Text on Circular Objects

1 OPEN: tower.jpg

1. Create text in a font of your choice and black, like on a water tower (I used Lithos Pro, size 24).

2. Using the oval marquee tool, draw a selection around the words (be sure no feather is set). Match the borders close to the edge of the tower.

3. Click Filter> Distort> Spherize and say OK when asked to rasterize the text layer.

4. A preview will appear. Pick the settings you like to make your text appear to wrap around the tower.

5. +D to deselect (remove the marching ants).

6. That’s simple, huh? This could be used to put words on anything rounded—a ball, a helmet, use your imagination!