Little Joe

Came across this question while searching for something similar (I think). I know it's SUPER old...hopefully this is still a relevant answer. I wanted to distort text so that it looked like it was on the curve of a circular shield when viewed at an angle. The area that the Bulge effect affects (at least in 2022) will be a circle whose diameter (at a value of 100) is about half the lesser dimension (length or width) of the canvas. For best results, I recommend using a square canvas that is at least twice as large on a side as the area you want to affect.