Although its creators probably never intended Photoshop to be a great text-manipulation tool, the simple truth is that Photoshop does an amazing job when it comes to adding effects to text.

Some effects can take a considerable amount of time and effort to create or perfect. However, techniques exist that let you produce stunning results in just minutes.

This projects demonstrate how you can achieve a metallic effect, create the illusion of 3D text,produce artwork from your images instantly, and turn shapshots into showcase images.