Playing with text effects always going to be a challenge for graphic designers. Illustrator helps and allows you to do anything with the help of textures and brushes it has got. So, it’s up to designers creativity.

You have N number of text effect tuts available for inspiration including Grungy 3D effect, Blending 3D text, Gradient strokes, Chocolate effect, Balloon lettering, etc…

If you’re looking to have a game around different text effects with Illustrator, here we gathered 40 best text effect tutorials of all time for your inspiration.

1. Grungy 3D Text

2. Creating Swrily Type

3. Create a Bending 3D Text

4. Gradient Strokes

5. 3D Grungy Text Effect

6. Delicious Chocolate Effect

7. Create a Dream Design With 3D Typography

8. Getting Carried away With Balloon Lettering

9. Create Colorful,layered Paper Type In Illustrator

10. Transfuchsian

11. Create a Mummy Text Effect

12. Create a Silky Ribbon Text Effect

13. Create a Colorful, Glass Text effect

14. Create an Environmentally Friendly Green Type treatment

15. Folded Paper Text Effect

16. Marker Text Effect

17. How to add Decorative Glamour to Your Ordinary Script Font

18. Blue print-Style Text

19. Cartoon Style Cereal Box Logo

20. Poster Theme Illustration

21. How to Create Smokin’ Western Type Treatment

22. Design Organic Type

23. Trendy Retro Type Treatment

24. Detailed Vintage Typography

25. Working With Type In Illustrator

26. Text on Abstract Background with Floral in Illustrator

27. Create Elegant, Glassy, 3D Typography

28. Create a Glowing Neon sign

29. Create a Variety of 3D Lettering Effect

30. How to Create Colorful Neon Text Effect

31. 3D Flowery Text Effect

32. Water Drop Text Effect

33. Tug and Twirl Effect

34. Create Stylish Colorful Text Effect In Illustrator

35. How to Make Wooden Text Effect

36. Create a Swirl Type Treatment

37. Stylish Text Effect In Illustrator

38. Create a Slick Golden Text Effect

39. Bokeh Text In Illustrator

40. Design Soft Stylish 3D Type