Today, we’re bringing you a collection of Photoshop layer styles you can use to transform your ordinary text, shapes, and logos into creative designs.
Whether you want to add a modern glitch effect to your poster titles or give a retro look to your logo designs, Photoshop layer styles can help you create beautiful designs almost instantly without any effort.
All you have to do is download the PSD file that already contains the layer styles and effects, edit the text layer, and enter your own titles or headings. Or use the ASL file to create your own styles. It usually takes hours upon hours to create such effects but with Photoshop layer styles it only takes a few clicks.
We’ve handpicked a few premium and free Photoshop layer styles you can experiment with. Have a look.
Smoke Cloud Photo Effect PSD Layer Style
The smoke cloud effect is a popular effect used in various graphic designs from posters to portraits. With this Photoshop layer style, you can easily add a smoke cloud to your own photos and graphics without effort. The effect is easy to apply and it includes a guide on how it works as well.
Broken Glass Effect for Posters Photoshop Layer Style
You may have seen this effect on movie posters where it shows an image reflected on shattered glass or a broken mirror. This layer style template creates that same effect, except you don’t have to do any work. All you have to do is replace the background image with one of your images.
Pencil Doodle Effect for Posters PSD Layer Style
This Photoshop layer style template works similarly to the broken glass effect. It allows you to add a pencil sketch effect to your image. The template is easy to edit and it works great for making posters, social media posts, product promo shots, and much more.
Halftoner Engraving Effect Photoshop Layer Style
With this Photoshop layer style, you can create a vintage look in your photos and graphics by adding a halftone overlay effect. It comes in 5 different color versions and you can easily replace the image to add the effect to your own designs.
Free Old Comics Text Effects Layer Styles
This free Photoshop layer style lets you create amazing text effects in the style of classic comic books. The effects are inspired by the classic comics made by the legendary Stan Lee. And they are quite easy to edit thanks to smart object layers.
Smoke Effect Photoshop Layer Style PSD
Technically this is not a Photoshop ASL style but a PSD file that you can use to create incredible smoke effects. It includes 11 individual smoke effects that you can freely move, resize, and rotate. Using the smart objects you can easily place your own text and shapes between the smoke effects as well.
80s Retro – Photoshop Layer Styles
If you’re a fan of the 80s retro designs, this set of layer styles will come in handy. It includes 22 different Photoshop layer styles featuring various retro effects. They are perfect for adding an 80s look to your titles and graphics. The styles are available in both PSD and ASL files.
Paper Kingdom Photoshop Layer Styles
This is an incredible Photoshop layer styles kit that includes 260 different layer styles featuring colorful effects that will add a hand-crafted look and feel to your designs. It includes ASL files with a whole bunch of textures, shapes, and pre-made PSD compositions. It’s a must-have bundle, especially for greeting card designers.
Origami Shapes Photo Effect Layer Styles
You can turn your photos and shapes into modern origami shapes with this unusual PSD layer styles collection. It includes 10 different layer styles in PSD format. You can use its Smart Objects to easily place your own images and shapes to give them an origami look.
Old Movie Titles Photoshop Layer Styles
With this collection of layer styles, you can transform your text and titles to look like titles from classic movie posters. The bundle features 6 text effects in PSD format. You can easily edit the layers and copy the styles over to your own designs.
Free Holographic Chrome Text Effect PSD
This is an amazing free Photoshop layer style that converts your text, logos, and shapes into shiny holographic chrome objects. It’s easily editable and allows you to instantly apply the effect to your graphics without an effort.
Free Welter Glitch Effect Photoshop Layer Style
This free Photoshop layer style allows you to easily apply a glitch effect to your photos and graphics. It comes with 3 different glitch effects in PSD file format. They are perfect for stylizing flyer and poster designs.
Retro Style Text Effects PSD Layer Styles
This is a collection of vintage-retro-themed text effects you can use to give a classic look to your text and titles. If you’re a designer working on a poster or flyer design, these will help you craft amazing titles. The PSD files are easily editable and feature Smart Objects as well.
80’s Retro Text Effects PSD Layer Styles
Another collection of 80s retro text effects featuring neon-themed styles. These text layer styles are also fully customizable. They are available in PSD format and support Smart Objects. You can edit them in Photoshop CS2 or higher.
Spray Stencil – Photoshop Layer Styles Pack
If you are working on an urban-themed design project, these Photoshop layer styles can come in very handy. It provides you stunning spray-painted graphics with sloshed borders without you having to get your hands dirty.
Graffiti Photoshop Layer Styles
Here we have a collection of Photoshop text layer styles that can be instantly applied to your lettering, logos, and shapes in just a few easy clicks. With these layer styles, creating graffiti has never with easier.
Ice Chrome – Photoshop Layer Styles
Perfect for virtually any typeface or shape, these Photoshop layer styles instantly give an icy look to your designs, and create a winter scenery that pleases the eyes. It’s a great option for those looking to add a unique and innovative effect to their artworks.
Fancy – Photoshop Layer Style
Covert your dull and boring titles into modern, vibrant, and trendy typographical designs with the help of Fancy, a Photoshop layer style perfect for decorating flyers, posters, and birthday invitations in the quickest and most efficient manner.
Chalkboard Photoshop Layer Style
Check out this chalkboard text effect for Photoshop that will take you straight to the nostalgic school days. The color adjustment layers allow you to customize the colors to your liking, giving a lot of creative control in your hands.
Anaglyph 3D Effect Photoshop Layer Style
Want to add a futuristic glitch effect to your photos and graphics? Then this quick PSD layer style will help. It features a stylish Anaglyph effect in 3 different color schemes. You can easily place your own design in the PSD file using Smart Objects to apply the effect.
Neon Sign Effect Photoshop Layer Style
With this Photoshop PSD layer style, you can create a stylish neon sign effect. It works with both text and shapes for adding a realistic neon glowing effect without an effort. The PSD is easily editable and comes with 6 background textures to go along with your designs.
Ultimate 1001 Text Effects PSD Layer Styles
With more than 1000 different text effects bundled into one PSD file, this layer styles kit is a must-have for every graphic designer. It includes various styles of text effects featuring gold foil, fabric, metal, wood, and many others. It also features Smart Objects and easily editable text.
Vintage Comic Creator Photoshop Layer Styles
A bundle of ASL layer styles, patterns, overlays, and shapes for creating vintage comic book design. This bundle has everything you need to retro posters, flyers, and graphic designs with the old-school comic book look and feel. You can also edit its overlay PSD files to instantly apply the layer styles to your own text and graphics.
Free Vintage Photoshop Layer Styles
This is a collection of 16 Photoshop layer styles you can use to transform the look of your text to give them an old-school halftone look and feel. The effects are available in ASL and PSD format. A Photoshop action is also included in the bundle.
Free Vintage Paint Effects for Photoshop
Use this free Photoshop layer styles to give a vintage look and feel to your text and objects. Two of the effects from this bundle can be downloaded for free to use with your personal projects.
Urban Trending Text Effects PSD Layer Styles
The urban-style of text effects are fairly common in modern poster and flyer designs as well as on social media. This Photoshop text effect will allow you to easily recreate that same urban text effect for your own designs. It includes 6 pre-made and easily editable layer styles in PSD format.
Smoke Text Scenes PSD Layer Styles
Another collection of smoke text layer styles. This bundle is quite different from the previous one as it includes both text layers and smoke elements fully prepared in text scenes. You can simply edit the text layer to enter your text and get it done within seconds. There are 4 different layer styles to choose from.
Glitch Text Photoshop Layer Styles
This text effect layer styles kit will help you make your poster and flyer titles look more trendy and stylish. Featuring a futuristic glitch effect, this PSD layer style comes with Smart Objects and editable text layers. You can also customize the fonts and the shapes to your preference.
Double Light Text Effects PSD Layer Styles
The creative text effects in this PSD layer styles bundle will certainly add a touch of personality to your own designs. There are 8 different styles in this pack that are available in editable PSD format. Each style has different and colorful double-light designs.
Peeling Paint Grunge Effect Layer Styles
An easy to use Photoshop layer style that allows you to give an aged painting look to your photos. It comes in 2 styles and in easily editable PSD files. The effect works great for both text and images.
Free Vintage Effects Pack for Photoshop
A collection of 3 vintage-themed text effects and 3 vintage photo effects. You can use them to give an authentic vintage look to your various digital and print designs. The effects are available in PSD file format.
Free Color Distortion Effect Photoshop Layer Styles
This free Photoshop layer style adds a stylish color distortion effect to your text and typography. It’s perfect for giving a trendy look to your poster and flyer titles. There are 4 different color schemes to choose from.
Watercolor Dry Brush Effects Layer Styles
With this unique Photoshop layer style, you can immediately convert your ordinary images into watercolor paintings. It comes as an editable PSD file where you can place your own images to copy the watercolor effect. It will only take a few clicks.
Engraving Lines Photoshop Effect PSD
Featuring 30 different gradient styles and 3 line direction styles, this Photoshop layer style kit will allow you to give an engraved look to your images and graphics. It comes as an easily customizable PSD file.
Duotone Photo Effect PSD Layer Style
This is a collection of duotone photo effects that you can apply to your own photos. It includes 5 pastel color shades and 2 halftone overlay patterns. All of which are included in an editable PSD file.
Looking for more PSD styles? Then check out our retro text effects collection.