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Affinity photo 2 key8/5/2023 ![]() ![]() With the Move Tool (V), drag it down while holding the Shift key. Use the Pen Tool (P) to create a line of the same length of the text. This workaround may not work with every font (it works better with Sans Serif, chunkier fonts and not so great with Serif, Rounded and Script fonts) so you should keep that in mind when you choose the font to work with. There’s no Warp tool in Affinity Designer, but there is a workaround that can be used to achieve similar results. If you want, you can convert your text to curves like in Step 4 of the first example. You can modify the path using the Node Tool (A) and clicking on the one you want and adjust it. Choose the Font and give it the size that works better.Īrrange the green and orange handles and center your text. Use the Pen Tool (P) to create a wavy or curved path (or any other shape).Īs before, make sure that the path is selected and with the Artistic Text Tool click on the path roughly where you want and type your text. Second example, place text on a wavy or curved path Step 1: Create the path Once you are happy with your text, select it and head to Layer > Convert to curves or click on the Convert to Curves button on the Top menu. To decrease or increase the space between individual letters, place the cursor between them and use the same method as before. Select it and adjust the Baseline in the Top menu. If you want to move the text from the inside of the circle to the outside or vice versa. If you want to decrease the separation, just hold the Option/Alt key and click on the Left Arrow key instead. To add more space between letters, select the text by clicking three times on top of it and press the Right Arrow key as many times as you need while holding the Option/Alt key to Loosen the spacing and create the separation. This will add more text inside the circle.Īs before, type what you want, move the green and red levers to center the text. If you want to add another line of text, place the cursor at the end and hit Enter. ![]() Now, change the text alignment to the Center and your text should be centered on top of the circle. To center the text to the top part of the circle (for example), drag the green handle until it snaps on the left side quadrant (blue dot) and do the same with the orange handle but place it on the right quadrant. The green one represents the starting point of the text and the orange one represents its end point. ![]() You will see two handles, one green and one orange. To change this, just click on the Reverse Text Path button on the Top menu.Ĭhoose the Font you want to use and the size of your text. In general, you need to make sure that the path is selected before clicking on it with the Artistic Text Tool in order for the text to warp around it.Īs you hover your cursor over the edge of the path you will see the cursor icon change to a letter T with a wave under it.Ĭlick on the path roughly where you want to place your text and type what you want.ĭepending on where you clicked, the text may be on the inside or the outside of the path. Click in a spot and drag diagonally while holding the Shift key.Ĭenter it by clicking on the Horizontal and Vertical Align Centre in the Alignment Panel (Top menu). Select the Ellipse Tool (M) and create a Circle. First example, place text around a circle Step 1: Create the circle We will be using the Sweetland Typeface Duo font from Font Bundles. ![]()
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