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Today, Mytour will guide you on using Adobe Photoshop to adjust text so it follows a curved path or to stretch text, creating a wavy text effect.
Steps
Using the Pen Tool
Open or create a Photoshop file. To begin, double-click the blue application icon with the letters "Ps," then click File in the top menu bar and:
- Click Open... to open an existing document; or
- Click New... to create a new document.
Click on the Pen tool. This tool, represented by a fountain pen icon, is located near the bottom of the toolbar on the left side of the window.
- Alternatively, simply press the P key to switch to the Pen tool.
Click on Path. This option is found in the dropdown menu next to the pen icon at the top-left corner of the window.
Set the starting point of the curve. Click anywhere on the current layer.
Set the endpoint of the curve. Click again at another location on the layer.
- A straight line connecting the two points will be created.
Create an anchor point. Click on a point near the middle of the line.
Bend the straight line. Hold down the Ctrl key (on Windows) or ⌘ key (on Mac), click and drag the anchor point until the straight line transforms into the desired curve for your text to follow.
Click on the Text tool. This tool, represented by a T icon, is located near the Pen tool in the left-hand toolbar.
- Alternatively, simply press the T key to switch to the Text tool.
Click on the curve at the point where you want the text to begin.
- Use the dropdown menus located at the top-left and center of the window to select the font, style, and size.
Type your text. As you type, the text will align along the created curve.
Using the Warp Text Tool
Click and hold the Text tool. This tool, represented by a T icon, is located near the Pen tool in the left-hand toolbar. A dropdown menu will appear.
Click on the Horizontal Type Tool at the top of the dropdown menu.
Double-click on the window. Double-click the area where you want to place the text.
Type the text you want to curve.
- Use the dropdown menus located at the top-left and center of the window to select the font, style, and size.
Click the checkbox ☑️ located on the right side at the top of the window.
Click on the Warp Text tool. This button, located at the top of the window, resembles a T with a curved line beneath it.
Select an effect by clicking on the options in the "Style:" dropdown menu.
- When you click on a style, the text will update to show a preview of the effect.
- Use the radio buttons to choose between horizontal or vertical curvature.
- Adjust the bend of the text arc by moving the "Bend" slider left or right.
- Increase or decrease text distortion using the "Horizontal" and "Vertical" sliders.
Click OK when finished.
