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This article shows how to use curved text layer type.
Contents:
- Creating a curved text layer type and connecting it to the text field
- Setting the position of the layer
- Adding color settings
- Gradient and glow effect
- Adding and colorizing a custom character on tail
Related Articles:
- Customization - Static Area For Monograms & Text: Multi font family / color / size selector for users. Charge per character feature. Glow effect
- Custom Charge Per Character
- Font Management
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1. Create an "Input Field - Text Area" and a "Color Thumbnails" option (if necessary)
2. Create a custom layer with the "Curved Text" type
Once the default text is set, go to the "Settings" tab and connect the text source.
Here you can manage some additional settings such as font size, font family, font style, text stretching and other. Please refer to the following guide to learn how to set font size/family sources: Customization - Static Area For Monograms & Text: Multi font family / color / size selector for users. Charge per character feature. Glow effect
If you disable stretching, the text will be visually narrower. Compare the picture above with the picture below:
3. Connect the color source. The color source is the "Color Thumbnails" option type. Enable Glow effect or gradient effect if necessary
To enable gradient effect, enable the corresponding toggle button and select the first and the second color:
This is how this looks on the preview:
To turn on the glow effect, enable the corresponding toggle button and adjust additional settings if necessary (blur and other). The blur color will be taken from the color thumbnails that were set as the color source.
4. To see more text settings, click the "edit" button next to the "Input Field" option, and then the "edit" button next to the created choice:
Here you can set the minimal and maximal lengths of the text, set a custom character on tail, colorize the character, and other.
Here's how the custom character will look on the preview:
If you need more info on how to manage fonts, add custom charge per characters, etc, please refer to the articles mentioned in the beginning of this guide.
If you still have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at support@buildateam.io
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