Adobe Photoshop CS3 offers users a variety of ways to manipulate images and create graphics. The program also allows users to customize any text that is added to a piece of artwork. The text warping features in Photoshop give you the power to shape your fonts exactly how you want them, and also include a variety of presets to get you started.
- Open Photoshop and create a new document by selecting “File > Open.” Set your preferred document dimensions in the “New” dialogue box that pops up, or select one of the predetermined sizes from the “Preset” drop-down menu.
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Step 2
Select the “Type Tool” from the “Tools Panel” to the left of the workspace. Click and release on the canvas for point text, which has no bounding box, or click and drag to create paragraph text, which is bound inside the box you drag.
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Step 3
Select the “Character” palette on the right. If the palette is not displayed, select “Window > Character.” Choose your font type and size, and set your line, character, color and case settings to your preferences. Type your text.
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Step 4
Position the text where you want it on the canvas by moving the mouse off of it and clicking and dragging. Click on the “Create Warped Text” icon in the “Tool Options” panel above the workspace. (The icon has a “T” above a curved arc.)
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Step 5
Choose the warp shape you would like your text to take from the “Style” drop-down in the “Warp Text” dialogue box and set the sliders for “Bend,” “Horizontal Distribution” and “Vertical Distribution” to your preference. Click “OK” when you are satisfied with the shape.
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Step 6
Click the “Commit any Current Edits” check mark icon at the right of the “Tool Options” panel above the workspace. Select “File > Save As” from the application menu to save your text shape.