Rounded Text

[Chris Horton]

I am trying to do a logo that has rounded text like the text is on the edge of a coin. I'm using PS 7.0 and it has "text art", but the arched text doesn't have the same look (see example below). The text isn't rounded clean and it still looks warped. Note the R.

Is there a good plugin that would round the text cleaner or some sort of technique that would work?

 

[$1r_M4x1mu$]

Hi Chris Horton

I'm not really familiar whit that version of PS, but You can try this Circular Text and a Monogram using Photoshop Elements

 

[ibclare]

That is a very interesting tutorial $1r_M4x1mu$. I've always used paths for this. But if it's purely a circle then this sure simplifies things as paths can be tricky.

 

[Vafann]

Yes! Cool tutorial Maximus, this does simplify things if you only want a rounded text.

 

[sprucemagoo1]

I very quickly managed to do this in Illustrator!
It can sometimes be tricky to get the text to follow the inside of a curved path, but on the whole, it took 3 mins.
View attachment 10282

 

[Chris Horton]

I very quickly managed to do this in Illustrator!
It can sometimes be tricky to get the text to follow the inside of a curved path, but on the whole, it took 3 mins.
View attachment 10282

Wow. Thanks for all of the tips. I really should learn how to use Illustrator, but every time I try I just get frustrated because it is vastly different from Photoshop in functionality. I wish I hadn't changed the name to Superstar because I could just use what you did sprucemagoo1! It's actually Goldstar (one word), but I was keeping anonymity since I'm not familiar with the forum. But wow. I don't have Elements, but I do have the disk. Looks like I need to install it.

So the tips I received I could utilize if I installed the right software, but I just don't have the right tools apparently. I can do almost everything with PS 7 and ImageReady, but this one thing I cringe about whenever someone requests it. I'll be watching some video today!

 

[sprucemagoo1]

Here it is as a smart vector object in the psd.View attachment 10287

 

[Chris Horton]

Here it is as a smart vector object in the psd.View attachment 10287

That is amazing. You are truly a master! Looks like I need to get an Illustrator for Dummies book! Sprucemagoo1 is the man!

 

[aldea]

Until you start using illustrator or upgrade, this tutorial for the text arc looks pretty good - it gives a lot of tips for finessing the spacing and the example doesn't look warped at all. Photoshopgurus Photoshop Tutorials - Circular Text and Text on a Path Tutorial (part 1/2)