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Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 2:08 pm
by designsbyck
I need to make a word large at both ends and bowed into the center. How can I do this in Scal 2
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:36 pm
by Soraya
have you tried the tutorials at craftedge? maybe it has something.
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:25 pm
by HeatherM
There is no good/easy way to do this directly in SCAL2. Your best option is probably to use a program that has a word art function like MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint. Firstcut has a post on her blog on how to export vectors from these programs.
http://cleversomeday.wordpress.com/2009 ... r-cutting/
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:21 pm
by papasue
Do you use inkscape? I think it can be done with it.
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:18 am
by talanhart
Do you mean like this?
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 4:27 am
by HeatherM
You can do this in Inkscape, but I don't like the distortion. Much better off to use a word art function.
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:00 pm
by designsbyck
Yes Todd that is exactly it. The word I need is Boomers in a collegiate font.
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:22 pm
by talanhart
Will this work?
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:14 am
by cardmkrLeslie
If you have the program The Print Shop, it is easy to make that and other distorted shapes as words.
Re: Changing the shape of a word
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 11:39 am
by designsbyck
Thanks. Now that I have it she has changed her mind lol!