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1. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
(Phos±four_dots) Oct 17, 2008 5:13 PM (in response to alan ruta)Alan...
Maybe Toby Thain's Cylinder distort plugin will do the trick for you?
http://www.telegraphics.com.au/sw/info/cylinderdistort_ps.html -
2. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
Neil_Keller Oct 17, 2008 7:50 PM (in response to alan ruta)alan,
Another choice is to create and warp the type in Illustrator.
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3. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
Ann Shelbourne Oct 17, 2008 8:13 PM (in response to alan ruta)And another way is to do it using the 3D tools in CS4.
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4. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
(Phos±four_dots) Oct 18, 2008 6:32 AM (in response to alan ruta)Yeah, I'd use Illustrator if possible...and I see that you asked in the Illustrator forum, too. But I saw this first, and that's why I recommended Toby's plugin.
Don't know anything about PS CS 3/4's 3D capability (since I still use PS CS2), and wasn't sure if text could be kept in its native form (as hinted vectors) when being manipulated with the 3D tools in PS. -
5. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
Welles Goodrich Oct 18, 2008 7:15 AM (in response to alan ruta)Phos,
I just gave a quick test of wrapping text around a cylinder is CS4. The text remains as one of the textures and is live and editable even after the image is rendered unless you choose to rasterize the layer. -
6. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
Wade S Zimmerman Oct 18, 2008 11:10 AM (in response to alan ruta)The problem I think if I understand the OP correctly is that they have an illustration bottle and it is not a 3D object of any kind so the best way is to do this is probably still in this case Illustrator, however saying this i have not tried this trick in Photoshop as a 3D object.
Well actually you can take a text line and turn it into a 3d object by itself without any without any background and much more easily manilpulate it over and existing drawing. -
7. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
(progress) Oct 18, 2008 3:50 PM (in response to alan ruta)Warp will get you some of the way with some time. Spherize along one axis will help with the perspective compression.
Depends on how good a job you want... i'd sling it into 3d( in a 3d app) and be done in a few mins. -
8. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
StevieJV Oct 18, 2008 3:50 PM (in response to alan ruta)The best and simplest 3D wrap tool (although it's purely an envelope tool) I've ever seen was in KPT Vector effects, is that still around? -
9. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
(J_Maloney) Oct 18, 2008 5:01 PM (in response to alan ruta)Spherize horizontal, and then scale down horizontal. I used 3D transform to rotate the cylinder. Quick and easy. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1gkqgmd7Kq6PftQwgw2mgO4GSEiz7x" /></a> <img alt="Picture hosted by Pixentral" src="http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1gkqgmd7Kq6PftQwgw2mgO4GSEiz7x_thumb.jpg" border="0" /> -
10. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
alan ruta Oct 20, 2008 9:02 AM (in response to alan ruta)Thanks for all the suggestions. Using the info above I brought my photoshop object (basic shampoo bottle) into ai as a template and create a cylinder close to the shape/size using the pen tool and rotate.
Than I mapped type I had previously imported to the symbols pallete. It worked well. I had to scale up my 3D cylinder model so I'd get less of a warp/curve in the type but after doing that it was a good match.
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11. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
alan ruta Oct 20, 2008 11:10 AM (in response to alan ruta)At some point I'll download the cs4 trial and look at the 3d tools, Ann. How does it work in cs4, I mean without a 3D model to wrap/map around?
Do you bring a 3D model/object into cs4 photoshop?
Also after I map my type (in ai) to a cylinder I find I have to bring it into ps as paths. Then I can erase the model. Is there another way?
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12. Re: best way to warp type around a cylinder
Ramón G Castañeda Oct 20, 2008 8:06 PM (in response to alan ruta)>At some point I'll download the cs4 trial
Once it's available, I will too. Adobe has not released the demo. it usually takes them at least a month, or two, or three


