SamTherapy opened this issue on Jun 13, 2018 ยท 24 posts
SamTherapy posted Thu, 14 June 2018 at 4:54 AM
Anyhow, revised mini tutorial:
Create a document. For the sake of argument, we'll use 1200 x 1200. Should be a within everyone's reach; I imagine most of us are using 4k monitors by now.
Create a circle the size of your text path, then centre it, using Edit - Rotate, and set the X Y coord boxes to 600, 600.
In the Layers pallette, change the circle's fill to 0 and add Stroke from the layer styles dialog. This is simply to provide an easy, non distracting guide and not absolutely necessary. A Stroke for the outer edge is always a good idea, though; it makes the circle visible even if you're working on a different layer.
Type in your text, one character at a time so that each one is on a separate layer.
Centre each letter in the same way as you centred the circle.
Link all the layers of your letters and move them to the top of the circle. Unlink the layers.
Select your first letter, then choose Edit - Rotate. Move the letter centre point out of the letter's bounding box, then set it to 600, 600 in the x y coords. Now, move your letter around the edge of the circle until it's roughly where you want it. Hit Return.
Repeat step 7 for all letters until they are arranged round the circle. You may need to move a few of them to correct spacing. Again, use Edit-Rotate and make sure you set the centre of rotation to 600, 600 (or whatever the centre point is on your document).
Finally, if your text doesn't complete the circle, as in my pic above, create a horizontal line for a guide. Then, link all the letter layers, and again, using Edit - Rotate and a centre point of 600, 600 (or whatever your centre is), rotate all the text until it's evenly set, relative to the guide.
Something to note: Changing the font size after all the rotations will play hob with their alignment. Although, for rotation purposes, letters have a centre point, font sizes seem to originate from the bottom left of each character, so it's best to have a very good idea of your font size, the size of the circular path and the spacing before you begin.
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