Help please: wavy text

Good question. I hope you find help because that LO is killer.

 

something like this @michelepixels Michele?


It is done with the pen tool as a path.. with the pen tool make points along the curve and then click on the paths folder and work path and then using the text write your text It would need to be done on individual lines to follow the curve. This is a quick example above, but you can do it better taking some time. Look via google as text on a path

 

Instead of filling the path/shape with text ... there's another way to do it where it follows the outline of the shape/path. I think instead of putting your text tool pointer inside the shape - you put it just on the outside. (I forget what the tool looks like an "0" with a squiggly line maybe? (something like that!) I'm not sure if this is how you did it last time - but maybe type it on the outside of the shape/path like I mentioned above. And then stop at the end of the one line. Copy and paste the text shape/path line -but move it down a little each time to position the lines under each other. And then type over the text with the new sentences each time. Would that work?

 

I sent you a psd... It has to do with end points and yes it can be real frustrating. I sent you one.

 

@michelepixels Michele, I just used the pen tool set the tool to path and just put points all along the top edge, then put the text on that. Yeah the pen tool is hard to get a handle on. I like to avoid as much as possible.. LOL I sent you the psd drop box link I did of your path is you wanted that. Good luck!

 

@michelepixels Michele: here is a better one:
drop box link https://www.dropbox.com/s/7b1s3fdxhf5tswk/text on path in shape 2.psd?dl=0

 

I don't have any answers, unfortunately. I just wanted to say that I TOTALLY agree with you!

 

I don't think so. The text has to follow one path and that means that it would not break but continue along and go from right to left along the line.

When I used text on path on this layout



I had to use a second text on path (along the same path which was the circle) in order to go again from left to right at the bottom of the outer circle. You can see what it does with just ONE text on path on the inner circle text on path. It just goes along the path no matter whether it is upside or downside or whatever.

 

Looks great Michele... keep the second one for further pages or whatever Yeah I often have isues with that text on a path. It would need to be seperate lines, or as Rikki said in the circle.

Anyone can grab that text on a path if they want it

 

How about "Type -> Warp text"? But you must play around quite a bit to get the result you want.

 

Did you figure it out? Maybe I can help.

 

I was going to recommend this too, it may not follow exactly your path but you can tweak it!

 

Taking a closer a look I think the only way to do it is make one single wavy path & duplicate it, which wouldn't fit precisely in your shape. Are you in Photoshop Elements?

 

That was what I did on the the dropbox link https://the-lilypad.com/forum/threads/help-please-wavy-text.50228/#post-925739