This can always be repositioned later using the direct selection tool.Ĭhange your placeholder text to your desired message. If your text is left or right-aligned it will start from the point that you clicked on your path. I would also like to point out that our text is centre-aligned. You can now turn off your shape layer for a better view of your design. Click on the path and placeholder text will appear on your path. Now you have your shape, select the type tool from the left-hand toolbar and move the cursor over your path. Depending on your image, you may wish to use a different shape, or draw a curved path yourself using the pen tool. You can scale or reposition this if needed. Then, simply draw the shape over your image as you see fit. Select the ellipse tool from the left hand tool bar. Here I've chosen a top view image of a coffee cup, which will work well with text on a circular path. I would typically advise against using this method.įirst, find an appropriate image or graphic you wish to use for your curved text & open it in Adobe Photoshop. This is very quick, but it produces warped results that give a clip art type feel. The 2nd example here uses the "Warp Text" effect. The first is adding your text to a path (this is the method we will be using). In this blog post I will show you the correct way to quickly apply your text to a curve in Adobe Photoshop CC, in 5 simple steps:Ībove are two ways to curve your text.