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Post by sabban on May 16, 2009 15:39:45 GMT -5
Can some wonderful person who Im sure will know tell me where I can get help for making text follow the line of an tube .Hope thgat makes sense . I can so a circle but cant get it to follow ie a wavey line . xxxxxxxx Thank you xxxxxxxxxxx
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 15:54:27 GMT -5
Have you tried using your pen tool, select create on vector and draw freehand tool
or if you prefer point to point tool... That might work... at least it all I know how to do...
Hopefully someone will have a better idea, like Neo or one of the vector peoples...
OH then you would use your text tool and make sure vector is
slected...
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Post by Anita on May 16, 2009 16:03:48 GMT -5
LOL, sorry Sue, I can't even do it on a curve. I did that tut at WIGH, but never did it again and when I was to do it following a heart I just said...oh well!!!! lol Wish I could help.
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Post by neophyte on May 16, 2009 16:44:49 GMT -5
Let me experiment a second
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Post by Deleted on May 16, 2009 16:46:31 GMT -5
I didn't even know you could do that!
Is it possible to do it in two or three pieces and use a transparent background and then just connect the pieces?
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Post by neophyte on May 16, 2009 17:02:36 GMT -5
I think this is the best I can do ya. I took the pen tool freehand style and drew along the top of the tube. Then used the text tool in the normal way......set to center and I aimed the cursor for the center of the line.....when I got that A sitting on the rocker, I clicked. Now a couple things to note. If you draw the outline right to left , the text will go on the same way.......I'm more comfortable drawing that way, so I had to click on a node and convert the path. That changes the direction of the line. Offset puts the text above or below the line. Kerning spaces the letters. It can get tricky if there is a tight corner on the tube. Oh .....hide the line.....lol  |
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Post by sabban on May 16, 2009 17:05:44 GMT -5
Thank all for your wonderful info . Off to try . Fingers crossed I may be on the verge of a new skill . xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Post by silk on May 16, 2009 17:47:26 GMT -5
I did it once just the way you describe Neo, but I had a tut cos I'd never have worked it out myself.
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Post by susy on May 16, 2009 17:55:53 GMT -5
I did it the same way as Neo and here's what it looks like. Here's a pic from my files that I did when I first learned. LOL Don't know if it will help.  |
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Post by joylinky on May 16, 2009 17:58:02 GMT -5
I don't know if this is what your talking about , but you can move them one by one and rotate them this way: Make your text on victor: Click on the little + next to your victor: You should see your text on the next line: Right click on that, and choose text to curves. then a character Shape then click on the Little + then all your text will show and you can click on each one by them self and move and rotate them where you want them.     Don't know if this will help, but use it to move my letters. |
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Post by Anita on May 16, 2009 21:53:19 GMT -5
That sounds easy to do Susy. Thanks for the instructions and screen shot. I am going to have to try that too.
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Post by pippilongstocking on May 17, 2009 2:34:38 GMT -5
I learned lots here! Thanks for asking the question, Sue...  And thanks for the answers, peeps  Mandy :Dx |
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Post by Betsy (RIP) on May 17, 2009 6:55:40 GMT -5
I've done text on curves before, but never tried to go around the outline of a tube. Thanks. Learn something every day here.
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