text: chocolate (fill as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 804040;
- Font name: Triad XS.

Making this way, it's possible to get the effect shown below (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- you need a suitable font face to get the text made of squares, but you can create other chocolate text effects by using other fonts. In fact, its a 3D text effect, so it can generate many interesting results;
- the brown background is just to create a "chocolate world" mood, but other colors can be nice too;
- generate many creative text effects by trying the online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a text effect that reminds speed

This time we will make a text effect perfect to be used when you want to remind speed or so. Usually it's not a very easy task.

To create this text, you should go to this online text generator and configure it like this:
- Text: Speedy (type as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Blazed.

If you do as explained, you get an image like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- in fact, its a light text effect, but, since it has a very strong red light, it can give what we need;
- this font face helps a lot to get a strong moving appearance, but you can try other combinations (italic fonts, for example, can also be good for a movement mood);
- create many awesome light effects by using these free online light text generators.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a stainless steel text effect

This tutorial tells you how to easily create a text made of stainless steel. This result in particular shows a nicely worked metal with interesting grooves.

You can make it by going to this online metallic text maker and setting its items that way:
- Text: stainless (set your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FF9090;
- Font name: Gas.

Making like that, you get the image shown below (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I have used a silver text effect to generate the stainless look. The background using a very different color is just to make the text more eye catching;
- it's important to use the selected font face to create the wrinkles;
- generate many realistic metallic effects by using these online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: creating a bubble text effect

It's about creating a text made of bubbles that are underwater. The nice foam details are a plus.

Start by opening this very nice online water text maker, so configure the interface like this:
- Water style: 5;
- Text: bubbles (choose your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: 0050A0;
- Font name: Croissant.
Making that way, the final image is like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the trick this time was using a water text effect with suitable font face and back color to create a bubble appearance;
- the chosen back color helped to get a text mixed to the environment. It helped to get bubbles that look to be underwater;
- generate many realistic water effects and related ones by using these online water text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a cosmic light text effect

Let's make something different. It's a light text effect, but the letters are emitting an unusual light, like something from space.

Make this one by going to this online light text effect, so entering these parameters values:
- Text: COSMIC (choose as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Atomic Sushi.

Doing as I told, you get this nice image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- one of the features that makes this effect so interesting is: the letters have a nice illumination inside that matches very well the light going outside;
- the kind of font you should use depends on the result you are looking for. If you want a very big light emission, try thin font faces;
- generate hundreds of realistic light effects by using these online light text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a realistic acrylic text effect

Now I teach you how to get an interesting acrylic text effect. It would be a little tricky to figure it out by yourself, but using this tutorial it's easy.

Start by opening this very nice online text creator, so configure the interface like this:
- Text: shyniest (set your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 00A000;
- Font name: Viper Squadron.

If you make as indicated, that's the response text (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the smart move here was using a glass effect to create an acrylic material in this case;
- I have used a back color that makes the text look transparent. That's the idea here;
- generate many realistic glass effects by using these online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a flying 3D golden text effect

Today I tell you how to create a new 3D text. It's a flying text with golden colors and a nice big deepness. The soft shadows of the 3D letters are a plus.

It can be made by using this online 3D text maker, but pay attention now: this is an advanced and very powerful tool, so it has many interface options to use. Here I show just the items you need to change to get the proposed effect.
- Text: Golden Text (set as desired);
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: 402000;
- Face color: E0E000;
- Depth color: 808000;
- Font name: Amerika Sans.

Modifying these parameters, you receive this text effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I set a brown background because it matches the golden colors and highlights them. Anyway, this effect can be nice with many different back colors;
- don't use too complex font faces, because it's not worthy. You get a cleaner, more readable and more beautiful text if you set a simpler font;
- other variant you could like to try: use the bright color as the depth color and the darker color in the font face. Anyway, beware the used configuration makes the text seems be made of a brighter material;
- generate many amazing 3D text effects by using this advanced professional 3D text generator.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: creating a realistic raw wood text

It's a good time to make a text composed of raw (unworked) wood. It's a very convincing effect that was already useful for me several times.

You can create it with no effort by going to this online wood text maker and setting its data this way:
- Text: WOOD (type as you need);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Dragon Order.

Doing as told above, it's the delivered image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the chosen font helps to get a wild mood, but this effect is very powerful and can generate amazing results with many different fonts;
- usually I prefer the result when selecting a font with average thickness (not too thin, neither too thick);
- depending on the final image you are looking for, it could be a good idea to try a brown background color;
- generate a lot of nice wood text effects by taking advantage of these free online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a text made of water pools

Here you see a nice way to create a realistic water text effect. It's like if the letters were made of water pools on the floor.

The easy way to create it is opening this free online text effect and configuring it like below:
- Text: WATER (set as you wish);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Gravel.

Making like this, you receive this result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the trick here is to use an effect created to be a glass effect to generate this water text;
- in this case, thick font faces give better results;
- of course, using a very irregular font face here is very important to give the liquid mood;
- generate many beautiful text effects by using this set of free professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

NEWS: The most professional online 3D text effects

Do you like realistic text effects? So these news are for you. There are more than 1200 new professional realistic 3D text effects recently published online.

All these professional text generators have great advanced features like:

- very realistic results;
- professional anti-aliased rendering;
- several different 3D text styles;
- great control over the text shadow;
- more than 450 great font faces;
- optional transparent result image.

As told above, the rendered texts can have transparent background (and semi-transparent shadow), so you can use then to create any kind of image composition you can imagine.

Below I show you an example about what can be made using these new professional 3D text effects (click the image for a full size viewing):

To use the new amazing text creators you can go to this index page of the Professional Text Effects.

TUTORIAL: making a cracked 3D text effect

We have already created several nice 3D text effects here. This one is not only 3D, but it's cracked too.

Generate it very easily by opening this free online 3D text maker and configuring its items like informed:
- Renderin style: 2nd item;
- 3D model: 2nd item;
- Text: cracked;
- Font size: Big;
- Text depth: 20;
- Draw shadow: Yes;
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: FFFFA0;
- Front face color: FF8000;
- Line color: 000000;
- Depth color: A00000;
- Font name: Gastada;

After calculating the text effect, you get this result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- you need a special font to create the cracked appearance and that text creator has other fonts that are useful for this;
- I didn't use this rendering style by chance; for me, it's the one that turns the cracks more visible;
- you can create many eye catching 3D text effects by employing this free professional 3D text maker.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a nice steel text effect

This tutorial intends to show you how to make an interesting 3D metallic text made of steel.

You can create it by going to a online metallic text effect and setting its interface with these values:
- Text: metallic (choose your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: C0E0FF;
- Font name: Bombardier.

If you made as explained, you generated this image (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- as usual for metallic effects, a regular font face is a better choice;
- don't select a thin font face, or you will get a dark final text. Besides that, usually this effect produces a stronger 3D look when you use it with a thick font;
- generate dozens of amazing metallic text effects by using this big amount of free online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a supernatural text effect

It's time to try something less usual. Let's create a text effect with a supernatural mood.

To generate this one by yourself, open this free online text maker, so use these values there:
- Text: ghost (choose your text);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 000000;
- Font name: TroglodyteNF.

If you made as suggested, you got a result text as shown below (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- a dark back color turns the effect glow more evident, what is desired in this case;
- for our purpose here, it's a better move to use a thick font, because it helps to improve the supernatural appearance;
- generate other unusual text effects by trying this software focused on creating professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: creating a gelatin text effect

Today we will create a text made of green gelatin. I hope this idea can help you someday.

You can create this effect by surfing to this free online text effect and putting these values:
- Text: Gelatin (choose your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: FFC0C0;
- Font name: Kiss The Sky.

Making as I told you, the final result you get is like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- in this case, it's a very good idea to choose a irregular font face to get a kind of "flaccid mood";
- I have chosen this back color just to highlight the text itself. Many different backgrounds can give you a nice result;
- if you prefer gelatin in a different color, you can change your image by going to this online image editor. So select "Colorization" in the left side menu, so choose the color you prefer and apply the filter. As an example, I changed the image above into a pink gelatin text (shown below). Anyway, beware it will change the color of the image background too;
- create other amazing text effects by using these online text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a text holed by fire

Let's make one more burning text. This one is like if the text was made by holes created by fire.

To generate this one, open this online fire text effect and configure the interface like this:
- Text: Holed (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 6;
- Background color: not used;
- Font name: Fanzine.

Doing as explained here, you get something like this (click to enlarge):



Extra tips:
- the used font is responsible for the "holed look", but you can get other interesting results by choosing different font faces (there are more than 400 fonts to choose from);
- if you want a fire with stronger colors, go to these free photo effects. Click "Color Improvement" in the left side menu, so apply the third available effect over the fire text two times. Doing this way, your image turns like shown below;
- create other fire text effects by playing with this set of online text effects.



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TUTORIAL: an old broken wooden text effect

It's time to generate another text made of wood. It has broken parts, so it can give us an old or damaged look. I hope it can be useful for you.

You can create it by going to this wood text effect generator. There you should set these parameters:
- Text: wooden (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFA060;
- Font name: Opium.

Making like said above, you get this result (click to enlarge):



Extra tips:
- I used a background that matches brown colors, but this effect gives nice results with other back colors too;
- the used font helps to generate an old appearance, but the software has many other great fonts to chose from, including others that have a broken face;
- you can create a slight 3D look by changing the shown image: go to these online photo effects, so choose "Detail Enhancement" in the left side menu. There are two effects: the first gives a small 3D look and the second gives a stronger one. If you like the improved result, but feel it's too bright, decrease the image brightness as a final step;
- create many other wooden text effects by using this big list of online professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a beautiful translucent glass text effect

Today let's create a very nice blue glass text effect. It has a translucent look and is very eye catching.

You can create it by surfing to this glass text effect generator and putting these values:
- Text: GLASS (choose your own);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 4040FF;
- Font name: Judge.

If you make as I told, you get this final image (click to enlarge):



Extra tips:
- it's important to use this background color to achieve the best translucent look. If you set other color, the text will still look like made of glass, but not a very transparent one;
- for this effect, don't choose a too thin or very irregular font face;
- you can create many astonishing glass text effects by using these online professional text effects.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TIP: graffiti your name by using a pro graffiti text effect

If you like graffiti art and/or "3D style" text effects, I have a nice tip that can inspire you to create great "virtual pieces of graffiti art".

There is an online tool that let you write virtually you name in a real (photographic) wall using a very powerful and versatile interface. Try this Graffiti Text Effect software and see by yourself.

This graffiti creator is amazingly powerful. Some people feel a little scared because of the big number of configuration options this tool has, but don't worry. It's not that hard to learn how to use it and the default parameters already make a great job.

As an example, you can create a very realistic and professional graffiti of your name (or whatever you want) just by putting it in the first text box. So, if you press the "Calculate Effect" button, you already get a beautiful graffiti text like this (click to see in real size):

If you really want to know how to use the full features set, don't forget to read the valuable tips at the page top. Following them can help you to get a smoother learning.

TUTORIAL: making a raw golden text effect

This tutorial is to create a golden text that looks rougher than the worked and polished metallic texts you usually find here. It's a good option when you want a metallic text that seem to be more in original state.

Try it by going to the renderer that generates the golden text effect and configuring it as suggested:
- Text: brute gold (set as you wish);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 808000;
- Font name: Covington.

Doing this way, we can get this result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- you can get a nice image by choosing a white background too. Don't use a very dark back color, or the shadows outside the text will not be visible;
- the main reason this effects looks rawer is because it doesn't have a shiny polished 3D border;
- in this case, usually you get better results by setting a reasonably thin font face;
- if you prefer a brighter and more worked metallic effect, choose from these dozens of professional text effects options.

Is there a text effect you would like to see here? You can ask for it commenting here or sending me an e-mail.

TUTORIAL: a text made of vegetables

Today let's play a little with a nature look again. It's about creating a text made of vegetables.

To make this one, surf to this free text effect, so set its interface like this:
- Text: vegetables (choose your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Wake & Bake.

If you did as I told, you got something like this (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- the chosen font helps to get a stronger "plant mood". For sure it's not a good idea setting a very regular font face in this case;
- you can try some green or brown background colors to see if you like them more;
- use the best online text effects to get amazing and professional banners or headers.

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TUTORIAL: a shiny ice text effect

Maybe you already know we are used to create very nice ice text effects here. Now let's discuss an interesting point: good ice effects usually need a black or dark blue background color, don't they? It can be a problem if you need to use a different back color. To solve this, you need an effect with an amazingly strong ice look - it will not lose the "cold mood" even if you apply a very unfavorable environment color. This effect offers exactly this feature.

You can try it just opening this ice text effect and configuring its parameters this way:
- Text: heat my cold (set as you wish);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: 800000;
- Font name: WetPaint.

Making like that, you can get this result (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- I have chosen this back color exactly to show how this effect is strong enough to stay seeming ice even when surrounded by a red color (the worst color when the subject is ice effect);
- this effect is so powerful because of its eye catching, very shiny ice style (it looks to be emanating cold), what is even improved by its strong 3D look;
- this big set of professional text effects even has an entire section dedicated to ice effects.

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TUTORIAL: making a lava text effect

What about creating a text that looks really hot? It's time to get a text made of incandescent molten rock.

If you want to generate it by yourself, open this free text maker, so set its interface like explained:
- Text: molten rock (choose your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: can't be used;
- Font name: Earthquake MF.

That's the result you will create (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- this font helps to get a "rock look" because it's irregular, but not too much;
- if you want to keep these lava colors, you should avoid using thin font faces;
- you can create a lot of interesting text effects by taking advantage of these professional text effects.

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TUTORIAL: creating a futuristic metallic text

Let's make something not so regular. Have you ever thought about creating a futuristic metallic effect?

To make this one, you need to surt to this futuristic metal renderer, so you should configure it like below:
- Text: metallic (type what you want);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Jumbo.

So you can get an effect like this (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- you should choose a regular font face to be used with this effect; I also prefer thick font faces in this case;
- you can get an interesting result if you try a red background too, with high or low saturation;
- you can create many amazing text effects by using these free graphic effects.

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TUTORIAL: typography - a text made of text

This one is about teaching you how to get a text made of letters. This kind of effect already helped me sometimes.

You can create it by opening this typographic effect generator and putting these values:
- Text: metatext (set as you need);
- Font size: Very Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: FFFFC0;
- Text color: 000000;
- Font name: Dokyo.

Making this way, you get this result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- I think this effect gets better when applied over thick font faces;
- if you choose a different font size - "Normal" for example -, you can get (relatively) bigger assembling letters;
- make amazing and unusual typographic effects by trying these free typography tools.

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TUTORIAL: a beautiful light text effect

This time I tell you how you can get an impressive and unusual glowing text with no effort. It can be used in many situations.

It can be made very easily is you go to this light text maker and set its parameters like shown below:
- Text: Lightened (type as you wish);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Bandy.

If you do so, you get a great effect like this (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- this effect is great because it has this uncommon external glow, but its subtle internal illumination gives an professional final touch;
- create many unusual text banners by choosing from a big list of free text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a rusty metallic text

There already are some tutorials here about metallic text effects, but this one is different. It's about getting a text made of rusty metal.

To generate such effect, open this free text maker, so configure it this way:
- Text: Rusty Metal (type as you like);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Larabiefont.

Making like that, it's possible to get a result like shown below (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- you need to choose a thin font face to get a more irregular rusty looking. This way, the final appearance is more natural;
- create many unusual text effects by trying this list of professional text generators.

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TUTORIAL: an outstanding tech text effect

Recently I needed a very beautiful text that could remind technology, so I created this one. I hope you like it.

You can make it by going to this free text effect and setting its interface like this:
- Text: technology (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Vectroid.

Making this way, get this final effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- as you can imagine, this effect usually is more suitable to be used with regular, geometric font faces;
- create a lot of amazing text effects by using this list of professional text effects.

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NEWS: a new amazing tool to create 3D text effects

It was published online a new tool to create 3D text effects. It's called "3D Text - Global Illumination" because its renderer is based on advanced global illumination algorithms and heuristics.

This new software is, for sure, the most professional and advanced 3D text generator ever published online. Some of its main features are:

- good color control (including background);
- native professional anti-aliasing;
- realistic soft shadows;
- cross shading (the letters shade each others);
- easy and detailed configuration of 3D transformations;
- many available text depths;
- more than 400 fonts to choose from.

Below you see a text created by using this new renderer (click to enlarge):

Create your own three-dimensional graphic texts right now by using this new 3D text software.

TUTORIAL: how to do a green glass text

Now you will learn how to generate a nice green text made of glass. It's one more for your list of glass texts.

Surf to this free glass text maker and set its data as informed here:
- Text: Green Glass (type as you like);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: 004040;
- Font name: Helldorado.

After doing that, we can easily get this final text effect (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- in fact, this effect was created to generate a super reflective metallic material. Anyway, I think we can use it to make nice glass texts if we choose an appropriate font;
- usually I prefer the results of this text renderer when I select font faces with complex outlines. The images look more reflective;
- make many eye catching glass texts by trying these professional text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a mercury text effect

It's a good time to create something different. This tutorial tell you how to get a text made of a stylistic mercury. I hope you have fun.

To generate it by yourself, you need to go to this special text renderer and configure it this way:
- Text: Mercury (set your text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: BluePlateSpecialSW.

Making as I taught, you get this result image (click for full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- the trick here was to use a special light text effect applied over a font that helps to get a kind of glowing metallic effect;
- if you want to try other fonts, usually you get more beautiful and stylistic mercury looks if you choose thick font faces;
- create your own special text effects by using this big set of light text effects.

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TUTORIAL: other water text effect

Today I tell you how to create a great water text effect by using a graphic software developed specially for this purpose.

You need to open this water text generator and set its parameters like this:
- Water style: 17;
- Text: water (type your own text);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 4;
- Background color: 60A0FF;
- Font name: SomewhereInSpace.

Then you get this text effect (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- the chosen font face is kind of "waved", what is very good in this case;
- a blue background helps to create a liquid mood, but you can try other possibilities;
- it's possible to create many amazing water text effects by using this powerful water text maker.

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TUTORIAL: a 3D text for digital telecommunication

Let's create a solid wired text that can be very useful when the subject is related to technology, mainly any kind of online telecommunication.

To create the suggested effect, you should open this free 3D text generator and configure it as informed below:
- Rendering style: select the second option image;
- 3D model: select the 1st option image;
- Text : connect (type as desired);
- Font size: Big;
- Text depth: 20;
- Draw shadow: No;
- Margin: 15;
- Background color: FFE0B0;
- Front face color: FF0000;
- Line color: 600000;
- Depth color: FF8000;
- Font name: Arrobatherapy.

The final result is this 3D solid word (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- it's important to use the suggested font, because of its obvious appearance. The visual association is immediate;
- all kinds of 3D texts are good choices to impress your customers/visitors, but, in some cases, wire-framed letters are the best ones. They are stylized and usually are hard to get when you want them solid;
- using this very easy and powerful 3D text generator, you can set the rendering style, the 3D model, the color squeme, choose from more than 400 nice font faces and make some other useful configurations. You don't need to have any design skill.

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TUTORIAL: a realistic 3D metallic text

It's time to create an amazingly realistic 3D metallic text effect. Use this when you need something really special.

Go to this free online text creator, so configure its parameters like this:
- Text: Metallic (set your own word);
- Font size: Normal;
- Margin: 5;
- Background color: C0E0FF;
- Font name: Jagged Dreams.

If you do just as I told you, that's the impressive image you get (click for a full size viewing):

Extra tips:
- as usual for metallic effects, it's a good idea to choose a very regular font face;
- don't use a very dark background this time. If you hide the external text shadows, you lose part of the 3D appearance;
- make many astonishing metallic texts by using these professional text effects.

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TUTORIAL: an astonishing electric text effect

Let's start this month in a illuminated way. We will make a very impressive text that spreads electricity. Enjoy!

To create this one, you need to open this light text renderer, so put this interface values:
- Text: Electric (choose your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 5;
- Font name: Arkanoid Solid.

If you made like I told you, you got this impressive result (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- this text generator is really very powerful. You can get impressive results with many different font faces.
- there are several kinds of electric rays in nature, but I think these orange ones are very convincing. If you try other light generator and make green rays, for example, they will look much more psychedelic;
- you can find many amazing options at this list of professional light text effects.

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TUTORIAL: how to create a text of trees

This time we will create a text whose letters are like trees. It's very nice and I hope it can be useful for you.

First we need to open a free online graphic software, then we should use it that way:
- Text: TREES (type your own text);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: FFFFFF;
- Font name: Tender.

So that's the graphic text we get (click to enlarge):

Extra tips:
- this tutorial is a tricky tip. The effect we used was created to be kind of metallic, but it really gives a nice different result when applied to the selected font;
- we got a very good help from the font face, because the letters already have leaves and so. Probably is not a smart idea use other font in this case;
- create your own text effects by using this huge list of professional text effects.

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TUTORIAL: a super realistic broken ice text

It's a good day to make an astonishing realistic ice text effect. It's not easy to get something with this quality starting from scratch.

Go to this powerful ice text creator, so fill its interface like this:
- Text: ICE (set as you wish);
- Font size: Big;
- Margin: 3;
- Background color: 000000;
- Font name: Opium.

If you make like this, you get this amazing ice effect:

Extra tips:
- a dark blue back color is a very good option too;
- the ice is broken because of the font I have chosen. Set a different font face to get an intact ice text;
- you can generate countless professional text effects by using this list of text generators.

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