Hello,
I'm able to do basic text on a path stuff, but I was wondering if it's possible yet in Inkscape to do something like the treatment of the word "Amazing" in this old magazine cover:
http://www.artfullyredone.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TC-CC-F-4
In case the link doesn't work, I'd like to make the bottom of my text arch upwards while the top remains more or less flat. Other than doing it manually, can this be done yet with the text to path tool or any other tools?
Thanks,
Matt Jordan
Matt Jordan wrote the following on 11/1/2007 11:59 AM:
Hello,
I'm able to do basic text on a path stuff, but I was wondering if it's possible yet in Inkscape to do something like the treatment of the word "Amazing" in this old magazine cover:
http://www.artfullyredone.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TC-CC-F-4
In case the link doesn't work, I'd like to make the bottom of my text arch upwards while the top remains more or less flat. Other than doing it manually, can this be done yet with the text to path tool or any other tools?
Thanks,
Matt Jordan
That effect is possible by converting the text to a path and stretching the nodes. At least that is how I would do it. I would like someday for Inkscape to be able to do this sort of thing with the envelope effect. Unfortunately for this type of thing I use Xara to do the text with the mould tool then I export the svg and import back into Inkscape.
heathenx
This is an interesting problem. I'll take a crack at it later tonight.
On 11/1/07, heathenx <heathenx@...155...> wrote:
Matt Jordan wrote the following on 11/1/2007 11:59 AM:
Hello,
I'm able to do basic text on a path stuff, but I was wondering if it's possible yet in Inkscape to do something like the treatment of the word "Amazing" in this old magazine cover:
http://www.artfullyredone.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TC-CC-F-4
In case the link doesn't work, I'd like to make the bottom of my text arch upwards while the top remains more or less flat. Other than doing it manually, can this be done yet with the text to path tool or any other tools?
Thanks,
Matt Jordan
That effect is possible by converting the text to a path and stretching the nodes. At least that is how I would do it. I would like someday for Inkscape to be able to do this sort of thing with the envelope effect. Unfortunately for this type of thing I use Xara to do the text with the mould tool then I export the svg and import back into Inkscape.
heathenx
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On 2007-November-01 , at 19:05 , Aaron Elmquist wrote:
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Off topic but I think there is a mistake on the front page of this site (others will correct me if needed). You mention that "Inkscape is free as defined by the GNU license". However the GPL does not specify that you can't sell the software if you wish too, it just says that you have to publish the source when distributing it. I think this is a common misunderstanding of what "free" means in the GPL, a confusion between "free speech" and "free beer" as it is often put. GPLed software are free in the sense that you can do whatever you want with them, tweak them, modify them and so on. And this is the most important part. In addition, they often have the advantage to cost 0 money. That's the free beer part. But free beer does not come necessarily with free speech. It's just a nice addition.
JiHO --- http://jo.irisson.free.fr/
Hey,
Thanks for the clarification. I will update my site, which is obviously in its infancy. Right now its just someting fun to play with as I learn inkscape.
~Aaron
On 11/1/07, jiho <jo.irisson@...155...> wrote:
On 2007-November-01 , at 19:05 , Aaron Elmquist wrote:
Like open source illustration? - Visit OpenSourceIllustration.googlepages.com for Tutorial, Tips, Projects, and more.
Off topic but I think there is a mistake on the front page of this site (others will correct me if needed). You mention that "Inkscape is free as defined by the GNU license". However the GPL does not specify that you can't sell the software if you wish too, it just says that you have to publish the source when distributing it. I think this is a common misunderstanding of what "free" means in the GPL, a confusion between "free speech" and "free beer" as it is often put. GPLed software are free in the sense that you can do whatever you want with them, tweak them, modify them and so on. And this is the most important part. In addition, they often have the advantage to cost 0 money. That's the free beer part. But free beer does not come necessarily with free speech. It's just a nice addition.
JiHO
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