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Beginners' Questions Bulge Text Effect
  1. #1
    Feltman_Langer Feltman_Langer @Feltman_Langer

    Hi All
    I'm trying to get this effect in Inkscape as per link:
    https://i.stack.imgur.com/EJpRo.png

    (I cant find where to attach images in this editor)
    Is there an easy way to do this?
    If there's a written step by step tutorial- NOT video I cant follow those they are just too fast for me) that would be great.

  2. #2
    Paddy_CAD Paddy_CAD @Paddy_CAD
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    Create a clone of your text then apply the Envelope Deformation live path effect.

    Ken Wilson submitted a good tutorial some time ago. https://inkscape.org/forums/tutorials/showing-envelope-deformation-working/

    (Upload images with the paperclip icon, or drag and drop files into the comment box.)

  3. #3
    Feltman_Langer Feltman_Langer @Feltman_Langer

    OK- I tried to follow the above, but when I go into Path>Path Effects...  the dialog is empty and doesn't show Envelope deformation in the list.

  4. #4
    Tyler Durden Tyler Durden @TylerDurden
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    With the path selected, the Path effects dialog has a + button to add effects to that path, it will open a window or menu to select the desired effect.

  5. #5
    Feltman_Langer Feltman_Langer @Feltman_Langer
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    Got it!  First time I tried it wouldn't add new effects, this time it did :)