This wikiHow teaches you how to use Adobe Photoshop to create curved or curved text.
Step
Method 1 of 2: Using the “Pen Tool”
Step 1. Open or create a Photoshop file
The trick, double click on the blue program icon that contains the letters " PS, " then click File in the menu bar at the top of the screen and:
- Click on Open… to open an existing document; or
- Click on New… to create a new document.
Step 2. Click on “Pen Tool”
The icon is shaped like a pen and is located at the bottom of the toolbar on the left side of the screen.
Alternatively, just click the P key on the keyboard as a shortcut to the “Pen Tool”
Step 3. Click Path
It's in the drop-down menu next to the pen icon, in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Step 4. Draw the starting point of the curve
The trick, click anywhere on the layer that is currently open.
Step 5. Draw the end point of the curve
You do this by clicking another point on the layer.
A straight line will form between the two points
Step 6. Create anchor points
To do this, click near the midpoint of the line.
Step 7. Curve the line
Press-and-hold the Ctrl (Windows) or (Mac) key while clicking-and-draging the anchor points until the line curves to where you want the text to be later.
Step 8. Click on “Text Tool”
The icon is a letter T near the “Pen Tool” in the toolbar on the left side of the screen.
Alternatively, just press the T key to switch to the “Text Tool”
Step 9. Click the curve at the point where you want the text to start
Look at the drop-down menus at the top left and center of the screen to select a font, style, and size
Step 10. Type in the text
As you type, the text will curve parallel to the curve you created.
Method 2 of 2: Using the “Warp Text Tool”
Step 1. Click the old “Text Tool”
The icon is a letter T near the “Pen Tool” in the toolbar at the side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 2. Click the Horizontal Type Tool
This tool is at the top of the drop-down menu.
Step 3. Double click on the window
Do it where the text will be placed.
Step 4. Type in the text you want to bend
Look at the drop-down menus at the top left and center of the screen to select a font, style, and size
Step 5. Click ️
This icon is located at the top-right of the screen.
Step 6. Click on “Warp Text Tool”
The button at the top of the screen is a letter-like icon T with a curved line underneath.
Step 7. Choose an effect
To do this, click an option in the "Style:" drop-down menu.
- When you select a style, the text will change to show a preview of the selected style.
- Use the radio buttons to select vertical or horizontal curvature.
- Change the degree of curvature of the text by sliding the “Bend” slider left or right.
- Increase or decrease text distortion with the “Horizontal” and “Vertical” “Distortion” launchers.
