How do I do this?

[melcole]

I apologize if this is not the right thread for my question. I am having problems getting my text the way I want it, and hoping someone here can help me out.

The lettering in the upper left corner. How can I do this in photoshop? I use CS3. I want my test to align straight across the top and the bottom to follow a rounded path, exactly like this image below. I have had absolutely no luck with anything that I've tried. Thank you guys so much!

 

[Tom Mann]

I can't remember back as far as CS3, but in the more recent versions of PS, the "Warp Text" tool, "Arc Lower", is what you want:
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/type/warp-text/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFtWAsVpdy8

I think there are a few people on this forum who still have CS3 on their machines who will probably be able to tell you if that feature is supported in CS3.

HTH,

Tom M

PS - There are a few other details necessary to get exactly the effect shown in your example, but let's start with this.

 

[melcole]

Thank you...That's actually what I'm trying now ...Should this be used in combination with a path?

 

[Tom Mann]

No, you don't need to use a path in combination with the "arc lower" tool. However, among other things, you will need to:

a) left justify your text;

b) modify a font to be compressed horizontally and stretched vertically; and,

c) use a layer mask to fade out the arced text about half way across your image (as is done in the example)

Tom M

 

[agentmoeller]

I'm pretty sure CS3 has all those text features. I started with it. Just play with the adjustments in the dialog box to get the right look.

 

[MrToM]

This can be done in CS3 yes.

If you don't have any luck with other solutions then I can show you how to do it.

If you have an image I could use as a template I could use it to be more specific to your project otherwise it will be just a 'generic' example.

Regards.
MrToM.