Terxt to a curved shape

Jurgen wrote:

Could someone give me starting pointer on how to get a line of text to snap to a curve please?

Yes. I do it from time-to-time for web (low resolution) things. Can you hold on until tomorrow when I’m at work.

I’ve put example up here before, but goshdarn usenet is really hard to search.

Hint – If the shape is regular (banal, ordinary) then you can create a shape and type on, or inside it. Or use Path.

More later! Oy! I think I found a reason to stay up past bedtime!

—
John — "Heck, I’m in my own killfile"

Ah, here ya go! Forgive the sentiment and lousy graphic! It’s Friday night and I just left a Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction!

http://www.digoliardi.net/test.jpg

I’m amazed that I even managed THAT!

John

"Jurgen" wrote in message
| Could someone give me starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

On 16 Nov 2008 05:59:56 GMT, Jurgen wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

In the Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction, Jurgen:-)))
That’s where you’ll get the recipe:-…o

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:43 +0200, Dave wrote:

On 16 Nov 2008 05:59:56 GMT, Jurgen wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

In the Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction, Jurgen:-))) That’s where you’ll get the recipe:-…o

Quaint, isn’t it?
I’ve been editing photographs with PS for nearly 15 years and never once needed to use a path. Now I do, I get half baked information and corny suggestions.

Any simpleton could do as I did and look up the help function to find how to put text on a curved line and get the same answer I did… Makea path and put the text on it.

Adobe’s help system leaves you asking more questions rather than give you clear directions. One would have thought that from all the self styled ‘experts’ here, there would be one who might create a first for the group and provide the answer with instructions. I guess I was wrong again.

The simple solution is to forget getting help here and use Corel Draw, the application I’ve alway used when I need to make art instead of edit photos.

"Jurgen" wrote in message

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:43 +0200, Dave wrote:

On 16 Nov 2008 05:59:56 GMT, Jurgen wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

In the Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction, Jurgen:-))) That’s where you’ll get the recipe:-…o

Quaint, isn’t it?
I’ve been editing photographs with PS for nearly 15 years and never once needed to use a path. Now I do, I get half baked information and corny suggestions.

Any simpleton could do as I did and look up the help function to find how to put text on a curved line and get the same answer I did… Makea path and put the text on it.

Adobe’s help system leaves you asking more questions rather than give you clear directions. One would have thought that from all the self styled ‘experts’ here, there would be one who might create a first for the group and provide the answer with instructions. I guess I was wrong again.

The simple solution is to forget getting help here and use Corel Draw, the application I’ve alway used when I need to make art instead of edit photos

same happened to me Jurgen
I edit and retouch photos occasionally make them to illustrations but I had a client who asked me to make layouts and cards & website that led to another person who asked me to make a web banner that needed the text on a curve

So PATHS
like masks I avoided using this b/c I had no idea what it was for

then after you use it you say! (gestalt moment) EUREKA
why I didn’t use this before??

Paths
open the palette for it
(windows>paths)

you can make path from the pen tool
or

the shape tool set to path option
or

make any selection from whatever way you prefer and click little icon in bottom of path palette
that says (turn selection to a path)

you can reverse this to make selections form paths as well

after you get the path\

choose text tool
click on the path and type (I did find this part a bit tricky as it will type below the line if you mess up clicks)

open character palette to make changes in alignment spacing etc

Jurgen wrote:

Adobe’s help system leaves you asking more questions rather than give you clear directions. One would have thought that from all the self styled ‘experts’ here, there would be one who might create a first for the group and provide the answer with instructions. I guess I was wrong again.

Like so many systems that I have used, it seems one needs to know a lot of terms, the framework of the system, in order to ask a question. Adobe could invest in a bit of an expert system, or intelligent parser. It’s one of the things I do for the day job. Highly effective stuff.

The simple solution is to forget getting help here and use Corel Draw, the application I’ve alway used when I need to make art instead of edit photos.

Yes, you could, but to answer your question Adobe help with "make path" might point you to the fountain-pen icon in the tools palette. Well, there you go – an answer. Golly! I didn’t mean to be helpful!

Seriously, Jurgen, don’t go away. Play with the path thing a bit and come back, please.

One quick question – are you wishing to put text on a ‘regular’ path, such as a oval, circle, right-angle – that sort of thing? I can post a two-step procedure for that.

Or are you trying to fill-in an irregular shape with text?

Hang in here with us, Jurgen!

John

http://www.digoliardi.net/test.gif

Here I took part of a pic of my GF in silhouette, traced it using the path tool, then simply typed on the path.

Cheap and dirty.

Illustrator has more options and is more suitable to pro printing, but this is a Photoshop group, so there ya go!

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:46:28 -0500, KatWoman wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:43 +0200, Dave wrote:

On 16 Nov 2008 05:59:56 GMT, Jurgen wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

In the Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction, Jurgen:-))) That’s where you’ll get the recipe:-…o

Quaint, isn’t it?
I’ve been editing photographs with PS for nearly 15 years and never once needed to use a path. Now I do, I get half baked information and corny suggestions.

Any simpleton could do as I did and look up the help function to find how to put text on a curved line and get the same answer I did… Makea path and put the text on it.

Adobe’s help system leaves you asking more questions rather than give you clear directions. One would have thought that from all the self styled ‘experts’ here, there would be one who might create a first for the group and provide the answer with instructions. I guess I was wrong again.

The simple solution is to forget getting help here and use Corel Draw, the application I’ve alway used when I need to make art instead of edit photos

same happened to me Jurgen
I edit and retouch photos occasionally make them to illustrations but I had a client who asked me to make layouts and cards & website that led to another person who asked me to make a web banner that needed the text on a curve

So PATHS
like masks I avoided using this b/c I had no idea what it was for
then after you use it you say! (gestalt moment) EUREKA why I didn’t use this before??

Paths
open the palette for it
(windows>paths)

you can make path from the pen tool
or

the shape tool set to path option
or

make any selection from whatever way you prefer and click little icon in bottom of path palette
that says (turn selection to a path)

you can reverse this to make selections form paths as well
after you get the path\

choose text tool
click on the path and type (I did find this part a bit tricky as it will type below the line if you mess up clicks)

open character palette to make changes in alignment spacing etc

Thank you.
My printer (the commercial offset one) tells me never, ever use text in Photoshop whilst composing output for placement in an Indesign document. It seems PS usesRGB to produce all shades of black and this gives the plate maker problems getting it to match the exact (pantone) colour I specify.

This piece is for the cover of a calendar composed almost entirely of a photograph. The text will be on a shape much like a lazy "S" at 90 degrees and have some manupulation applied to it.

Your instruction as was John L’s was quite enough to enable me to create the text effect. Thank you. Now I know the pen is not just a pen! Maybe even mightier thqan the sword!

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:46:28 -0500, "KatWoman"

click on the path and type (I did find this part a bit tricky as it will type below the line if you mess up clicks)

If necessary enlarge the font, and you will be able to see when the cursor accepts the line of the path before you click.

"Jurgen" wrote in message

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:46:28 -0500, KatWoman wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:26:43 +0200, Dave wrote:

On 16 Nov 2008 05:59:56 GMT, Jurgen wrote:

On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:57:44 +0000, Norm Dresner wrote:

"Jurgen" wrote in message
news: | Could someone give me
starting pointer on how to get a line of text to | snap to a curve please?
|
| Thanks in advance,
| JH

You need to create a Path. Once you do that, you can more-or-less trivially create text that follows that path.

Norm

Thanks Norm. Now I just need to figure out how to make a path!!!

In the Blues Bar called Whiskey Junction, Jurgen:-))) That’s where you’ll get the recipe:-…o

Quaint, isn’t it?
I’ve been editing photographs with PS for nearly 15 years and never once needed to use a path. Now I do, I get half baked information and corny suggestions.

Any simpleton could do as I did and look up the help function to find how to put text on a curved line and get the same answer I did… Makea path and put the text on it.

Adobe’s help system leaves you asking more questions rather than give you clear directions. One would have thought that from all the self styled ‘experts’ here, there would be one who might create a first for the group and provide the answer with instructions. I guess I was wrong again.

The simple solution is to forget getting help here and use Corel Draw, the application I’ve alway used when I need to make art instead of edit photos

same happened to me Jurgen
I edit and retouch photos occasionally make them to illustrations but I had a client who asked me to make layouts and cards & website that led to another person who asked me to make a web banner that needed the text on a curve

So PATHS
like masks I avoided using this b/c I had no idea what it was for
then after you use it you say! (gestalt moment) EUREKA why I didn’t use this before??

Paths
open the palette for it
(windows>paths)

you can make path from the pen tool
or

the shape tool set to path option
or

make any selection from whatever way you prefer and click little icon in bottom of path palette
that says (turn selection to a path)

you can reverse this to make selections form paths as well
after you get the path\

choose text tool
click on the path and type (I did find this part a bit tricky as it will type below the line if you mess up clicks)

open character palette to make changes in alignment spacing etc

Thank you.
My printer (the commercial offset one) tells me never, ever use text in Photoshop whilst composing output for placement in an Indesign document. It seems PS usesRGB to produce all shades of black and this gives the plate maker problems getting it to match the exact (pantone) colour I specify.

This piece is for the cover of a calendar composed almost entirely of a photograph. The text will be on a shape much like a lazy "S" at 90 degrees and have some manupulation applied to it.

Your instruction as was John L’s was quite enough to enable me to create the text effect. Thank you. Now I know the pen is not just a pen! Maybe even mightier thqan the sword!

For print most jobs that they will require a specific black and must be CMYK files
FWIW I have also been told about using text in PS (raster is not as good as vector for this)
for a headline or large type..can be saved flattened as part of the graphic

it is not the best for smaller type that needs to be crisp in that case I sent my fonts to the printer and let him set the type for the paragraphs & caption

PS is not the ideal for layout and design work but can be made to work in pinch
The printer advised me to save he entire job as a flattened tiff

there is a guy on here who knows much more than me about this type work (design for print CMYK specs)
he used to hang out in Illy NG too

Jurgen wrote in news:6o6krrF266mqU1
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Could someone give me starting pointer on how to get a line of text to snap to a curve please?

Thanks in advance,
JH

Well I have no idea what I am talking about but I will give you my half baked opinion anyway because it make me feel clever and important <bg> I think you can make text follow a curve if you bend your monitor. But be carefull screen does not break. Warm it up in microwave first or soak it in bath to make it soft so it does not break.
Or you can always GOOGLE to learn more.

"Joel" wrote in message

Jurgen wrote in news:6o6krrF266mqU1
@mid.individual.net:

Could someone give me starting pointer on how to get a line of text to snap to a curve please?

Thanks in advance,
JH

Well I have no idea what I am talking about but I will give you my half baked opinion anyway because it make me feel clever and important <bg> I think you can make text follow a curve if you bend your monitor. But be carefull screen does not break. Warm it up in microwave first or soak it in
bath to make it soft so it does not break.
Or you can always GOOGLE to learn more.

Joel – "I have no idea what I am talking about"

quote of the day

Type on a curve, or line

http://www.digoliardi.net/type.gif

Joel – "I have no idea what I am talking about"

This time you know what you are talking about

"KatWoman" wrote in
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"Joel" wrote in message

Jurgen wrote in news:6o6krrF266mqU1
@mid.individual.net:

Could someone give me starting pointer on how to get a line of text to snap to a curve please?

Thanks in advance,
JH

Well I have no idea what I am talking about but I will give you my half baked opinion anyway because it make me feel clever and important <bg> I think you can make text follow a curve if you bend your monitor. But be carefull screen does not break. Warm it up in microwave first or soak it in
bath to make it soft so it does not break.
Or you can always GOOGLE to learn more.

Joel – "I have no idea what I am talking about"
quote of the day

LOL!

I’ll file that one away.