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Spiral Text


Description: Learn this simple technique to create a spiral text effect using the text on path feature of photoshop CS

Note: This only works in photoshop CS or later.

Start a new file, mine is 500x500.

Then create a new layer. Use the rectangular marquee tool to create a selection half of the whole canvas and fill the selection with black like the image on the left.

 

Now apply this filter to the layer:
Filter->Distort->Twirl
Angle: 999

Now press CTRL+F (or Filter->Twirl) to reapply this filter.

Now we want to load the selection of the spiral, to do this, move your cursor over to the spiral layer's (named Layer 1) icon and CTRL+Click.

See below

Now open the "Paths" pallette, it should be on the same panel as your layers, if not, go to Windows->Paths

Now in the Paths pallette, click the "Make new path from selection" Button. This will create a new path layer with the converted selection into vector.

 

Switch back to the Layers pallette, and you should see a path version of your spiral. You can even hide your spiral's layer to see your complete paths.

Select your Type tool, then in your Paragraphs pallete (Windows->Paragraphs), set your text align to "Right Align"

Then move your text cursor over to the center of the spiral until it changes to .

Then click to type. While typing, your text should follow the path of the spiral outward.

To hide the paths so you can see your text better, press CTRL+H.

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User Comments

mobi | Jun/30/09 17:54
nice work dear
sin is in | Jun/27/09 00:25
there is missing one step
if you download the psd file you will notice that on the path is little arranged on the vortex of the spiral....
jonny | May/18/09 06:48
i got the same problem, i can't see my text when i type no matter what way i try it
Jaqui | May/7/09 00:21
No pueedo selleccionar sólo el esspiral, me trabé en la parte de Layer 1 ctrl + click... cómo hago??
Jeff | Apr/18/09 06:55
It does seem to take some playing around unless one is quite familiar with PS.

My question is: HOW TO DO THIS IN GIMP?

And a related problem: When I use the "Text along Path" function in GIMP to align some text with the circumference of a circle, all I get is a purple-coloured OUTLINE of the letters.. How to get the actual letters in a circle??
CLAUDIO | Apr/18/09 02:23
Help, I get this anchor looking point when I try to type in the text and can't see my text. Am I doing something wrong? help :(
CLAUDIO | Apr/18/09 01:20
A MI ME FUNCIONO HACER LA ESPIRAL SOBRE LA FORMA USADON FILTRO - DISTORCION -MOLINETE , TENGO EL CS3
ESPERO HABERLES AYUDADO. A VER COMO ME VA CON EL RESTO DEL PROCEDIMIENTO JEJE
whaddupyo | Apr/16/09 16:15
For those of you having probs, try the "Rectangle Tool" under the "Custom Shapes" Button INSTEAD of the "Rectangular Marque Tool," it took me almost 3 hours and playing w/ 3 or 4 other Tuts before coming back to this one to figure it out but that's what worked for me. Once I got that figured out, it worked like a charm!
sagar | Apr/13/09 23:52
its very helpful thanks
Lynne | Mar/30/09 04:25
It's not working for me either. It creates the path, etc, but no text ever shows up. Is there a step or two being missed here?
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