Hi, I am trying to figure out whether it is possible to create text in a circle shape in PhotoShop 6. I am creating a cd label and would like the text to circle in a single line around the edge of the label. The "warping" command has not been helpful so far. Any hints??? Thanks!!
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PS 6-Text in a circle
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Only way to do this in Photoshop (that I know of!) is to create each letter individually and rotate it slightly. You would be much better off using a drawing package such as Illustrator or Freehand to do this for you.
Also, if you must add your text in Photoshop, you have to be careful about what way you save the file. Use something like EPS to prevent the text from being rendered as pixels, otherwise it'll print a bit fuzzy, and believe me, it's very noticable at small sizes.
Usually, you would use Photoshop to prepare any pixel based artwork (photos, etc), use Illustrator/Freehand for 'sharper' artwork (or 'vector-based), then assemble the whole thing together in a page layout package, such as QuarkXPress or InDesign. Some of the functionality of these packages overlap a little, however, so if you're limited in what you have available to you, you can always improvise.
If you're sending this out for someone else to print, remember to talk to them about what they can accept, then find out what they would recommend. Although most printers can output a Photoshop file, depending on the content, it might not give you the best results on it's own.
Also, if you must add your text in Photoshop, you have to be careful about what way you save the file. Use something like EPS to prevent the text from being rendered as pixels, otherwise it'll print a bit fuzzy, and believe me, it's very noticable at small sizes.
Usually, you would use Photoshop to prepare any pixel based artwork (photos, etc), use Illustrator/Freehand for 'sharper' artwork (or 'vector-based), then assemble the whole thing together in a page layout package, such as QuarkXPress or InDesign. Some of the functionality of these packages overlap a little, however, so if you're limited in what you have available to you, you can always improvise.
If you're sending this out for someone else to print, remember to talk to them about what they can accept, then find out what they would recommend. Although most printers can output a Photoshop file, depending on the content, it might not give you the best results on it's own.
Split the phrase in half (including the spaces) and use the arc command under the word warping tool then flip one of the phrases into position. get it...so you will have two arcs that when brougt together you will have a circle.
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you can make each letter an individual text layer and create a couple of guides to the center of you circle and put the letters all at "12 oclock"..off set the center point in the free transform box to the center of the cirle to the crosshairs of the guides and rotate the letters.
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you can make each letter an individual text layer and create a couple of guides to the center of you circle and put the letters all at "12 oclock"..off set the center point in the free transform box to the center of the cirle to the crosshairs of the guides and rotate the letters.
Best answer...get Illustrator. Especially if it is going to print. PhotoShop rendered text is OK for the Web, but you probably want to follow bluark's advise here.
Not so good answer...this guy has some good tutorials on his site...
He USED to have the round text tutorial up, but now it says coming soon. But it is food for thought.
Not so good answer...this guy has some good tutorials on his site...
He USED to have the round text tutorial up, but now it says coming soon. But it is food for thought.
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Thanks again for your help!!!
Spyderix...that is the same advice that I gave.
bdnflnc...that is the funniest thing I ever heard...go and buy a 650 dollar program to draw some text in a circle! and photoshop handles true type fonts excellently it was made for printing.
evemarie...don't change your design just because someone says that something is difficult to do. and by the way it isn't very difficult at all to make text in a circle.
bdnflnc...that is the funniest thing I ever heard...go and buy a 650 dollar program to draw some text in a circle! and photoshop handles true type fonts excellently it was made for printing.
evemarie...don't change your design just because someone says that something is difficult to do. and by the way it isn't very difficult at all to make text in a circle.
Photoshop text is made for printing?! Over the last 11 years, a few of my clients have insisted on doing their text in Photoshop. Although recent versions have better vector capabilities (and therefore sharper text), in general, there is no comparison between Photoshop and Illustrator/Freehand/Quark/etc for text.
Also, which takes longer to process: an Illustrator file with text on a circle, or a Photoshop file? Believe me, where I work, we charge by the hour, and I know some clients could have bought Illustrator ten times over at this stage with the money they could have saved! And if they knew all this at the start, they could have bought one of the Adobe Collections, which would include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat for a few hundred dollars more than Photoshop on it's own.
Don't get me wrong: I would never discourage people from trying something just because it's difficult. But many people in these forums do not work in a professional environment, and may not be aware of the processes involved, especially with print. I think anyone that explains how a task is completed in the real world shouldn't be shot down like that.
Oh, and if both BDNFLNC and leonec were charging by the hour, I know who I'd pay to put text on a circle!![[smile]](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif "[smile] [smile]")
Also, which takes longer to process: an Illustrator file with text on a circle, or a Photoshop file? Believe me, where I work, we charge by the hour, and I know some clients could have bought Illustrator ten times over at this stage with the money they could have saved! And if they knew all this at the start, they could have bought one of the Adobe Collections, which would include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat for a few hundred dollars more than Photoshop on it's own.
Don't get me wrong: I would never discourage people from trying something just because it's difficult. But many people in these forums do not work in a professional environment, and may not be aware of the processes involved, especially with print. I think anyone that explains how a task is completed in the real world shouldn't be shot down like that.
Oh, and if both BDNFLNC and leonec were charging by the hour, I know who I'd pay to put text on a circle!
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