How do you create a wavy phrase...please - SBB Digital Scrapbooking Forums | Scrapbook-Bytes

memories · #1 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Hi everyone: I am trying to figure out how to create wavy text like the one "Leewinz" did in her layout called Fun in The Sun. http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...hp?photo=63184
I tried creating a phrase then used the wave and flag mode within the text options but it doesn't seem to "wave" it enough. Maybe I need to create a path first and if so, how would I create a "wavey" path easily. Any help on this one would so appreciated!!!

Susan

HeatherM · #2 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Depends on what version of ps you have. If you have cs, you can create a path and have your text follow that path - sorry I don't know any more details on that one though.
Or, if you have ps 7, like me, you can type your text, rasterize your layer, go under filters - distort - polar coordinates - choose Rectangular to Polar, and it will put it into a circle for you. The only trouble with this is if you don't have enough text, it will not make a full circle so usually you have to make a few to see how big your font needs to be to make a full circle.

Hope this helps you, please let us know!

HeatherM · #3 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Uh, oops. I just looked at the lo again and saw what you were talking about. Before I quickly looked and saw the circle word only. About the waves, well, I'll have to leave that one to someone else. Sorry!!

memories · #4 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Thanks for reply.

Hopefully someone will be able to help me out!!!
Susan

rigdonia · #5 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Wouldn't the path work for the wave as well as the circle? Only I JUST got pscs and don't know from paths yet. But! I do remember in psp that you can attach a phrase to any vector shape and then make the shape or line invisible. Something along these lines, according to my uneducated guess! LOL.

CindyM · #6 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

I have photoshop 7.0 and where is how I can get wavy text like that.

Type out your text then click on the icon with the T and an arc under it on the options bar. You can then do a flag warp or a wave warp (click on the pull down menu by the word Style to select the warp type).

memories · #7 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

Thanks for the response.

I did try that but it doesn't give a big enough wave. I think attaching it to a shape with a wave may be the answer by somehow using the path tool.

Betty Jo · #8 (**permalink**) 03-31-2005

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Originally Posted by CindyM

I have photoshop 7.0 and where is how I can get wavy text like that.

Type out your text then click on the icon with the T and an arc under it on the options bar. You can then do a flag warp or a wave warp (click on the pull down menu by the word Style to select the warp type).

Thank you so much! I also have PS7 and had no idea I could do this (I'm new at PS, can you tell?).

I like the flag even better than the wave. I also found it works best with short phrases with larger fonts. I will have a ball playing around with this!!