Learners Desk: Curvy Text Effect Using Pen Tool

We all know that we can add text in horizontal and vertical manners in photoshop. But a few know that text can also be entered in any shape or in any manner by using pen tool. Here I am going to add text in a curvy path.

1. Go to File menu and click on "Open" option or simply press "CTRL + O" in keyboard and browse any image from your hard drive and press ok. Here I took an image of a Rainbow.

2. We can add text in any shape by using "Pen tool". Hence select "Pen tool" from Tools Panel or simply press "P" in keyboard.

3. To make a curve with Pen tool, first put "an anchor point" at the point from where you want to start adding text. Here I have put the 1st anchor point at the starting point of rainbow.Follow the image.

4. Now we have to put "2nd anchor point" at the middle of the Rainbow. While adding 2nd anchor point don't release mouse left button. If you release, then a straight line will be added as shown in the image.

NOTE: If we want to create a curved path with pen tool, we should not release mouse left button while adding 2nd anchor point.

5. After adding "2nd anchor point" without releasing mouse left button, move mouse upwards or downwards or left side or right side according to the curve nature we required. Here I have moved in right direction.

NOTE: You can also adjust curve nature by using "ALT" and "SHIFT" keys if you are still not satisfied with your desired curve nature.

6. Now continue to put anchor points in above said ways (holding mouse left button, move mouse in up or down or right or left directions and use "ALT" and "SHIFT" keys if required for furter adjustments.)

Here I required only 3rd anchor point and photoshop automatically adds the required curve according to 1st curve part When I click at the end of the rainbow. Follow the image.

7. Then select "Text tool" from Tools Panel or simply press "T" in keyboard.

8. Now put cursor at the 1st anchor point and when cursor turns to a shape as shown in the image click mouse left button. Follow the image.

9. Now type the text of your choice. Change Font size, Font color and Font type of your choice.

10. To make our text more attractive, go to "Layer Palette" and double click on "Text layer".

11. Then a "Layer style" window will be opened. In that window click on "GRADIENT OVERLAY" option. Then click on "Gradient picker"(an inverted triangle) and select any gradient style and press ok. Here I have chosen "Spectrum gradient".