How to make text into a circle?

[Kitty Soules]

I was wondering how to make text into a circle. I need to do it for a band logo. I want it like this:

 

Help?

[johnnysdream]

I was wondering how to make text into a circle. I need to do it for a band logo. I want it like this:

 

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/16347-circle-text/?hl=%2Bcircle+%2Btext

 

Edited March 15, 2014 by johnnysdream

[pdnnoob]

@jonnysdream Other than "circle" and "text" being in the title of the plugin, that's really nowhere near what the op is looking for...

Your best bet for making something like that is to draw it manually. Make a circle on its own layer for reference, then use the line/curve tool to make the text and the paint bucket to fill it in.

[johnnysdream]

@jonnysdream Other than "circle" and "text" being in the title of the plugin, that's really nowhere near what the op is looking for...

Your best bet for making something like that is to draw it manually. Make a circle on its own layer for reference, then use the line/curve tool to make the text and the paint bucket to fill it in.

Oh crud,my fault.Ill shut up.I wasnt even close.I rushed it and didnt look properly at the question.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

I wondered if a plugin like Lens or the Bulge effect might help here? I'm not at a PC right now so can't check this idea out...

[pdnnoob]

I wondered if a plugin like Lens or the Bulge effect might help here? I'm not at a PC right now so can't check this idea out...

It didn't work out too well when I tried it

[david.atwell]

What about the Gravity plug-in? Draw a circle, type in text, duplicate the text layer, select the circle, then run gravity "down" on one text layer and "up" on the other, and just delete the overlap.

[Kitty Soules]

What about the Gravity plug-in? Draw a circle, type in text, duplicate the text layer, select the circle, then run gravity "down" on one text layer and "up" on the other, and just delete the overlap.

You're on the right track, but apparently Gravity is kind of bugging up. Can you show me step by step what you mean?

[Kitty Soules]

Note: The band name is the Seventy 5, or the '75. Preferably a golden colored '75. The band logo will be a circular '75 on a tribal black circle.
 
The circle:

Edited March 16, 2014 by Kitty Soules

[xod]

This is my first attempt using Gravity plugin:

 

[Kitty Soules]

This is an interesting problem ... Magnifier and then Bulge (clickable)

 

 

Have you got a specific font in mind ? 

Well, yes, but just about any 60s psychedelic font would look very similar to the one we chose.

[Kitty Soules]

One option is to make your text of choice fit inside the circle, then stretch it so part go outside the circle.  Then delete the excess by clicking inside the circle >>> switch to the text layer >>> Invert selection >>> delete on keyboard.  Shrink down a bit if desired

 

Like this

 

Well, I tried that method and kinda failed on my first try. I'm trying to make it look smooth, so I turned off soft edges. And that flopped.

Edited March 19, 2014 by Kitty Soules

[Kitty Soules]

I tried the thing again and I think I got better results. Just something about it seems off... probably the font!

[TechnoRobbo]

Here's another possible solution - it's a simple square to circle mapping

 

x' = x * sqrt( 1 - .5 * y²)

 

takes this square image 

 

and makes this circle image 

 

 

Menu: Effects -> Distort

 

 

Hidden Content:

// Submenu: Distort

// Name: TR's Drum Skin

// Title: TR's Drum Skin - v1.0

// Author: TechnoRobbo

// URL: http://www.technorobbo.com

 

#region UICode

double Amount1 = 0.5; // [0,1] Intensity

#endregion

 

 

void Render(Surface dst, Surface src, Rectangle rect)

{

    Rectangle selection = EnvironmentParameters.GetSelection(src.Bounds).GetBoundsInt();

    float CenterX = ((selection.Right - selection.Left) / 2)+selection.Left;

    float CenterY= ((selection.Bottom - selection.Top) / 2)+selection.Top;

 

    float offx=0,offy=0;

    ColorBgra CurrentPixel;

    for (float y = rect.Top; y < rect.Bottom; y++)

    {

        for (float x = rect.Left; x < rect.Right; x++)

        {

            float nx  = (x - CenterX);

            float ny  = (y - CenterY);

            nx /=CenterX;

            ny /=CenterY;

            

            offx = nx / (float)Math.Sqrt(1 -  Amount1 * (ny * ny))* CenterX + CenterX;

            offy = ny / (float)Math.Sqrt(1 -  Amount1 * (nx * nx))* CenterY + CenterY;

            

 

            CurrentPixel = src.GetBilinearSample((float)offx,(float)offy);

            dst[(int)x,(int)y]=CurrentPixel;

 

        }

    }

 

}

 

I Published it http://forums.getpai...-skin/?p=406795

Edited March 25, 2014 by TechnoRobbo

[skullbonz]

Nice TR, I tried doing this with other plugins but the ends were not co-operating,this looks like it will do the job.  

 

I guess not     it doesn't show up in 3,5.11

Edited March 25, 2014 by skullbonz

[TechnoRobbo]

Skull,

 

Yup I compiled it on my 4.0 - I'll need to re do it in 3.5

 

Maybe I should publish it as a topic too.

 

 

 

UPDATE: Version 3.5 uploaded on post #17

 

I Published it http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/28103-trs-drum-skin/?p=406795

Edited March 25, 2014 by TechnoRobbo

[Ego Eram Reputo]

.. it's a simple square to circle mapping