Distorted Text Question

[TwistedNerve]

Can anybody help me to copy this? What do I need to do to warp the text? I tried the warp tool but it doesn't do this, it seems to be cropping the text.

 

[TwistedNerve]

Edit - I've used the "Arc Upper" warp tool which works well for the top curve, but it warps the entire image rather than leaving the bottom edge straight.

 

[ibclare]

Then isn't that what you want. I'm sorry, what effect are you trying to achieve? You can use the warp to shape it however you like. You can manipulate warp to curve the bottom of the letters or keep the straight line. Once you rasterize the text that is. You can't use warp on text unless you rasterize it. One ting that can happen though is that you will get pixellation and edges will blur or give you something distorted when you transform type, rasterized or otherwise.

 

[TwistedNerve]

I've not been able to achieve the same look as the pic I posted above using the warp tool.

 

[ibclare]

So you have used the arc text word art instead?

I'm just mnot understanding what you want or how you are going abour trying to achieve it.

 

[TwistedNerve]

I posted an example image in my first post above.

 

[ibclare]

OK, well to me yo were't real clear since it sounded like you already tried the warp tool.

This done using transform>warp.

It's a quick job I did so you could make it better.

 

[ibclare]

Yet another example maybe more clear about the results since I used arial and the same word.

 

[TwistedNerve]

I tried the warp tool but as I explained above it warps the bottom of the text too - how do I lock it so the baseline text remains straight?

 

[ibclare]

Ah, OK, I thought that might be where you got hung up. Just move the bottom side corners down, or pull/push on the M and the X and it will bring them down in line with your guide. Make guides so you get your bottom line straight.

 

[ibclare]

And please stop referring to what you explained above. I already read it. Call it my bad, but I couldn't quite understand what you meant.

 

[TwistedNerve]

I'm not having much luck with this. Here's what happens with the warp tool. I can't keep the bottom of the text straight.

 

[hawkeye]

This one way using Photoshop. Put each letter on it's own layer and rasterize them. Make a guide on it's own layer and distort the top of each letter to fit. Throw away the guide when you're done.

I didn't try to get it absolutely perfect but you should get the idea.

 

[ALB68]

So easy in AI using the Touch Type tool...PITB in PS. Just one more reason to be able to work in both programs. Make the text in AI and just paste over to PS.

 

[hawkeye]

Either way you still have to work with each letter individually. But Illustrator does make it easier.

 

[ALB68]

But not one on a separate layer for Pete's sake..LOL

Either way you still have to work with each letter individually. But Illustrator does make it easier.

 

[ibclare]

You don't have to work with each individual letter in PS. I think it is extremely easy to do in Photoshop. Anyway, not everybody has AI.

 

[Paul]

I used the warp tool then perspective.

just pulled left and right top corners up then pulled middle two top edges down a little - made good using the perspective tool.

 

[Paul]

Nothing 'easier' than my approach though, besides some might not have illustrator.

 

[hawkeye]

I used the warp tool then perspective.

View attachment 45427 just pulled left and right top corners up then pulled middle two top edges down a little - made good using the perspective tool.

That looks pretty good. I tried that as well but you got a much better result than I did.