Inkscape Tutorial: Warp Text Into the Shape of an Object

[@LogosByNick]

If you want to learn more about how Inkscape works, I have a 50+ part video series where I explain all of the tools and features in Inkscape and demonstrate how they work. Here's the link if interested: logosbynick.com/inkscape/

[@diondellemeraldaparicio6015]

8 years ago and your tutorials are still very relevant thank you

[@katrinasondermann8152]

I've never commented on a video before, but Nick's tutorial is too fantastic to not say something. I had never used Inkscape before, so I jumped right into this tutorial without looking up any of the basics. At first, I was a bit dubious because the current version of Inkscape has changed some since this tutorial--didn't matter! This tutorial is so well done that I was still able to easily & quickly figure everything out. I am rather amazed that I could actually create an identical fish. This is likely the best tutorial I've encountered. 10/10. Can't wait to play around with all of these new skills!

[@psylentrage]

Definitely check out the rest of his channel👍 He's my nr. 01 go to guy for Inkscape on KZbin. I believe the version he's using here is 0.92.4. It only came in this colour and icon set. The first version I used😊 Logos By Nick later created (under correction) an add-on to change it to dark with a modern icon set👌 When version 1.0 rolled out, it came as standard, with choices👍 Best bit about Inkscape is that it's FOSS, Free and Open Source. Development relies on donations and such. All the best with the new skills

[@AnimePRFury]

You have no idea how incredibly helpful this tutorial was for me, thank you for being direct and easy to follow, my friend's baby shower is gonna look great now!

[@aanchaladhikari4550]

You've got probably one of the best tutorials here on youtube. Thank you so much... I'm learning a lot... and I'm totally recommending it to my friends who want to learn inkscape..

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@malfarramadhan]

@@LogosByNick Hi nick, I want to ask, is there an auto envelope like AI in the latest version?

[@Jason-iq1tx]

Excellently paced! You don't belabor the simple stuff. You show us and move on.

[@roostmade]

I've been using inkscape for YEARS and never knew about the live path editor, THANK YOU!!!!!

[@mardanafin]

On of the best inkscape tutorial channel in universe

[@SidsArt]

You are super cool inkscape tutor...I seriously love this channel.!! All inkscape videos on my channel are made after learning inkscape from you..Thanks alot !!!!!!!

[@LogosByNick]

+Sids Art Awesome. Subbed. Looking forward to seeing your work! Thanks for the support.

[@OlegTeplyakov]

Thank you. I did not know that tools existed. I shifted from Illustrator. And your videos make me happy because I see that Inkscape is reliable

[@LogosByNick]

+Oleg Teplyakov It's not quite as easy as it is with Illustrator, but still can be done :) Glad to help.

[@alpenjon]

Whow, with proper knowledge Inkscape is crazy functional. Thank you!

[@82halfwardog]

Mr. Saporito I must say that you are very talented I really appreciate your hard work!

[@lunaluisasanchezreyes4548]

Awesome tutorial. Even after 3 years this is still relevant! Thanks.

[@dsripadyt]

Precise, simple, to the point. Thanks Nick

[@imrannazir6931]

Great video, I didn't realize inkscape was so powerful. Considering there is a tremendous amount of advertising push for Photoshop

[@LogosByNick]

+Imran Nazir Thank you. Inkscape is a dark horse. It can realistically be compared to Illustrator, yet not many people know about it or give it more than a passing glance.

[@bekkerofficial7504]

thank you man :) The best you did here is to hover over the icons so the shortcut pops up In the newer version of inkscape everything looks different But with the shortcuts you can follow along

[@probetraining6625]

Your tutorials are AWESOME!!!! Thank you for sharing this online. it has been very helpful in designing basic stuff at work - logo and illustrations, designs for training materials and some adverts for upcoming events. Keep up the good work!

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to hear you're been able to put these videos to use in a professional context! Thanks for watching

[@blinkerplease1936]

Great video! It is the first one I have seen of yours. You can make that sharp point before the tail by adding a corner node either by double clicking on the green line and selecting corner node or selecting both end nodes and hit the add a node then corner node. I look forward to watching the rest of your tutorials.

[@LogosByNick]

+Blinker Please Thanks for the tip. Haven't tried it yet, but that sounds logically sound. Enjoy the videos. Let me know if there's anything in particular you'd like to see made.

[@lforbes40]

Nick your tutorials are amazing. I own a Cameo vinyl cutter and one of the things I wanted to do is break out from tracing images to creating my own. I did not know Inkscape has this ability to warp text. I am so excited as the options are endless.

[@just1person]

I found this video easier to follow than the other one where you made the arched logo design. Thanks!

[@bloodyentertaining1254]

Thank you for the tutorials, I just started Inkscape after been using Illustrator for really long time..Your Clip make it easier ^^

[@rhessex]

Great! I found you can insert a node on the Bend Path and convert it to corner node to get that corner where the tail is.

[@LogosByNick]

Yes I figured that out myself long after I created this video haha.

[@sixtyseven3337]

I was thinking exactly the same thing whilst watching this great vid.

[@4csfabrication621]

@@LogosByNick LOL so I am 5 years late, where is the updated video if there is one showing the sharp corner? One other question, I dont have path effect editor on my inkscape, is there a video on how to get that? Thanks and great videos.

[@sebastianellis6110]

as soon as my paycheck comes I will buy your course.... 17$ ... world's best bargain... thanks

[@CyberCrowBR]

Man !!! You are great !! Thank you for your videos and your work promoting the open source Regards from Brazil !!!

[@terryyung3081]

10 out of 10! love everything in this channel, especially your voice XD...i learnt all skills of inkscape from here and now i use all those skills to design all my e-learning courses graphics. it is amazing that i can design some professional vectors without using expensive AI! thank you so much! lookiong forward to seeing new videos! keep going!

[@LogosByNick]

+Terry Yung Thank you, glad I could help. Good luck with your e-courses!

[@samuraifrogg8769]

Once again another great Tutorial from Nick great work, thank you so much for taking the time to do these video, Greatly appreciated.

[@FanVidder72]

Great tutorial. I love the way that you created the fish.

[@FerdousHasan-kk8hp]

I am just amazed how they create this fabulous applications. The math behind it

[@RobertWF42]

Thank you! I couldn't figure out how to open the drop down in the Path Effect Editor until I saw in your video you have to first change the object to a path.

[@samjp9176]

This is fab, thank you Nick so much, and for all the other wonderful videos you share to help us all. You're a star :)

[@oomerkabaoo]

I have to do something like this for my final project this bimester for my graphic design class so this just helped me a lot! Thank you!

[@gregmcgann1644]

You sir have saved my skin many many times!!

[@ajrosales047]

Thank you again Nick for your cool tricks

[@mahmodabdulsalam99]

you make easy tutorials to understand. Thank you so much..

[@WhitbyStuff]

If you've time to do an updated video with how this works in later versions I'd be grateful.

[@theanalognomad]

Hi Nick - love all the videos - signed up for your bundle class - keep 'em coming. Thanx Jeff

[@DiidOsman]

Agree with below. I don't know of a better tutor on this platform.

[@carmenalbrechtca]

Thanks for that. Your tutorial is super easy to follow :)

[@ivanyosifov2629]

Great tutorial - combines simple techniques to create interesting forms.

[@dancu9271]

A lot of thanks for making and sharing this video ‼️

[@preethavijayaraja6487]

This is very nice and very useful .. the best one for the new learners ..

[@voizer7660]

Great tutorial! I didn't even know there was a path effect editor! :D

[@ginasantigti1672]

I have the same problem

[@kwamedotcom3696]

select Envelope Deformation in the menu

[@ajaytiwari4514]

Didn't find path effects editor

[@ajaytiwari4514]

Please reply us why its happening

[@RenierBoshoff]

Very clear and easy to follow!

[@LogosByNick]

+Renier Boshoff Thanks, glad my instructions are clear.

[@rblihovde]

Helpful technique, great video!

[@LogosByNick]

+Bob Blihovde Cheers Bob!

[@soodymazloomi7101]

Thanks again for the best tutorial.

[@muzafferhussain447]

Your videos are awesome.Good Job

[@phillipm2368]

What to say?1000000 of 10.REALLY AWESOME!!!

[@LogosByNick]

+drummer Greatest That's quite a rating, haha. Thanks!

[@aliciafig08]

my second inkscape creation! (the first was how to change clipart to svg for a cutting machine). Right at the last step where you say to make the text "object to path" and a popup box happened- that did not for me. I opened it using the keyboard commands- finely made out from your screen. and I did not have any of the same options. when I started playing around with the letters, instead of making the whole set change- like yours, it made me change each letter and all the millions of nodes too. actually came out awesomely. but couldn't figure out why that was happening. Great vid. nice and clear. wish I could post a pic of my fish. daring to do the cup next.

[@nishantkaushik2595]

Thanks for showing love to Open Source Software.

[@AquaticFeather]

This is amazing! Thank you.

[@jessielai5472]

Awesome and practical video! thanks!

[@forageforage3520]

Super Excellent Video! Very well done!

[@stickinug]

awesome tutorial, thank you!

[@bobbyd1961]

Another Amazing video

[@printyourimaginationspw8261]

Nick you are awesome!

[@karlopavkovic6212]

Big thanks Nick, top notch tutorials and very eloquently presented. Like&Sub

[@IsaacBTTF]

Thank you so much Nick. You're such a great help :)

[@externaldesign7163]

I found this very useful

[@xchem5232]

superb...... very nice tutorials... thanks man....

[@android272]

When you select the text and then edit the top bend path in the path efects editor you can create more nodes in your bath so you could have bend the text around the tail and body like your object is.

[@LogosByNick]

Thanks for the tip

[@android272]

Yep. I was just playing around and found out you could do that.

[@sundeepkeramalu3312]

Thank you so much. You made my life better.

[@LogosByNick]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching!

[@igorb---2795]

Pretty cool tutorial, thanks man! but also wanted to say TJ Free also does great Tutorials...for those who search more

[@MohamedAyman-li6rp]

Great tutorial.

[@isaac4273]

Thanks man, this has been really useful! and I also see you're using Linux which is neat because I also run Ubuntu on my laptop, almost everyone uses Windows instead

[@himanshuchoudhary4185]

Thanks a lot. Awesome tutorial

[@TracyKMainwaring]

Wow, I would never have guessed you have to do all that to just get the fish! That's where I'm struggling--seeing things in other shapes and overlapping, differences, rotates, union. It's too bad there isn't a way to get a pointed oval shape as it seems to be used a lot.

[@jeans.1328]

Great video! thanks!

[@d3ly51d]

excellent tutorial, thanks

[@sulaimanrosid]

Thank you for this video 👍🏼

[@Tutoelectro1]

What are you using to record the screen and show when you click

[@hbarlaam]

Great tutorial. Thank you!

[@gudangsuratimotman]

very helpful. thank you.

[@FouadAbatouy]

your tutor are very helpful thx a lot.

[@LogosByNick]

+Fouad Abatouy Glad to help :)

[@holmerz]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing.

[@muhammadghifariramdhani3938]

Nice Work

[@micwhatley]

thanks, good tutorial

[@rohmattrimanto8788]

thankyou very much :) wonderful tutorials :)

[@joythatcher6818]

only the CHUNK FIVE font would work like that. For instance I used wide latin and the H Curved inwards instead of outward. I enjoy it just the same. thank you

[@cwilkins0965]

When adding multiple lines of text to an object, is there any easy way to have it conform to the object shape without doing separate lines/layers? I’m putting lyrics inside a heart shape and not having luck.

[@ProgrammerSheep]

I'm astounded.

[@velhoguidsd]

Excellent, I like it, especially.

[@StephenBoyd21]

that's pretty amazing,

[@markk2807]

This is a great tutorial! How can I get my text to warp only on the top or bottom without curving the sides?

[@yakshpatel3301]

when I shift+click it says cannot select 2 item at the same time

[@racheln4309]

Thank you!

[@babydzcreationz510]

loved this tutorial, only problem is since it's been a few years. the program is outdated, and couldn't find some features. had to google them to find them, but also the side doesn't pup up when I select path editor- envelope deformation on the object . only lets me select the word. please help. Or make another video more updated on the program-Inkscape. Thanks Nick

[@williamturner6192]

You can add a node to the top and bottom end paths and then sharpen them if you like. Edit: oh, good, others noticed.

[@serhioramires3166]

Excellent!

[@ziomxx_x1708]

That's cool. Does it work for bitmap fonts?

[@realmsdos]

you are so good

[@DenisePoole-Closet-Crafts]

Excellent video, never seen that done before, I will be having a go at that. Thank you...?........ Could you do one one manipulating a image ?. I have a sailboat that my daughter wants done in 3 colours of vinyl, I tried many ways to break apart the image so I can layer each section but not found the right way yet 😔

[@98Eduardo98]

You want to color a sailboat? If you are seeking more resources check out reddit.com/r/GIMP

[@reginascraftingandmore713]

Thanks for the tutorial - I am just learning and you made this process very understandable - Is there a way to add a long phrase or poem to a shape, say a pumpkin, Christmas tree, large heart. then delete the shape so just the text is in the shape of the object?

[@LogosByNick]

Not that I know of. It would have to be done manually.

[@teresliden8538]

Regina Young I'm looking for the same thing! Please, Nick, could you make a tutorial for that? Pretty please! With sugar on top... ❤️

[@MaxxiP]

Please correct me if I'm wrong here!! I think just like Nick said, you would have to do it mostly manually but und some paths you could use "Text -> Put on Path" , not everywhere and not on the whole shape but on couple of sections and then put them together the way you want them.

[@EmineStars]

It should be possible to make a sharp corner by adding an extra node on the path, make it a corner node (see menu) and get it right on the corner.

[@LeighRanch7]

I am just still learning Inkscape enough to get semi-comfortable with it. So wouldn't this work also for putting text in an arched shape? Because I keep missing something in that tutorial and can never get the arched text tutorial to work for me.

[@nedgreen7271]

Thanks again ya legend

[@98Eduardo98]

excellent tutorial, very helpful man. I was wondering, would one be able to use Inkscape + GIMP professionally to do graphic design work?

[@LogosByNick]

Absolutely! I use those two for 99% of my work. It would only be ideal for freelance work though. Every agency/employer wants their designers to know the Adobe software.

[@98Eduardo98]

Nick Saporito I really appreciate your professional videos. Thank you!

[@julesdujarric5119]

Eduardo Pelaez

[@98Eduardo98]

Jules Dujarric Yes?

[@WingedExp]

What version is this? Mine has only one option to warp the text

[@TheSldsnake]

i love it !

[@terrology]

Thank you so much!

[@aT3s2]

Yay, this looks really cool! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@LogosByNick]

+aT3s2 Glad to help