In the Layers panel, turn on the text layer and make sure it’s the active layer. I named it map-photoshopCAFE.psd Using the Displacement Map Step 13Ĭlick on RGB in the channels to make sure all channels are back on. Choose a location and name that you can remember and and save this image as a psd (Its has to be a PSD or it wont work). If your image is smaller, use a less amount, maybe 5. Right now the detail will make the text unreadable, so we need to soften itĬhoose Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and choose an amount that gets rid of fine detail while still keeping the wrinkles. The goal is to get as much contrast as possible while still keeping details in black and whites. In this case I moved the blacks and mids. Right click on the channel and choose “Duplicate Channel”Ĭhange the Destination to “new” and name it (remember the name)Ī new document will now be created from this channel this will be in Multi channel mode.Īdd contrast by moving the triangles in the levels. The document should be in multi-channel mode (eek!) Don’t worry, it’s easy, follow along…
We want to create a brand new document from this channel. Hide the text layer and click on the image layerĬhoose the channel with the most contrast detail in the duct tape, in this case it’s the green channel.
Right click in the Layers panel and choose “Rasterize Type”ĭrag on the grid to match the perspective of the photographĭisplacement Map, matching the wrinkles in the photo Step 6 In order to warp the text, it has to be Rasterized as you can’t warp native text
I began with a photograph that I got from Adobe stockĬreate some type in Photoshop on a new layer You can also click on you your path & edit the shape if needed.Step 1 Matching Perspective of the Photograph You can now drag your text to reposition it on your path. With your type layer selected, click on the direct selection tool. If your design needs further tweaking, I should point out the direct selection tool. Our design is now finished, with our text nicely curved along our path.
HOW TO TYPE TEXT IN A CIRCLE PHOTOSHOP CS6 FREE
This will vary depending on your chose font, path shape & text size so feel free to play around with the options here. With our chosen font - “mission script” - it was important to adjust the character tracking to bring the characters closer together as with the text being on the curve (and with the handwritten style of the font) the joints didn’t meet up correctly. Now in the character panel, you can change your font, size and character tracking. This can always be repositioned later using the direct selection tool.Ĭhange your placeholder text to your desired message. If your text is left or right-aligned it will start from the point that you clicked on your path. I would also like to point out that our text is centre-aligned. You can now turn off your shape layer for a better view of your design. Click on the path and placeholder text will appear on your path. Now you have your shape, select the type tool from the left-hand toolbar and move the cursor over your path. Depending on your image, you may wish to use a different shape, or draw a curved path yourself using the pen tool. You can scale or reposition this if needed. Then, simply draw the shape over your image as you see fit. Select the ellipse tool from the left hand tool bar. Here I've chosen a top view image of a coffee cup, which will work well with text on a circular path. I would typically advise against using this method.įirst, find an appropriate image or graphic you wish to use for your curved text & open it in Adobe Photoshop. This is very quick, but it produces warped results that give a clip art type feel. The 2nd example here uses the "Warp Text" effect. The first is adding your text to a path (this is the method we will be using). In this blog post I will show you the correct way to quickly apply your text to a curve in Adobe Photoshop CC, in 5 simple steps:Ībove are two ways to curve your text.
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