Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand [Electronic resources]

Andy Anderson; Steve Johnson

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Using the Warp Text Option

Photoshop's Warp Text option gives you creative control over the look of text. No longer are you confined to straight vertical or horizontal text. In the Photoshop world, text can be created in almost any size and shape. As an additional bonus, warping text does not require converting the text into a raster. So days later, you can access the warped text, change its font family, size, and color. It's all about control… in this case, controlling text.

Use Warp Text

Open a document.

Select the

Type tool on the toolbox, and then select a type layer in the Layers palette or create a new type.

Click the

Warp Text button.

Click the

Styles list arrow, and then select from the following style options:

Arc
Arc Lower
Arc Upper
Arch
Bulge
Shell Lower
Shell Upper
Flag
Wave
Fish
Rise
Fisheye
Inflate
Squeeze
Twist

Click the

Horizontal or

Vertical option to warp the text in a horizontal or vertical direction.

Enter a percentage value in the Bend box, or drag the slider left or right (-100 to 100). Bend controls the physical amount of bend applied to the text, based on warp style.

Enter a percentage value in the Horizontal Distortion box, or drag the slider left or right (-100 to 100). Horizontal Distortion controls the amount of distortion on the horizontal axis applied to the text based, on warp style.

Enter a percentage value in the Vertical Distortion box, or drag the slider left or right (-100 to 100). Vertical Distortion controls the amount of distortion on the vertical axis applied to the text, based on warp style.

Click

OK .

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Designing with Warp Text

The Warp Text option is a great way to draw attention to a heading or word within a Photoshop document. However, warp text can be extremely hard to read, so use it sparingly. Think of the overall design of the image, and then ask yourself if the warp text supports the mood and message of the image. If it doesn't, then don't use it. Don't fall into the designer's trap of using every new feature you come across. If it doesn't support the message, use something else, like a layer style gradient, or bevel and emboss.