Hi all, I am trying to reproduce this effect - http://www.shlomifish.org/art/bk2hp/ - that I originally did in Corel-DRAW using Inkscape. Now, for that I used an envelope effect that construed the text like so: ----------------------- \ | \ | | | / | / | ----------------------- And later on applied perspective. However, when I attempt to do it using Inkscape, I get some deformation/mutation at the top and bottom like so - http://imgur.com/SdUWXA6 and don't want that. I've been considering to implement my own transformation on the points of the path using this equation - https://github.com/shlomif/Shlomi-Fish-Back-to-my-Homepage-Logo/blob/mast... , but I hope to avoid it. Can anyone give me any leads? Regards, Shlomi Fish

Hi Heathenx, On Tue, 28 May 2013 14:52:18 -0400 heathenx <heathenx@...155...> wrote: > Shlomi Fish wrote the following on 5/28/2013 12:34 PM: > > Hi all, > > > > I am trying to reproduce this effect - > > http://www.shlomifish.org/art/bk2hp/ > > - that I originally did in Corel-DRAW using Inkscape. Now, for that I used > > an envelope effect that construed the text like so: > > > > ----------------------- > > \ | > > \ | > > | | > > / | > > / | > > ----------------------- > > > > And later on applied perspective. However, when I attempt to do it using > > Inkscape, I get some deformation/mutation at the top and bottom like so - > > http://imgur.com/SdUWXA6 and don't want that. > > > > I've been considering to implement my own transformation on the points of > > the path using this equation - > > https://github.com/shlomif/Shlomi-Fish-Back-to-my-Homepage-Logo/blob/mast... , > > > > but I hope to avoid it. Can anyone give me any leads? > > > > Regards, > > > > Shlomi Fish > > > > > Inkscape doesn't have an envelope effect like that of Corel and Xara > unfortunately. I make do with the Bezier Envelope 2010 extension. With it > you'll be able to bend segments whereas you cannot do that with the envelope > or perspective extensions (at least I don't think you can...memory). The > text doesn't exactly flow nicely against those bent segments but it gets > close. Afterward you can tweak letters (tweak tool) to suit your needs. > There is an envelope live path effect that you might find useful as well. > Thanks! That seems perfect for what I need. > heathenx > > PS If you cannot find a copy of Bezier Envelope 2010 then I have a copy I > can send you. I cannot find it anywhere. Please send it to me and I will put it online.